The Rivals (Standard Edition) - by VI Keeland (Paperback)

About the Book

"The feud between Weston Lockwood and me started at the altar. Only neither of us attended the wedding, and the nuptials happened decades before either of us was born. Our grandfathers had been best friends and business partners, at least up until my grandfather's wedding day-when his bride-to-be blurted out she couldn't marry him because she was also in love with Weston's grandfather. The two men spent years fighting over Grace Copeland, who also happened to be their third business partner. But in the end, neither man could steal half of her heart away from the other. Eventually, they all went their separate ways. Our grandfathers married other women, and the two men became one of the biggest business rivals in history. Our fathers continued the family tradition of feuding. And then Weston and I did, too. For the most part, we kept as much distance as possible. Until the day the woman who started the feud died-and unexpectedly left one of the most valuable hotels in the world to our grandfathers to share. Now I'm stuck in a hotel with the man I was born to hate, trying to unravel the mess our families inherited. As usual, it didn't take long for us to be at each other's throats. Weston Lockwood was everything I hated: tall, smart, cocky, and too gorgeous for his own good. We were fire and ice. But that shouldn't be an issue. Our families were used to being at war. There was just one minor problem, though. Every time Weston and I fought, we somehow wound up in bed"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Vi Keeland comes a sexy enemies-to-lovers standalone for fans of Lauren Asher and Ana Huang.

The feud between Sophia Sterling and Weston Lockwood started before they were even born. Their grandfathers were once best friends, until a wedding-day betrayal turned them into lifelong enemies--and passed the grudge down through the generations.

Now, fate has trapped Sophia and Weston together in the one place neither of them can escape: the world's most luxurious hotel, left jointly to their grandfathers by the woman at the center of the scandal.

Weston is arrogant, cocky, infuriating, and annoyingly gorgeous. Sophia wants to hate him. Needs to hate him. But every heated argument ends with them in the same place: tangled in sheets instead of strategy.

What begins as family rivalry turns into stolen kisses, fiery encounters, and a passion too strong to ignore. But when pride, legacy, and love are on the line, will they keep fighting the war their families started, or surrender to the one thing they can't resist?

Tropes to love:

Enemies to lovers

Forced proximity

Family feud

Banter and tension

Praise for The Rivals:

"This book is unputdownable. The Rivals is everything that you want in a romance--a solid story, fantastic characters, combustible attraction, and flirty fun. The Rivals is Vi's sexiest book to date." -- Kindle Crack Book Reviews

"Funny, tantalizing, and steamy with a side of emotions! An enemies to lovers romance that will have you needing a ice cold shower." -- Miss Petite Brunette Book Blog

"A delicious enemies-to-lovers romance with the kind of sexy banter and antagonistic teasing that made me fan my face while laughing out loud. The Rivals just might be my favorite Vi Keeland book to date." -- Harlequin Junkie