Marta looks for marks (rich men who she can control) to give her the money to make the life she wants to live by the time she is 30. Viktor watches her and decides he'll not be a mark be instead control her. She accepts his challenge. $1 million for 30 days then she is set for life, and he'll let her go. But will he? Will she go?

I liked this story. I liked Marta and Viktor. They are evenly matched. Both give as good as they get. I liked their friends and bodyguards. As Marta's friends watch her, they tell her what she's feeling. She doesn't agree until trouble comes. I liked Viktor's bodyguards. They tell him like it is. He needs to hear what they say and what his second-in-command says. When he finally admits that Marta is stronger than he thought then he can get what they both want.

As always, I look forward to more from this author. I'm hoping for an Ash and Roy story. ( )