After whiskey, betrayal, and the undeniable urge to spite her cheating, gay ex, Maeve Summers had a one-night stand with a gorgeous stranger. Six years later, former detective turned journalist Maeve is horrified to discover he was Aurelian Morgenstein, the mysterious mafia lord she must interview to save her crumbling career. With piercing blue eyes and a jet-black serpent tattoo coiling around his hand, Elian is every bit as tempting as he is dangerous. Especially when her five-year-old daughter, Sia, shares his infamous gaze. Now, Maeve must decide what’s more at risk: her career, her heart, or the truth about Sia’s father.

When Maeve Summers caught her boyfriend Ryan making out with their coworker in the office’s supply room, she posted an ad for a fake boyfriend out of sheer pettiness. At the company retreat, a man in a three-piece suit showed up, dropped to one knee, and proposed. “For that stellar performance, should I up your pay to two grand? Coffee coupon included?” Maeve quipped. “There’s nothing fake about this,” he said with unwavering gaze. “I saw us married. Three kids. You were very happy. I was very handsome, obviously.” Maeve’s confusion deepened when Ryan’s jaw hit the floor and stammered, “B-boss?!” That’s when she realized her fake boyfriend wasn’t just some rando off the internet – it was Elian Miles, their mysterious, psychic new CEO. And apparently, her future husband.