The First by Blithe Ashton

I’m structure. She’s chaos. I’m practicality. She’s spontaneity.

Alexander Lanza is a budding entrepreneur who is so privileged that he doesn’t know what he’s missing.
However, when his brother offers up Alex’s spare bedroom to a mysterious artist named Riina, who can flaunt her sexuality almost as well as he flexes his wealth, Alex begins to see that there is much more that the world has to offer than what he can see from his penthouse.
Despite coming from vastly different backgrounds, neither of them can deny the overt attraction they feel for one another, leading Alex to jump out of his comfort zone to try things he would have never previously imagined, which consequently lands him in some hot water with New York’s business elite.
Just as the new love begins to take form, the couple is forced into a high-stakes situation that threatens Alex’s company, reputation, and ultimately, his life. In a business where venomous snakes lay around every corner, Alex quickly discovers the value of empathy, resourcefulness, and the lengths he’ll go to protect the ones he loves.