A Fake Heiress’s Guide to Love and Power

After seventeen years as the cherished heiress of the illustrious Tate family, Alessia Morton gracefully bows out—with a cool million in her pocket—when the real heiress comes knocking.

Her new family is dirt poor? No problem. She's got connections.

Her parents are unemployed? Her autistic little brother is a prodigy painter.

Her second brother isn't expected to live past twenty-five? Her third brother gets harassed by cougars at his bar gig?

Her eldest brother's law firm internship is threatened by a nepotism hire?

Alessia just smiles: "I know a guy…"

Just as she's turning their fortunes around, the real heiress starts trouble.

Cue the elite's Little Black Book of Rules for Protecting Alessia Morton:

Spoil her rotten (exclusively).

Give her room to bloom.

Eliminate all obstacles (permanently).

When the heiress exposes Alessia's "poverty" to their class, everyone cheers: "Finally! A normal person in our midst!"

When the heiress tries to rally allies? The Tate family's two problematic heirs enter a chaotic tug-of-war to steal her back from the Mortons—except their methods are getting… creative.

And then there's Cole Whitley, her childhood protector:

“I fund, I fix, I own the game, Alessia. You know I don't do charity.”

Alessia nods sweetly… and bolts.

Cole just chuckles. Silly girl. He's already ten steps ahead.