He was gilded in oil. She was traded in gold.
In sun-scorched Texas, oil magnate Harlan Creed is dying and hunting for a successor. He invites Myles King, a brilliant but controversial investor known as the "Golden Boy," to shadow him. Myles believes it's a chance at legacy. He doesn't realize he's being groomed, just like others before him, and all of whom have vanished without a trace. Half a world away, Leyla Al-Mazir is dispatched by her father and gold baron, Fariz Al-Mazir, to negotiate environmental concessions with Creed. A poised diplomat with steel beneath her grace, Leyla thinks she's stepping into a policy game. Little does she know there are more sinister things at play when Leyla becomes a prize sealed in gold. Their new alliance is born not of trust, but necessity. Uncovering The Gilded Vein, a secret syndicate controlling gold, oil, and lives, they realize that the deeper they go, the more they question whether they're liberators or the next generation of monsters in gold.
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Award-winning author Shae Coon writes dark romance that tantalizes while leaving you guessing what comes next. Her inspiration came from author Penelope Sky after reading her Buttons and Lace series and fell in love with the angsty alpha males and twisted plot lines. Shae has eight published titles, including the Marron House Romance Series and the Dark Roma Mafia Romance Series.
Before she started writing romance, Shae received her veterinary assistant certification and worked in a low-cost vet clinic before switching gears to become the top-performing project coordinator for a local construction company and ultimately leaving to pursue her dream of becoming a full-time writer.
Shae is a die-hard Dallas Stars hockey fan who enjoys iced coffee, books, and spending time with her crazy, outspoken, say-it-like-it-is family. Shae also volunteers her time to other authors, whether helping them with imposter syndrome, creating a beautiful book cover for an up-and-coming author, or interviewing them to help get the word out.
When Shae is not writing, she volunteers with an anti-human trafficking organization or relaxes with her husband and two children.