From E L James, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fifty Shades of Grey, comes a deeply passionate, high-stakes romance that asks what happens when a powerful man is undone by the most unexpected love.

Maxim Trevelyan has lived a life of indulgence--wealthy, titled, and effortlessly charming. But when he inherits a legacy he never prepared for, he's thrust into a world of duty and danger. Then he meets Alessia Demachi, a gifted young woman escaping a shadowed past. She's vulnerable but fierce, and her silence speaks louder than any scream.

As desire turns into something raw and consuming, Maxim must confront not only his own privileged illusions, but the threat closing in on the woman who's become his world.

Sweeping from London's glittering elite to the wilds of Cornwall and the unforgiving Balkan mountains, The Mister is a contemporary romance where sensuality meets suspense and love becomes a fight for survival. Readers seeking emotional healing arcs, forbidden attraction, and soul-deep connection will find a powerful escape in this story of courage, redemption, and fate.