“You have my heart, Butterfly. Someday, I hope you will trust me enough to give me yours.” When Valhalla resident, Former Navy SEAL Mitch Anderson and his company, Paws Your Six were invited to compete in The National Police and Security K9 Trials in Arizona, he didn’t hesitate to invite his ...
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Yeah, I’m the guy from the famous docu-drama Kennedy Benson: A True American Rags to Riches Story. But they only got the sanitized version of the story. You don’t get to be the rich and powerful bastard that I am by being Mr. Nice Guy. ...
He makes me cry. He makes me cringe. But he’s so hot… One minute I want to run away, the next I want to throw myself at his feet. He’s whip-smart with a sharp tongue that can flay your skin. His icy blue eyes, salt and pepper hair, and rock-hard body is my weakness. We both know it’s wrong but we ar ...
Summer. Six years ago, my life was a mess. I never wanted to fall in love again, so I developed a "guys suck" attitude. It saved me. Everything was fine until I met this unrealistically hot tutor with a weird name. He made me feel too much. So I ran, and never looked back. Now, I’m back in school, t ...
Ryan Kane is a lieutenant in the Rocky Ridge Fire Department, and his life is built on a foundation of order and control. It's the only way he can keep the ghosts of his past as an Army combat medic at bay. When an elite, and infuriatingly reckless, smokejumper defies his command at a dangerous f ...
My sexy one-night stand is now my new grumpy boss - and I don’t hate it Mr. Hottie - tall, blonde, and built - was scorching in bed. It was one night; I thought I would never see him again. Now, he’s my new boss, and his adorable daughter is in my class. It’s complicated. We agree to be pro ...
Deputy Sheriff Ian Nightingale knew Lexie Hanson was the one for him the moment he saw her. Convincing her will take some work, but Ian has never shied away from a challenge. If signing on to be the Charmed Bachelor on her hit reality show, Love at First Sight, is what it takes, then bring it on. ...
This is a novelette. Translator Sara Delaney is on her way to Russia when her plane is diverted to London. After a disappointing love affair with a sexy and powerful man she’s looking forward to some downtime. She’s pleasantly surprised when a driver delivers her to a penthouse room in a ...
Cold cases, hot leads, a psychic psychopath, a copycat killer, cursed objects, the trial of the century--and wedding plans. Psychic medium Simon Kincaide and sexy homicide detective Vic D'Amato met hunting a supernatural serial killer. Since then, Simon has become a police consultant on cases involv ...
Fake dating a famous, billionaire quarterback to make my BFF jealous was my safe plan. Falling in bed with him wasn’t. Being a physical therapist for an NFL team has its challenges. But when my dad and owner of the team insists that I treat his star player, all hell breaks loose. Luca is arrogant ...
I left my billionaire ex high and dry and now I’m back, looking for a second chance. When I left, my ex always kept a humble and low profile. Now I’m back and he looks like a tattooed God. He isn’t just hot and sexy. He’s also a devoted father who always puts his child first. His charisma and ...
When two people who thrive on taking charge collide—in and out of the bedroom—the results are explosive.
Me, manage the Vipers hockey team? Well, that’s my role now. Shame a gorgeous, cocky goaltender is testing my patience. Sweet cheeks—really, is that any w ...
"This, can only be temporary. Once the wedding is over, and things go back to normal, I'm pretty sure that we'll hardly cross paths again..”Luna said between gasps. "What if... I want this to be something more, than just temporary," he countered, his thrusts slow and deep. Luna’s reputation had b ...
If you like smart mouth heroines, witty banter, and sizzling hot chemistry, you'll love the romanticcomedy series Liar, Liar. Get it today. Investigative reporter Cleo Morgan believes a successful tabloid needs is the ability to lie. Now that she's one herself, she's getting a lot of practice. She's ...
When Lana Losers arrives at the biggest real estate conference of the year to receive a coveted award, she has no idea she's about to meet her soul mate. Ken Andrews doesn't believe in fate, yet that's exactly what it feels like when he first shakes the hand of his future wife. Two drinks later, the ...
Anna is blissfully married to Elijah and Matt. But since the birth of their daughter, she's has felt out of sorts. The transition from their dirty girl to a mother is a juggling act of its own. After some consideration, her Daddy Matt and Master Elijah take her in hand for a night out at the club.
