Nothing is as sweet as revenge.

Emika Woods had it all; a perfectly curated life in the spotlight - until a betrayal shattered her world and landed her behind bars. Three years later, she's free, with no plans of forgiving or forgetting.
The only thing on Emika's mind is payback.

Giv Sirazi is the perfect man to help; a lawyer who rebuilt his own body and learned to make every repair invisible. Fiercely loyal and capable of fixing any mess without leaving a trace. The one problem he can't fix? His dead marriage to Emika's best friend... that very same friend who landed her in prison.

Emika and Giv work together to unravel the decades-long conspiracy that ruined her life. But their newfound closeness resurfaces Giv's simmering feelings he thought long buried.

What starts as survival becomes more, and Emika must decide if reclaiming her future means sacrificing the man who's always seen her for who she is.
🌟 PRAISE FOR NIKKI PAYNE 🌟
'Payne weaves sharp social commentary on religion, gender and race into a whip-smart mystery, while delivering a romance that smolders with vulnerability and trust' Seattle Times on THE PRINCESS AND THE PI

'Payne skillfully plants red herrings throughout the intriguing mystery while developing the believable romance between her complex Black leads. Readers will be hooked' Publishers Weekly on THE PRINCESS AND THE PI

'I will read whatever she writes, whenever she writes it, and I will not rest until the entire world is made aware of the absolute magic of a Nikki Payne book. No one writes like her, and I truly feel so blessed that we are contemporaries and I get to enjoy the products of her marvelous mind!' Ali Hazelwood on SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY

'Deeply relatable characters and whip-smart dialogue' Jodi Picoult on SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY