She owes him half a million dollars, but all he wants is her! Keira Kilgore is the proud owner of the whiskey distillery Seven Sinners and is in deep trouble. One evening, Lachlan Mount, the most feared businessman in New Orleans, shows up in her office claiming that her late husband owes him half a million dollars. Mount presents Keira with a difficult choice: she will lose everything that has ever mattered to her family unless she becomes Mount's mistress! "This is the kind of romance novels I live for and would die for. Incredibly beautiful and one of the hottest books of the year!" Spicey Reads "Mind-blowing, it couldn't be better! 5 stars for Ruthless King!" Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author. Book 1 of the sensually forbidden Sinful Empire trilogy by USA Today bestselling author Meghan March.