If you told me my alphalicious one-night stand from four years ago would have me on my knees in his office, I would’ve said you’re crazy—but crazy had other plans… Running to the Caribbean to get away from my troubles lands me on top of a 6’4” hard-bodied hottie. This chiseled ab grump is loaded a ...
Since time immemorial, they have been among us. Fierce creatures with a lust for human blood and an insatiable desire for human flesh. To fornicate brings the highest pleasure, to beget, the deepest satisfaction. But what they cannot foresee, although it was foretold, is that one of them will aris ...
Maya was not the kind of woman he expected to see working for his father. His father didn’t hire hot women. He married them, then ruined their lives. Robbie’s plans to take down his father’s company just got a lot more interesting. Deliberately late for his first meeting with his new boss, Robbie is ...
Different worlds, one heart. Blackfoot Warriors, Book 1 When Lady Genevieve Rohan joins her father in the farthest reaches of the American West, she expects to bring a bit of genteel English charm to his dry, academic existence. Instead, she finds her father desperately ill, and it’s up to her to fi ...
After screwing up in court, my boss—and the closest thing I've got to a father figure—sends me to his lake house in for some mandatory R&R. I expect to be desperate to get home. Instead, I'm desperate to learn more about my boss's sexy neighbor Jake... the one he told me to stay far away from. T ...
She hires a fake husband. I show up instead. Merry freaking Christmas to me.
Mia Davis opens the door in a cream sweater, a pencil skirt, and the kind of smile that could ruin a man.
Namely me, her neighbor, a bored billionaire looking for a little New York trouble.
After wee ...
Young and stupid go together like peanut butter and jelly. Sol McKnight, rancher and rodeo bull rider, married Georgia Carston, the love of his life, at eighteen. So maybe they were too young and maybe he was stupid to believe it would last forever because six weeks later, she left him. Now she’s ba ...
Sure I kissed her, but that was playing a game at a party with 100 of our closest friends. When I innocently offered to coach Violet for the upcoming surf competition, I never thought it would go this far. As the storm blew in off the ocean, our only option was to run to the empty lifeguard tower. ...
My step-cousins were off limits... or were they? I hadn't seen my three step-cousins, Anton, Beau, and Galen since we were teens, and now that I'd returned to our hometown of Cricket, CA, seeing them all grown up with bodies that could only be matched by Adonis was equal to a religious experience ...
Still grappling with the loss of his home, Dylan has no choice but to head for Wintervale. His one solace is in travelling the same direction taken by the enemy. But the truth behind the attack on the spellster tower suggests things aren’t as clear-cut and the enemy may well be closer than they thou ...
Sapphire Blake never imagined her fresh start in college would lead her into the arms of Julian Richland—a dangerously irresistible bad boy with a dark past. Known for his heart-stopping looks and playboy reputation, Julian is the man every woman desires, but no one can tame.
When thei ...
I had a scorching one-night stand with a damaged billionaire.
Now there’s hell to pay.
I should have known not to hookup with a sophisticated, buff silver fox at my brother’s favorite Manhattan bar.
Grant, that chiseled hottie, turned out to be ...
Finding love is hard when you're a SEAL all the women want you because of your job, but no woman wants to really get to know who you are. So, what's a man to do but turn to a dating site, right? What's Dutch going to do when he finds he's met the woman on the dating site before? Dutch has resor ...
Vulnerable. Desirable. Targeted. Skylar is traveling alone, despite the warning bells her instincts ring. She knows there are risks but refuses to think of herself as weak. Two relentless men. A dark, devious plan. Three lives forever changed. **This story is not for the faint of heart. It is a susp ...
AJ, the millionaire soon-to-be CEO of Pinnacle Cruise Line, is seeking some relaxation before diving into his new high-pressure role. A low-key weeklong Caribbean cruise seems like the perfect getaway—until he realizes his responsibilities to his company and wealthy family are impossible to avoid ...
With the shadowy organization still eluding capture, GQ and the team head to London where the next attacks are expected to occur. The SEALs, CIA and MI6 team up to discover the targets. GQ is still working at handling his mom’s death and the information that he has to the possible whereabouts of his ...
Anthology description: AVAILABLE FOR A LIMITED TIME! Twelve bestselling and award-winning authors each bring you a sexy night of romance, fun and a little magic. ‘Tis the season for falling for the right guy! Two people stuck in an elevator, snowed in, on an all-night bus trip, locked in a store... ...
