Dirty Savage Player (House of Cards Book 2)

When billionaire playboy Ryan's estranged stepsister shows up on his penthouse doorstep with nothing but a suitcase and a desperate smile, he has two options: turn her away or let chaos move in permanently. He chooses wrong.

Pippa is everything Ryan has spent his adult life avoiding—warm, hopelessly romantic, and annoyingly optimistic about love. He's a man who calculates odds and keeps exit strategies closer than his wallet. She writes magazine features about feelings. They haven't spoken in years, and the sharp-tongued insults from their shared childhood still hang in the air between them like unfinished business.

Then Pippa lands the assignment of the season: a "12 Dates of Christmas" feature that requires her to find Mr. Right before New Year's Eve. While living under Ryan's roof. Dating other men. Right in front of him.

Ryan tells himself he doesn't care. He's good at that. But watching Pippa laugh at another man's jokes, dress up for someone else, and come home glowing with possibilities ignites something dark and possessive in his chest that no amount of Scotch can drown out. Suddenly his perfectly curated bachelor lifestyle feels a lot less perfect.

This enemies-to-lovers Christmas romance crackles with tension, biting wit, and a slow-burn jealousy that turns explosive. Ryan thought he had all the cards. He forgot to account for her.

Who's playing who now?