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King of Sloth

King of Sloth

Contemporary RomanceRomance
Pages
432
Published
2024
Language
English

Synopsis

Xavier Castillo is a charming, easygoing heir with no interest in running the family empire that everyone expects him to inherit. Sloane Kensington is the sharp, ambitious publicist hired to manage him, cool, exacting, and immune to the charm that works on everyone else. When tragedy forces Xavier to step up, the two are thrown together, and his lazy facade gives way to the guilt and fear of failure he has spent years avoiding, including the blame he carries for his mother's death. The fourth Kings of Sin book flips the usual dynamic with a sunshine hero and a guarded heroine, embodying the sin of sloth as a story about a man finally confronting what he has been running from. A standalone in Ana Huang's shared universe, it became a number one New York Times bestseller.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

RomanticEmotionalHeartwarming
Grumpy SunshineWorkplace RomanceForced Proximity

Genres

Contemporary Romance Romance

About the author

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Ana Huang

Chinese-American author Ana Huang is one of the defining names of the contemporary romance boom, a number one New York Times, USA Today, and Sunday Times bestseller whose books have sold more than twenty-five million copies and been translated into over thirty languages. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, she studied international relations and spent time as an exchange student in Shanghai, a setting that surfaces in her earliest work. She began writing stories as a child to practice English an...

Characters

Xavier CastilloProtagonist

A carefree heir forced to confront the guilt and fear he's been avoiding when tragedy demands he step up.

Sloane KensingtonProtagonist

The sharp, exacting publicist hired to manage Xavier, immune to his usual charm.

All characters in King of Sloth

Frequently asked questions

  • Which sin does King of Sloth explore?

    Sloth. The story is built around Xavier's avoidance of responsibility and the guilt and fear of failure he hides behind an easygoing facade.

  • What's the central setup?

    An ambitious publicist is hired to manage a charming heir who refuses to take his role seriously, until a tragedy forces him, and them, to confront what he has been avoiding.

  • Is this a grumpy-sunshine romance?

    Yes, with the roles reversed from the usual pattern: the hero is the sunny, charming one and the heroine is the cool, guarded professional.

  • How successful was King of Sloth?

    It became a number one New York Times bestseller, part of the run that established Ana Huang as a chart-topping romance author.

  • Can I read it as a standalone?

    Yes. It is the fourth Kings of Sin book and an interconnected standalone within Ana Huang's shared universe.

  • Do I need to read the other books in the Kings of Sin series first?

    Each book in the series is designed as an interconnected standalone, meaning you can follow the plot without reading the previous installments. However, the books share a common universe and feature frequent cameos and references to characters from both this series and the author's earlier works.

  • How does this book connect to the author's other series?

    The characters in this book inhabit the same shared universe as the Twisted series and other Kings of Sin titles, often appearing in each other's stories through social circles or professional interactions. You may encounter familiar faces from previous books, though these appearances are intended as supplemental details rather than essential plot points.

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