The Wildcard Worship
He’s the world’s golden boy, but she’s the only one who sees the bars of his gilded cage.
Vada Carmichael knows that 'perfect' is always a lie. After a corporate setup nearly destroyed her career, the investigative journalist has no time for the carefully curated image of Evander Hutton, the tennis world’s beloved 'Angel of the Court.' But when she’s granted exclusive access to his European tour, she catches a glimpse of the sharp, ruthless intellect hidden behind his media-trained smile—and the predatory conservatorship that keeps him shackled.
Evander has spent his life as a billion-dollar asset, his every move policed by a toxic fan base and a controlling manager. He’s learned to mask his genius to survive, but Vada sees him in a way no one else ever has. When an obsessive fan breach forces them into a brutalist safe house in the remote Pyrenees, the silence of isolation becomes the catalyst for an explosive connection that neither of them can ignore.
In the shadows of the mountains, the journalist and her subject become something far more dangerous. As Vada uncovers the financial rot at the heart of Evander’s empire, she realizes that saving him means destroying the legacy he’s bled for. To break his chains, she’ll have to risk everything she’s built—and the man she’s finally learned to trust.
The Blurb
Vada Carmichael knows that 'perfect' is always a lie. After a corporate setup nearly destroyed her career, the investigative journalist has no time for the carefully curated image of Evander Hutton, the tennis world’s beloved 'Angel of the Court.' But when she’s granted exclusive access to his European tour, she catches a glimpse of the sharp, ruthless intellect hidden behind his media-trained smile—and the predatory conservatorship that keeps him shackled.
Evander has spent his life as a billion-dollar asset, his every move policed by a toxic fan base and a controlling manager. He’s learned to mask his genius to survive, but Vada sees him in a way no one else ever has. When an obsessive fan breach forces them into a brutalist safe house in the remote Pyrenees, the silence of isolation becomes the catalyst for an explosive connection that neither of them can ignore.
In the shadows of the mountains, the journalist and her subject become something far more dangerous. As Vada uncovers the financial rot at the heart of Evander’s empire, she realizes that saving him means destroying the legacy he’s bled for. To break his chains, she’ll have to risk everything she’s built—and the man she’s finally learned to trust.