Lila Grayson is drowning.

Her bank account is empty, her gambling addiction unrelenting, and the men she owes aren’t exactly known for second chances. By day, she’s a barely functioning data analyst at Apex Financial, bluffing her way through spreadsheets she barely understands. By night, she’s scouring the internet for any means of escape, until she stumbles across a dark corner of the web offering something shocking… and strangely perfect.

Financial domination.
Men pay. She commands. No touching. No strings. Just power.

With a few seductive words and a borrowed accent, Lila reinvents herself as Mistress Risk, a leather-clad siren with a venomous tongue and a growing list of submissive clients. The money starts rolling in. Her confidence soars. Her debt begins to shrink. And one client in particular, ExecutiveSub79, keeps coming back, paying obscene sums for her attention and punishment.

But when Lila uncovers his true identity, everything changes.

ExecutiveSub79 is Richard Hale.
CEO of Apex. Her boss. The man whose signature could end her career, and whose secrets are far darker than she ever imagined.

As their entanglement deepens, the line between dominance and dependence begins to blur. Lila finds herself trapped in a high-stakes game of seduction and control, where every lie could cost her everything: her safety, her job, even her identity. And when a past lover returns with dangerous leverage, and a corporate conspiracy threatens to drag them both under, Lila must decide - How far is she willing to go for power, revenge, and a taste of freedom?

Wagers of Worth is a darkly funny, blisteringly erotic novel of secrets, power, and survival. Perfect for fans of Killing Eve, The Dropout, and Fleabag, this is the first book in a provocative series where money talks, masks slip, and the only safe word is escape.