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When the rivalry stops being a safe distance
Sebastian Laurent has everything in order: a culinary empire to inherit, a reputation built on charm and precision, and the kind of confidence that makes failure look impossible from the outside. The one person who has consistently disrupted that image is Maya Singh, the marketing executive who has matched him at every turn since they were children and whom he has never managed to stop thinking about.
When a professional situation forces the two of them into the same space, they both arrive with the same plan: stay competitive, stay composed, and leave on top. What neither expected is that proximity would make the old rules harder to follow. The competition is still there, but something else has started to take up room beside it.
King of Gluttony is the sixth book in the Kings of Sin series and follows a childhood rivals-to-lovers story built on forced proximity, a billionaire world, and two characters who are better at winning than at admitting what they want. It works as a standalone listen.
I went into King of Gluttony with reasonable expectations. Rivals-to-lovers carries a lot of series at this stage, and book six of anything can feel like an obligation rather than a destination. This one does not.
Sebastian Laurent is the heir to a culinary empire, and Ana Huang uses that context well. The professional identity behind his image gives the dynamic with Maya something solid to push against. Their shared history is not decoration; it sets the terms of every interaction they have, and the book holds that tension longer than you might expect before letting it shift.
Maya is sharp, strategic, and not there to play a supporting role in someone else's arc. The story's best stretches come from the two of them in the same room with something at stake before the romantic dimension takes over. Both characters keep their edges once the forced proximity kicks in, which makes the eventual change in the relationship feel earned rather than scripted.
There is a scene midway through where Sebastian drops the composure just long enough for Maya to see something real, and it lands because Huang has spent enough time on the setup to make it matter. The billionaire world is present but never overwhelming. The rivalry carries the story, and it holds up.
Connor Crais and Soneela Nankani bring real contrast to the dual narration. Over 12 hours and 55 minutes, their performances stay distinct and support the competing perspectives without overstating anything. The format fits the story exactly as well as it should.
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King of Gluttony by Ana Huang puts Sebastian Laurent and Maya Singh, two childhood rivals, into the same professional space for the first time in years. He is the heir to a culinary empire with a polished public image that conceals something more complicated. She is a top marketing executive who has spent her career holding her own against him. The forced proximity changes the terms of a rivalry that neither of them has ever quite resolved.
Try it with a free trial, cancellable anytime, and hear Connor Crais and Soneela Nankani narrate this steamy rivals-to-lovers story over 12 h 55 min. The dual narration keeps both perspectives distinct and matches the story's rhythm throughout.
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