Back on the London marriage mart at almost twenty-six and with no dowry, Laura Peyton holds little hope that a gentleman will want her for herself, when most seek affairs or youthful wives. When her brother makes a financial agreement with the Earl of Debnam to save his estate, Laura’s reputation ma ...
Leaving my bouquet in a burning trail at the altar lands this single mommy in the arms of the alphalicious hunk I gave my v card to ten years ago. ..
My brother's best friend, now billionaire single daddy, is back for a mountain-top bachelor/ette party ...
When love is on the menu, revenge never tasted so sweet...
Romance author Brittany Quinn has enough on her plate running Sweetheart Scones & Stories without dealing with pretentious food critics. But when gorgeous chef Holt Hawthorne publishes a harsh review of her b ...
One drunken night took Jake one step closer to winning the love of his life. He has one shot to show her just how deep his love for her runs. It’s now or never. When Stephanie asked Jake to help her save a failing magazine, he said yes. Jake would do anything for the woman he’s loved for over 10 yea ...
Amorica Hepburn was sent to London to find a husband. However, finding a man was the last item on her agenda. With her two cousins, Amorica wagers she can dissuade her suitor before the others. Despite her efforts she discovers a chemistry that cannot be denied. Suddenly she is the arrogant man's wi ...
Todd’s the best in the league and model-perfect. Damn shame he’s not gay...or is he?
Dating Todd “Pretty” Carty is a trailblazing, headline-grabbing ride that has shocked and divided a team, a sport and a nation. While controversy rules, our feelings explode ...
Simon and Vic are home from their honeymoon, just in time for a brand new case!
Mysterious missing person reports, a cursed motorcycle club, and an ancient entity add up to trouble. A bad bargain to stop a long-ago gang war requires a yearly sacrifice from ...
Ariana Twice before my father tried to marry me off, and I left those jerks at the altar. But my ruthless new husband rules everything he sees, and suddenly that includes me. His cool indifference, along with the dangerous spark between us, intrigues me, but I’m over the whole idea of marriage ...
Four seductive billionaires in four sizzling reads with a whole lot of steam and a little bit of suspense. After entering what you thought were fake relationships, these sexy single dads will sweep you off your feet. But watch out… they’re grumpy and almost twice your age! Each book is a stand ...
When Cara Whittaker asked her distant and reclusive husband, Morgan, to join an experimental program to travel back in time, she never anticipated the consequences. Morgan chose to go back to 1880 Kansas, a place he had a connection with - a place where he had family. But when he falls in love with ...
A small town boy. A girl on the run. And one night of passion that changes everything. HUNTER: The best way to get over someone is to get under someone else. That was the saying, right? A year after his wife had left him, Hunter still hadn’t taken the advice to heart… until she walked into the bar. ...
NASA astronaut Julie Starr knows nothing is earned without blood, sweat, and frizzy hair. Recently returned from orbit, Jules is on her way to becoming the youngest Flight Commander ever. So she isn't about to let a creepy stalker derail her goals. Or a chivalrous, wealthy rancher either, for that m ...
All I wanted was a big Billionaire story to launch my career.
I didn't expect him to be so infuriatingly HOT.
I just need to focus on the job and ignore these stupid feelings.
He was a GRUMP when I first met him.
Now we have to spend a whole month ...
Harper Bradley has no idea how to find real love. Half the time, she wonders if she even deserves it. Her mother always said she was a disappointment and given how many people have walked away from Harper, she wonders if her mother isn’t right. Though she’s never told anyone, she often fantasizes ab ...
Breaking the rules with his best friend’s sister has never felt so right! Ever since a horrifying experience in her childhood, Renée Swank has had to endure her family’s overprotection, which forced her to move to the UK eight years ago. Now she’s back in California to open her lingerie boutique. ...
I’m knocked up after one night with a grumpy billionaire doctor. Buying me an unwanted drink was the oldest trick in the book. It definitely wasn’t a get-in-my-panties-free card. Unless you looked like him. His mere presence halted time. With a magnetic aura radiating power, His piercing hazel eyes ...
She’s the daughter of a Senator being threatened by kidnappers.
When I’m hired to protect her, I accept.
