Andrea Bennett has never had the luxury of being innocent.At twenty-three, she works as an escort to keep her family afloat. She knows exactly what she is doing, and she doesn't expect romance from the men who pay for her time.Then she meets Adrian.He's wealthy, devastatingly handsome, and intensely controlled. One night with him is supposed to be nothing more than business with benefits—until Andrea discovers the next morning that the man she slept with is actually Laurent Adrian Valemont, Crown Prince of Valedria.She tells herself she'll never see him again.Unfortunately, Laurent has other plans.His grandmother is seriously ill, and her greatest wish is to see her grandson settled before she dies. With the royal family pressuring him to marry and the tabloids watching his every move, Laurent needs a fiancée—and he needs someone who can convince the palace that their relationship is real.So he makes Andrea an offer she can't easily refuse.A fortune in exchange for six months as his fake fiancée.One contract.One palace.One forbidden rule: no sleeping together.The problem?They've already slept together once.And Laurent hasn't forgotten a single second of it.Living under the same roof means pretending to be madly in love in front of the world while fighting an attraction neither of them is supposed to act on behind closed doors.The more convincing their fake relationship becomes, the harder it is to remember which touches are acting.Which kisses are for the cameras.And whether Laurent really intends to let Andrea walk away when their six months are over.

Arabella Montgomery has the perfect life—or at least, that's what everyone believes.At twenty-seven, she's the glamorous founder of MONTÉ, an elite image-consulting company, and the fiancée of Senator Maximilian Beaumont, the golden heir to one of America's most powerful political families. Their relationship is elegant, influential, and picture-perfect.Until Damien Kingsley walks back into her life.Seven years ago, Damien was the love of Arabella's life. Then he disappeared without explanation, leaving her heartbroken and forcing her to rebuild herself without him. Now he's back—wealthier, more powerful, and determined to make MONTÉ his company's official branding partner.Working together means being forced into close proximity with the man Arabella has spent years trying to forget.And the attraction between them hasn't disappeared.As old feelings resurface, Arabella begins questioning everything she thought she wanted. Her relationship with Max starts to reveal cracks beneath its polished surface, while Damien refuses to accept that seven years apart means they no longer belong in each other's lives.But Damien's disappearance wasn't as simple as Arabella believed.There are secrets surrounding the night he left—secrets involving her family that could destroy everything she thought she knew.Caught between the perfect future she's built and the love she never truly escaped, Arabella must decide whether to protect the life everyone expects her to want or risk everything for the man who still knows the woman behind the perfect image.

Rivals by name. Enemies by legacy. Drawn by desire. Elara Vaughn, brilliant and determined, is Monaco’s rising star in the art world, striving to rise above the scandal her father left behind. Asher Vaughn’s schemes—and the shadowy mob he once betrayed—still haunt her family, threatening everything she’s rebuilt. Nikolai Harrington-Vale, cold, commanding, and the sole survivor of a tragedy tied to her father, now owns the gallery—and her every move. Amid glittering auctions, hidden agendas, and a billion-dollar art scandal, sparks fly. Marco Moretti, daring and dangerously charming, can make her laugh, provoke Nikolai, and yet, when the stakes are high, proves as sharp and cunning as any elite collector. Briar Duval, fiercely loyal and endlessly witty, keeps Elara grounded, protects her interests, and ensures no one underestimates her. In a city of wealth, power, and secrets, some legacies can’t be escaped—and some desires can’t be denied.