Queen of Wild Cards

Stella Hawthorne grew up in the middle of nowhere. No fancy degrees. No social grace. Just a girl from the sticks who likes to fight, skip class, drink men under the table, and cheat at cards like it's an Olympic sport.The tabloids had a field day when she married Julius Blackwood—billionaire, recluse, and the man everyone whispered was broken beyond repair. He was left paralyzed after a secret mission went wrong. And, well… not functioning in other ways that matter.They said Stella was the manure on Julius's rose.Julius knows better. Every day, his "country bumpkin" wife surprises him. She's a puzzle. She doesn't have polished resumes or prestigious titles. She has black aces—the kind that get things done when the rules don't work.By day, Stella plays the fool. By night, she's piecing Julius back together—first his legs, then… other things. And once he's standing again? He becomes her biggest cheerleader and her clean-up crew.Welcome to the Blackwood house. Where she makes the mess, he buries the bodies, and together—they play to win.