This wasn’t supposed to happen…” I whispered as his arms pulled me closer. “We’re just pretending…” “Then why does this feel so real?” he murmured against my lips, his blue eyes darkening with something I couldn’t name. Emma Clarke, the viral fitness influencer known for her “Boss Babe” lifestyle content, watches her perfect world crumble when her boyfriend proposes to another woman—using the ring she helped him pick out. Humiliated and desperate, she accepts a deal from billionaire tech CEO Nathan Pierce: be his fake girlfriend for six months to ward off his matchmaking mother, and he’ll invest in her dying brand. But Nathan has secrets. Dark ones. And his dangerously handsome older brother seems intent on destroying everything Nathan touches, including Emma. As fake dates turn into real feelings and corporate sabotage escalates to something far more sinister, Emma must decide: is Nathan the man she’s falling for, or the mistake that will cost her everything? A story of betrayal, redemption, power plays, and a love that refuses to stay fake.

Life hasn't always been easy for Maya Coleman. Abused constantly by her mother since she could remember, she faced the challenges of survival in the humbling streets of Lindsay, California. Maya, accustomed to fending for herself, struggles to adapt to her father’s new life, which includes his new wife, a move to the luxurious side of San Diego, and worst of all, the addition of her step-brother Jayden, but after being forced by their parents to get along, Maya and Jayden soon discover their feelings for each other transcend that of step siblings. In her quest to suppress her growing affection for Jayden, Maya explores relationships with other guys, only to discover that Jayden’s got some tricks up his sleeve to scare them away. Together, they confront the difficulties of concealing their love and as hearts entangle, the fears of family and society finding out loom large, and Maya’s past waits to pounce on her, her life becomes an overwhelming roller coaster. Can their love withstand the pressures that surround them, or will the outside pressures rip them apart?