King Of Wrath by Ana Huang
Dante Russo is a billionaire CEO of a luxury company who thrives on control in all aspects of his life. But everything is on the verge of tumbling down when he is blackmailed into marrying Vivian Lau by her father Francis Lau. By marrying Dante, Vivian becomes the ticket to higher social status and respect for her new money family. The cold and rude Dante is far from Vivian’s dream partner but she is trying her best to make do. Wanting him was never part of her plan, falling in love with him was the worst thing she could imagine.
About the Book:
King Of Wrath is the first book in Ana Huang’s Kings of Sin series. The book follows the story of two extremely ambitious, rich, completely different people, Vivian Lau and Dante Russo. Vivian and Dante are as different from each as day and night but they are forced to marry by Vivian’s father Francis. All Dante wants is to end the hold Francis has on him and destroy everything dear to him, and all Vivian wants is to make sure she can make a decent companionship at least out of her arranged marriage, if not a loving relationship. In this push and pull, both of them have to face something they never imagined: falling in love with their fiancee.
The plot of the Book:
Dante Russo, the enigmatic CEO of The Russo group is a cold, mysterious, rich man in the city of New York, he is the most eligible bachelor in town but he has no interest in marrying anyone whatsoever. Until, one day he is blackmailed by Francis Lau, the CEO of Lau Jewels to marry his younger daughter Vivian Lau, Francis has evidence that would irrecoverably harm something very dear to Dante. Vivian always knew she would have an arranged marriage unless she fell in love with someone who was ‘proper’ for her parents. Vivian and Dante have a hard time getting along, Dante hates her, because of her father, while Vivian is just trying to make this relationship work in some way. Throughout the book, Dante’s only aim is to postpone the marriage till the time he can finally end Francis Lau but now that he has Vivian he does not want to let her go. Vivian tries her best to keep up with his hot and cold moods, she tries getting close to him but he lets her in and then pushes her away. Slowly but surely, she realises something she never even dreamt of, she is in love with her future husband.
Characters:
● Dante Russo: Billionaire CEO of The Russo group who thrives on control both in his personal and professional life. He is cold, reserved and indifferent to most.
● Vivian Lau: Heiress to the Lau Jewels, the ideal daughter and her new money family’s admission into the upper classes of high society. She is ambitious, kind and elegant
● Francis Lau: The CEO of Lau Jewels, who turned a small, family-run jewellery shop into a multi-million dollar business. His family’s social status and standing matter more to him than his family.
● Cecilia Lau: Wife of Francis Lau, well-mannered and elegant. Similar to her husband, she is adamant about making it to the echelons of high society but underneath all of it is still the mother who loves her children more than anything.
About the Author:
Ana Huang is a famous name in the romance novel industry, she rose to fame with her Twisted series and continues to prove herself deserving of the hype with every book she publishes.USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Globe and Mail, and #1 Amazon bestselling author Ana Huang. She specialises in writing New Adult and contemporary romances with wonderfully alpha characters, formidable heroines, and liberal amounts of steam, angst, and swoon.
Conclusion:
Huang does not fail her readers in King of Wrath with her easy-to-read plot, a generous amount of spice and characters who are multidimensional. Readers who love reading romance will fall in love with the characters. For readers new to romance, this will be a great introduction to the genre, well-loved cliches and a fresh new perspective are beautifully woven into a book many refer to as ‘can’t be put down.’ We recommend this book for an escape into a world not so different but full of hope, love, family, life lessons and the beautiful old fairy tale magic we refer to as people falling in love against all odds.