I’m not prepared for the brave young woman f ...
He’s the worst mistake I’m dying to make
Cole: There is no second chance at love. Not since I buried my heart with my husband and sworn off men. Unfortunately, I’m obsessed with big brown eyes, a square jaw, and a pink flush. Shane is too young, too innoc ...
I never thought I’d fall for a grumpy single dad, twice my age… Until this protective former NFL star reached into my panties and had me screaming on his desk. Jace Saxon is uptight and always trying to save someone. The man is confusing and annoyingly perfect. Only problem: getting him ...
Errol "Pitbull" Ballentine is tasked to work with an NCIS agent who is on the trail of one of their own missing agents. He and the team meet up with NCIS and Pitbull discovers it's special agent Makayla Littlestar who looks like a delicate flower. He soon discovers that her looks are the only soft t ...
When the hottest man I’ve ever seen says he’s just passing through our small town, I’m not surprised. No one stops here on purpose, and it’s not like this heart-stopping military hero is going to fall for his curvy waitress at first sight.
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Sara and Jack… Will her searing flame scorch him to the bone? Sara Collins never wanted to put down roots. When her sister offers her a job at the sunny Caribbean scuba diving resort she owns, Sara jumps at the chance to manage her own spa. Even if it means interacting with the divemaster who humili ...
This is the prequel to the Billionaire Bad Boys Series: DAWSON I run my business like I fight and like I f*ck; deep. Savage. Made my first billion before I was 30. I want for nothing now. There’s nothing that walks through the doors of my building which I cannot possess—until Lexie. Swee ...
Books included are: Badlands, Lucky Town, The Rising, Loose Ends, No Surrender From Book 1: A psychic and a skeptical homicide cop team up to hunt a supernatural killer in Myrtle Beach. Medium and clairvoyant Simon Kincaide owns a Myrtle Beach boardwalk shop where he runs ghost tours, holds séances, ...
Imagine finding out that everything about your life is a lie. Imagine falling for the man who thinks he killed you. Imagine having to remain dead so you can keep him... Ryker Savage has always known who he is. He’s a brother, a friend, an orphan, and a murderer. One decision made twenty years ago al ...
Charlotte couldn't escape … from the prison Raymond put her in or from the dark love she found with him. Especially when she realized that the darkness was inside her too... Charlotte: I ran away from my crap life of stripping and living with my father in a trash heap of a trailer. I thought I was h ...
I never thought that ridiculously hot one-night-stand would end up being my grumpy boss. It started when I locked eyes with a mysterious stranger, and it should have ended after our fiery encounter. Months later, managing my brother's hockey team is a dream come true… …Until I met my new bos ...
Monica Campbell may have a history as a wild child, but she's changed her ways. She's respectable, responsible-and, most importantly, she's sworn off bad boys. That is, until Callum Hughes roars back into her life with his sexy British accent and killer smile. Cal remembers every steamy moment he sh ...
With development encroaching on his family’s vineyard, Wade Nightingale has his eye on the property next door. To get it, he’ll have to go through Serenity Granger, the reckless girl he had a crush on all through high school. She’s a grown woman now and determined to sav ...
One stormy night turned this grumpy billionaire into an accidental daddy. Now I’m engaged to my sister’s BFF. I’m stranded from a downpour with a fiery hottie. Which sparked a night of intense passion. As the rain crashed, our bodies tangled between those cabin sheets. And we lost ourselves in ...
It seemed like an eternity since I was left at the altar by my lover. Now, he’s my new billionaire boss and my baby’s daddy. Five years later, I set out for a new beginning in New York City. On the first night at my new job, the grumpy owner was set to make his appearance. I couldn’t believe ...
We have a pact, we share everything, and now she’s about to tear it all apart. Lucas and I are best friends. Some best friends share things, but we share everything—including women. It’s worked for so long that it’s completely normal for us, until we meet Penny. Her perfect body, her soft, supple cu ...
What would you do if you found love and then it disappeared? For Viper, that is the life he's lived for the past thirteen years. He'd found love and watched her sail off, only to never come back. As a SEAL, he'd expected the Navy to send a team in searching for her, but they didn't. After ten ye ...
I'm a confirmed bachelor that's sworn off marriage. My life is perfect until she clings to me in a chaotic restaurant. Minutes later, I watched as another man put a ring on her finger. I don't care if I must break her engagement to get her. It's simple. I want her. I'm the guy that gets whatever ...
