High Stakes (Forced Proximity, Billionaire, Enemies to Lovers Romance)

Nana Malone

Aug 2025 · Kings and Rivals Book 2 · Sankofa Girl

About this ebook

A marriage of convenience is the only way to get her back...and to keep her safe. 

The beautiful Morgan doesn't need to know how dangerous the NYC waters have become. She doesn't need to know that old family debts have come to be settled.

She doesn't need to know the way I've longed for her. We can keep things cordial...at least until night falls.

The more time we spend together, the more I come to crave her. Another one of her laughs. A smile. And god, a kiss. I've become addicted to my own wife.

I lost her once. I won't lose her again.

She hates me for the secrets I've kept. But beneath that hatred burns a passion neither of us can deny. In my arms, she remembers what we once had. In my bed, she forgets why she ever left.

As threats close in from all sides, I'll risk everything to protect what's mine. Because some bonds can never be broken, some hearts can never truly be separated, and some loves are simply... inevitable.

High Stakes is a super steamy marriage-of-convenience romance where past wounds collide with present dangers, forcing two stubborn hearts to face the truth: sometimes what you fight the hardest is exactly what you need the most.

Ratings and reviews

Woah! Hang on for a action packed ride when you start this book. Morgan and Lance have an undeniable chemistry and they have some very steamy moments. I loved finding out how sweet Lance is and how strong Morgan is throughout the story. The story is intense as we learn more and more about Lance's background and family. And there is so much action that you don't know what is coming next. The author is well known for her cliff hanger endings....and this one does not disappoint.

What a breathtaking continuation to Lance and Morgan's story! After the heartbreaking ending in book one, Morgan is trying to pick up the pieces as she builds her fashion career. Lance laments breaking Morgan's heart, because his heart is broken as well, but he knows he did it for her own safety. He is not proud of his past, and isn't sure Morgan will accept him for his past. Morgan isn't sure she can trust him again. The story ends with a heart-pounding cliffhanger and I can't wait to find out!

HIGH STAKES is the unputdownable second book in Author Nana Malone’s KINGS AND RIVALS series and book one, DEEP POCKETS, is compulsory reading before you hit this one. This series has stormed straight into the underground realm of a family of assassins and it's ripe with intrigue and family betrayal. I absolutely adored the intense and fiery chemistry between Lance and Morgan. HIGH STAKES is 5-star-guaranteed-great-reading.