The Hartwell Takeover
A Billionaire Enemies-to-Lovers RomanceBy Ava Harlow
Length8h 53m
About this audiobook
He was raised to protect an empire at any cost. She might be the one woman he cannot command.
Adrian Hartwell has spent his life defending his family's empire. As the powerful CEO of Hartwell Development, he knows that every weakness comes at a price, every deal has a cost, and trust is a luxury he cannot afford.
Then Cassidy Vale walks back into his life.
Eight years ago, she lost the deal that should have made her career, and she has blamed the Hartwell name ever since. Sharp-tongued, fiercely independent, and unwilling to bow to his authority, Cassidy challenges everything Adrian believes about business, loyalty, and control. Their clashes are immediate, their chemistry impossible to ignore, and their growing attraction threatens the careful distance he has always kept.
But when a hostile bidder threatens both their companies, the only way to survive is a merger neither of them wants. Forced to work side by side to rebuild a crumbling lakeside resort, Adrian and Cassidy must decide whether they are enemies fighting for the same prize or two people who could build something greater together.
As corporate ambition collides with family secrets and a dangerous battle for control, desire becomes a liability. And as betrayal closes in and the Hartwell legacy hangs in the balance, one question remains:
Can a man who has spent his life controlling everything risk his heart on the one woman who refuses to be controlled?
The Hartwell Takeover is a billionaire enemies-to-lovers romance filled with corporate intrigue, undeniable chemistry, power struggles, and a love strong enough to challenge an empire.
Step into The Hartwell Empire, where power comes at a price and love may be the most dangerous deal of all.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance
Length8 hrs 53 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 19, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Prologue
17Chapter 16: The Retreat
2Chapter 1: The Offer
18Chapter 17: What We Can’t Unknow
3Chapter 2: The Wound
19Chapter 18: The Bait
4Chapter 3: The Terms
20Chapter 19: The Leak
5Chapter 4: Old Enemies
21Chapter 20: The Question He Couldn’t Answer
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6Chapter 5: No Way Out
22Chapter 21: The Second Offer
7Chapter 6: The First Blueprint
23Chapter 22: Forty-Eight Hours
8Chapter 7: What Was Buried
24Chapter 23: The Lie
9Chapter 8: After Hours
25Chapter 24: What Remains
10Chapter 9: The Other Bidder
26Chapter 25: The Truth in Public
11Chapter 10: The Missing Piece
27Chapter 26: Closing the Door
12Chapter 11: A Perfect Front
28Chapter 27: The Choice We Make
13Chapter 12: The Line He Drew
29Chapter 28: The Opening
14Chapter 13: The Family Secret
30Epilogue
15Chapter 14: The Wrong Kind of Jealousy
31About the Author
16Chapter 15: The Rule They Broke
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