Arrogant playboy, gorgeous bad girl, danger everywhere… I’ve been running from my abusive ex for days. I’m terrified and desperate. I find an empty cabin and safety, maybe for a day or two. Suddenly, I hear someone behind me and I turn to face him. This guy is beyond gorgeous, and he knows it. He st ...
Immerse yourself in this collection of short stories filled with dark secrets, tormented pasts and forbidden desires. Where love still conquers all. Join six heroes (and the heroines they pine for) on fast-paced adventures of mystery and romance, longing and loyalty, vengeance and redemption. And ...
Getting a new roommate should be simple. Holly and Evan are about to find out how messy and complicated things can become.
Between her parent’s disastrous marriage and her own awful taste in men, Holly Daniels has a low opinion of relationships. That is, unti ...
Pushed beyond her limits, curvy minx, Jaynie, is over her man-hating funk and reaping the pleasure of the Bass twins. In what promises to be her hottest and most compromising New Year’s Eve, the two men at her beck and call deliver on their promise. To unmask the true goddess who owns their heart. M ...
I went from having it all — money, power, women — to losing everything. But none of that matters. The only thing I can’t live without now is her. Two days after a social media scandal, my billionaire father cut the cord and sent me packing. I was dropped smack dab in the middle of Nowheresville, mil ...
He’s the poster child for selfishness, flaunting his scandalous reputation in the heart of New York City. Attracting paparazzi like bees to honey. Marcell Baptiste is an alpha male, grumpy, playboy, billionaire Who is used to getting what he wants? He’s a real estate entrepreneur with a list of the ...
When a coven of dark warlocks killed Seth Tanner’s brother, Seth became a man driven by vengeance, sworn to stop the cycle of ritual killings, willing to die for the cause. He never expected to fall head over heels in love with the witches’ next intended victim. Evan Malone didn't believe the sup ...
Is he still the boy I fell in love with, or are the rumors true? After all, everyone knows rock stars don't date nice girls. Rock stars *use* nice girls.
Rule #1: Don’t fall into the lap of your billionaire tech CEO boss - especially when he’s your parents’ business rival…. You might catch feelings. Being a widowed single Dad, doesn’t totally make up for the fact that Ethan White is an obnoxious jerk. But being the salt n’ pepper Greek God of my drea ...
After getting dumped right before Christmas, Millie heads to Alaska to visit an old friend for the holidays. But her getaway takes a turn when she winds up stuck in a remote cabin — with only her friend’s gorgeous brother, Ryder, to keep her warm…
Three alphas. Three rules: Take, Tame, and Breed. The wars never ended. The soldiers scoured the city, and I promised myself I’d never be captured again. When they found me, I was helpless… and pregnant. As the new leaders watched with twisted satisfaction, they strapped me in, stripped me down to m ...
Not every alien is an enemy, even if he kidnaps you...
Calista is happy with her life of scientific research. She has no need for a man, she has her books, her friends, and her work. Things are fine until her ship is attacked by space pirates and crash lands on a desert planet with heat so in ...
Jack has some ‘splainin’ to do! That's right! Callie Lassiter's normally well-behaved Great Dane Jack has run off and done the wild thing with the neighbor's dog. It must be puppy love! It's doubly embarrassing since she's a professional dog trainer. Of course, the neighbor would have to be hot, ...
I'm going to lay her bare, body and soul, until there is nothing she can hide from me. If running a successful crime empire has taught me anything, it's that everyone has an agenda and coincidences aren't to be trusted. So when a pretty young thing just happens to save my brother from cert ...
My hot protector also happens to be my enemy, my off-limits brother’s best friend, and the unknowing dad of my nine-year old son. I swear, billionaire rule-breaker Luke Hardy was sent to torment me. Bronze skin, curly chocolate hair, and the body of a Greek-God. He coaches my son’s rival ho ...
When Lady Anastasia enters the ton to find a good husband, everyone warns her to stay away from rakes. But she meets the worst one of all and gets trapped in a false betrothal with him. Gabriel Williams vows to remain a rake, and he has set specific rules to follow. But the sweet wallflower makes hi ...
