Who do you become when the life you built to survive finally meets a man who refuses to play by the same rules?

Vivienne Castellanos knows how to turn charm into safety. Daughter of a Venezuelan housekeeper and fluent in three languages, she has perfected "survival dating" - a practical curriculum of manners, exits, and receipts that keeps her and her brother afloat in Manhattan's rarified charity circuit. Then Kieran Thorne arrives: an awkward, modest man who cooks for her in a rent-stabilized kitchen, pays her brother's medical bills without fanfare, and insists he's "just a small-time founder." Vivienne's instincts scream fraud. Her heart says risk.

The Last Eligible Man With Money is a propulsive contemporary romance and literary women's fiction about class, deception, and the cost of choosing love over leverage. As Vivienne unravels Kieran's contradictions, she discovers a $340 million sale, a hidden empire of quiet philanthropy, and a moral logic that forces her to reappraise everything she thought she knew about money, power, and worth. Harrison Blackwell III-the mark she once pursued-returns newly wealthy and ready to buy the safety she used to trade her body and dignity to secure.

Witty, keenly observed, and morally urgent, this novel blends social satire with intimate emotional stakes. Vivienne must decide whether to remain the hunter she trained herself to be, or to become someone who builds-on her own terms, and with a partner who asks for honesty rather than obedience.

Perfect for readers of Celeste Ng and Liane Moriarty, this book explores the immigrant experience, New York City social climates, and the ethics of philanthropy while delivering sharp romantic tension and a satisfying emotional reckoning.

If you like layered contemporary romance, literary fiction about class, and character-driven stories of transformation, pick up The Last Eligible Man With Money - and discover a love story that asks the hardest question of all: what does it cost to stop surviving and start living?