Axe and Grind

By Taylor Hutton

Book Overview

In this decadently dark romance, a virtual dating experiment spins into a deadly web of obsession, greed, love, and passion.

Josie Greene has always been a glass half-full kind of girl. But after a messy breakup, she's broke, betrayed, and barely getting by. Even her trusted tarot cards point to chaos in her future. And they're right: Axe MacKenzie needs her help.

As part of the tech CEO's latest covert mission, Axe has been developing a simulator to create any user's "Perfect Match," and bubbly Josie is the ideal woman to test his product. When the gorgeous, reclusive billionaire makes her an offer--fake date him so he can launch his groundbreaking AI dating app--Josie's in no position to refuse.

But Axe's two worlds collide as the criminal underworld corrupts their experimental fling. What started as steamy role-play quickly spirals into a very real threat, leaving both Josie and Axe no choice but to uncover their well-buried pasts. With her life on the line, Josie will have to trust the man who has created the ultimate virtual illusion--and who might be hiding the most sinister truths of all...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 059381777X
• ISBN13: 9780593817773
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.9"