My grumpalicious one-night stand is my new boss and my best friend's father... it was a simple ride home following a life-altering break-up text. The next thing I know, shirts are off, and I'm undone, experiencing the biggest O-MG of my life. Now, two years later, I find out my new boss is Mr. O him ...
Mercy has had the week from hell, she just lost one job and she’s got to perform for an old school friend who only invited her to the wedding as a last minute thought. Then the message comes through that she’s leaving for overseas in a few days, how much worse could this week get? Then she meets A ...
Step into the seductive and secretive world of "A Roman Holiday," where the thrill of forbidden love transcends the bounds of time and reality. Journey with Kalili, a devilishly charming demon, and Faith, an angel who's anything but ordinary, as they navigate the complexities of love in 1952 West ...
He just put her boyfriend in the hospital, and now he’s falling for her. What could possibly go wrong?
I’m the toughest enforcer in the league. I’ve worked hard for that title, but there’s one little problem with being an overachiever: I never know when t ...
When Katrina’s ex, Tom, turns up on her doorstep, he’s literally the last person she was expecting to see. After dumping her and running off with a vanilla chick, Tom broke the Domme’s heart and left her seriously hurting. So when he returns, begging for another chance, Katrina is ...
Billionaire Nicholas Adrien Rousseau works seven days a week. He lives on a schedule, doesn’t like surprises, plans his days, and outlines his goals. Until an irresistible blonde slides into the backseat of his Mercedes, mistaking him for the driver of the car service provided by his company, Bridal ...
Lexi Campbell wasn’t supposed to spend her honeymoon alone, but after getting left at the altar, she’s determined to enjoy the trip anyway. A little sun, a lot of cocktails, and a vacation fling will help her move on. When she spots a gorgeous guy at the bar, she’s interested—un ...
An older guy finds a homeless gal freeing to death in an alley. He takes her home, cares for her, and slowly an unusual relationship begins to flourish. But she won't tell him her name or anything about her past. Their connection gets hotter, but she keeps leaving, and he wonders if they'll ever mak ...
I’m stuck in an arranged marriage with my handsome grumpy billionaire ex. The instant our eyes locked, he looked at me like an intruder who would disrupt his carefully controlled life. Something about him seems different this time, the bone chilling aura he exudes. So when his business deals threate ...
Modern British society can’t handle me. An American girl capturing the heart of hot billionaire Duke of Lancaster. Twenty years separate us in age, but that isn’t enough to keep us away from each other. I’m a college student studying a year abroad at a London University. While on stage at a ...
Savage by name, Savage by Nature We operate one of the most successful, and brutal, organised crime networks in the world, from our own private island. Here on Caraksay, I am king and my brother rules at my side. Business is business, and we’re both very good at what we do. We surround ourselves ...
Cam Blue wanted solitude. Terra White became his unexpected storm.
I’ve been counting down to summer—finally, a chance to escape. After a brutal hockey season, all I want is peace and quiet on my new ranch. But a streak of bad weather traps me with my neighbor, Terra White ...
I was running from something bad when I fell into the arms of a bad-boy billionaire. Michael Johnson, my best friend’s dad, and the former athlete-turned-billionaire is tall, blond-haired, with captivated blue eyes. He’s every bit the mysterious bad boy I needed after escaping an awful relations ...
I hate Logan MacTaggart. He's rude, crude, and the last man on earth I'd ever get involved with. But every filthy thing he says makes me want to rip his clothes off. Or smack him. Sometimes both. Logan tempts me to do naughty things in inappropriate places, and I can't resist giving in.
Ser ...
An Age-Gap Off-Limits Romance He’s rich, gorgeous and off limits. And I am quickly becoming his secret lover. Adam Walker is my best friend’s dad and like no dad I had ever met before. I was drawn to him the instant our eyes met. It was fierce and forbidden. I am falling hard and fast against my bet ...
A Ménage romance One couple. One woman. An impossible choice. “...in comes Kenna and the sexiness begins...” What happens when you meet the man of your dreams… and his wife? After a painful divorce, Kenna wants a second chance at love. But the casual hookups aren’t satisfying and nothing gives her t ...
I spilled coffee on my new boss. Then slept with him.
Now I’m fake-engaged to the billionaire who tricked me into the job.
Dorian Lockridge is arrogant, untouchable, and maddeningly gorgeous.
He hired me under a fake name, knowing I’d never agree to work for him otherwise.
