Ruthless Queen

A single night of reckless abandon turns into a high-stakes corporate nightmare when a consultant realizes her anonymous hookup is her terrifying new boss.Maya Lin is a sensible, rule-following Senior Consultant who lives her life according to meticulous five-year plans. But after an exhausting week, she decides to let her guard down at an upscale Manhattan lounge, resulting in a passionate, anonymous one-night stand with a breathtaking stranger. Maya’s perfectly organized world shatters on Monday morning when the stranger walks into her boardroom as Victoria Sterling, the company's new, notoriously merciless CEO. Known across the industry as the "Ice Queen" and the "Hatchet Woman," Victoria is a billionaire who values efficiency and control above all else, having frozen her heart after a devastating betrayal by her former fiancée. Despite their best efforts to ignore their history, Victoria promotes Maya to her direct team, forcing them into a high-pressure working relationship. Unable to resist their electric chemistry, they agree to a strict, emotionless "arrangement". However, as they navigate hostile billion-dollar mergers and elite galas, Maya begins to see the vulnerable, lonely woman hiding beneath Victoria's tailored armor. When photographic evidence of their forbidden romance leaks to the press, the company's conservative Board of Directors issues a brutal ultimatum, threatening to strip Victoria of her father's legacy. Forced into a corner, Victoria must decide whether to retreat behind her fortress of ice to save her empire, or risk losing her entire company to fight for the woman she loves.