Book title: Blinded By Your Perfection Author: Freda John BLURB When nineteen year old Ann Bello meets the city's number one billionaire who is charming and seemingly perfect, she is convinced she has found the person she was meant to love. To everyone else, Desmond Wallman is flawed, distant, selfish, unavailable and more. But Ann never sees that. She falls in love with his smile, his attention, and the fantasy she builds around him. Every silence becomes a mystery she is determined to solve. Every small act of kindness becomes proof that he feels the same way. As the years pass, Ann sacrifices friendships, opportunities, and pieces of herself for a love that exists only in her imagination. Things go horribly bad when she discovers she was just a plaything and Desmond only used her, now she's out for revenge and she plans on doing it well...especially since he has a son of her age schooling in same school with her. Main Tropes * Billionaire Villain * Age Gap Romance (past) * Revenge Romance * Dating the Enemy’s Son * He Falls First * Touch Her and Die * Rich Boy x Poor Girl * Fake Intentions, Real Feelings * Son Pays for Father’s Sins * Emotional Healing Through Love * Love Triangle Without Competition * Campus Romance * Slow Burn * Karma Comes Back Around Main Characters 1.Ann Bello Age: 19 Role: Female Lead Personality: Intelligent. Romantic. Stubborn. Loyal. Ambitious. Emotional beneath a tough appearance. Delusional. Appearance: Dark curly hair. Brown eyes. Naturally beautiful. Usually dresses simply because of her financial situation Character Arc: At first she is a hopeless romantic who places people on pedestals. After Desmond destroys her self worth, she becomes cold, calculating and revenge driven. Through George, she slowly learns that not every Wallman is cruel. By the end, she finds her confidence and no longer seeks validation from anyone. 2.Desmond Wallman Age: 45 Role: Main Villain Personality: Arrogant. Manipulative. Narcissistic. Charming when necessary. Cruel. Image conscious. Appearance: Strikingly handsome. Always perfectly dressed. Commands every room he enters Characterization: Desmond loves power more than people. He enjoys attention and worship. He likes having Ann around because she makes him feel admired. He never truly loves her. The cruelest part is that he knows she loves him and uses it against her. 3.George Wallman Age: 20 Role: Male Lead Personality: Kind. Protective. Intelligent. Funny. Mature. Emotionally available Appearance: Looks like a younger version of Desmond. Tall. Athletic. Dark hair. Green eyes Characterization: George spends his whole life trying not to become his father. He hates Desmond's arrogance. Unlike Desmond, he sees Ann as a person. The irony is that the son of the man who broke her heart becomes the man who heals it. 4.Sarah Bello: Ann's younger sister. Protective and practical. She never trusted Desmond. Acts as Ann's voice of reason. 5.Vanessa Wallman: George's mother. Desmond's ex wife. She knows exactly how dangerous Desmond can be. She secretly supports Ann until she finds out her own son is dating Ann. She switched up on her, trying to end the relationship and Ann. PLOT Exposition: Ann Bello comes from a struggling family. She works part time while attending university. One day she meets billionaire Desmond Wallman. He is charismatic and powerful. Ann becomes obsessed. At first he appears interested. He buys gifts, invites her places. Gives her attention. Ann mistakes manipulation for affection. Rising Action: Years pass. Ann falls deeper in love. Desmond becomes increasingly cruel. He cancels plans, ignores her messages. Disappears for weeks. Returns whenever he wants something. Then comes the humiliation. At a gathering with wealthy friends, Desmond openly mocks Ann. He laughs about her poverty, calls her desperate. His friends join in. He discusses her boring sexual life also. Ann overhears everything, her world shatters. She realizes she was never special, she was just an entertainment, just a toy, she swears to revenge. Plot Twist: While rebuilding her life at university, Ann discovers something shocking. Desmond's son, George, attends the same university. To make it worse George shares classes with her. An idea forms in her head, if she cannot hurt Desmond directly, she will hurt what he values most. His son. Midpoint Twist: Ann starts getting close to George. Her original plan is to make him fall in love. Break his heart, use him. Exactly the way Desmond used her. But George refuses to be easy to hate. He helps her, supports her, protects her. treats her with respect. For the first time in years, Ann feels like a worthy person. Plot Twist: George discovers old messages between Ann and Desmond. He realizes his father and Ann had a relationship, he is horrified. Desmond becomes furious when he learns George and Ann are dating, not because he loves Ann. Because he sees both of them as poss