At twenty-one, Harper Reed wants only one thing: to finally belong to someone.When Gavin Mercer, a charming older firefighter, promises that his marriage is already over and that he will leave his wife for her, Harper believes him. She ignores the warnings, the unanswered questions, and the judgment of Cole Bennett—the infuriating firefighter who seems determined to remind her that loving a married man will never make her innocent.But when tragedy leaves behind more secrets than answers, Harper is forced to face the truth about the man she loved—and the damage their relationship caused.Cole should hate her. Harper should stay away from him.Instead, grief, guilt, and an attraction neither of them wants keep pulling them together.Because the most dangerous lies are not always the ones others tell us.Sometimes, they are the ones we desperately need to believe.

Victoria Ashford has everything money can buy—except the ability to trust. After betrayal leaves her questioning everyone’s intentions, the wealthy schoolteacher meets Daniel Carter, a proud single father who refuses to be impressed by her name or fortune. Their attraction is undeniable, but Victoria is convinced he wants more than her heart. He has nothing to prove. She has everything to lose.

Sienna Ashford is a reckless billionaire’s daughter who has never heard the word no.Nathan Grant is a thirty-year-old war veteran hired to protect her—not entertain her.She flirts, provokes, and crosses every boundary just to break his perfect control. Nathan refuses to admit that beneath his irritation lies an attraction he cannot afford.But when one cruel rejection finally makes Sienna walk away, Nathan begins to realize that the spoiled heiress he judged so quickly may be hiding far more than he ever imagined.She was never supposed to become his weakness.And he was never supposed to want the woman he was paid to protect.

She was sent to betray him.Olivia Vale enters Hawthorne Technologies with one mission: get close to Ethan Hawthorne, the young billionaire CEO, and steal the secrets her father needs to destroy his company.But Ethan is not the cold, spoiled heir she expected.He is intense. Protective. Dominant. Dangerous in all the ways that make her forget why she came.The closer Olivia gets to him, the harder it becomes to lie. His touch makes her feel wanted. His desire makes her feel seen. And in his arms, she discovers a kind of pleasure and power she was never allowed to choose for herself.But her father still owns the life she is trying to escape.And when Olivia’s betrayal is exposed, Ethan will learn the cruelest truth of all:The woman he loves was sent to ruin him.