"How much is a life worth? Mariana Rodriguez is the eldest daughter of a Colombian drug lord. Growing up in Villanueva, Colombia, she has never wanted for anything. Private schools, a lavish lifestyle, and the safety of the Cartel that her father works for. At nineteen, she's got her entire life mapped out, and what a good life it's going to be: graduate from college, move to America, and finally be free from the stifling grip of the Cartel. Only, her father messes up. A shipment of cocaine - a very large, very valuable shipment - is seized by the authorities whilst under his care and he becomes liable for the debt. Half a million dollars' worth of cocaine. Half a million dollars he does not have. But he has a daughter, a very smart one, a daughter who would give up her very existence and offer herself as payment for her father's sins, to ensure her family survives. But falling in love with the man who owns her isn't part of the plan"--Amazon.com. Cartel narra la historia de Mariana, la hija de un narcotraficante que ofrece su vida para darle una segunda oportunidad a su familia. Por tal motivo, se convierte en la esclava de un poderoso narcotraficante. Sabía que su vida sería terrible, pero jamas se imaginó el infierno en el que entraría, y nunca pensó enamorarse de su captor -- Back cover.