The Ruthless Magnate

Shipping magnate John Randall Williams is feared by his competitors and loathed by his only daughter, Gabby, as the recent death of his devoted wife leaves him facing his first Christmas alone.

At a dinner party he meets a young woman named Lillith, is immediately drawn to her beauty, and invites her to spend the holiday on his 350-foot sailboat in Saint Barts, where she lets herself be carried along.

Charlotte Ramsay, a senior editor at Vanity Fair known for her integrity, is on the island to interview the elusive high-tech billionaire Ben Sharpe, whose luxury yacht lies in the same harbor.

Their first interview goes badly, yet she later agrees to dinner and grows intrigued by the man behind his public image.

A chance encounter between the two couples sets Charlotte against John, whose reputation for ruthlessness cannot make her abandon the story.