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Blinded by infatuation, I trusted the wrong man, and that decision ruined me.

Desperate. Broke. Disillusioned. My new reality feels impossible to escape.

With my back against the wall, I play the one card I have left.

Entering a mutually beneficial arrangement with a ridiculously hot, brooding billionaire was never on my dream board, but Bryce Van Der Linden is nothing like I expected.

Same for his non-negotiable terms.

The three-time-divorced billionaire has the power to make all my problems disappear. And I absolutely refuse to be distracted by the way he looks at me like I’m someone worth fighting for.

I can handle his unbendable terms. I can handle the arrangement.

But I can’t handle falling for him.

Tropes:
Grumpy x sunshine
Billionaire romance
Boy obsessed
Age gap
Forced proximity
He falls first and harder
No third act breakup

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Rod Wolfe has been my best friend for a decade.

He’s the man who came to my defence when nobody else would. Who helped me build my career. Who bought me a house and accepts my monthly payments with interest—although we both know he doesn’t need the money.

He’s also the most infuriating, oblivious man I’ve ever met.

Between the many layers of our friendship, I fell completely and irrevocably in love with him.

And he has no idea.

The former rock star god turned music billionaire mogul has never once looked at me that way. I’m his sidekick. His ride or die. Never the one he wants.

Even though it kills me inside, I’ve accepted that our relationship may never change.

Then something shifts. The arguments neither of us can explain. The tension we refuse to acknowledge. Until the night everything comes to a head, and he kisses me.

He says it was a mistake.

I tell him off.

A week later he shows up at my door with cookies and ice cream. And just like that, the friend zone evaporates.

For the first time in my life, Rod is mine.

But I’ve been carrying a secret for years—one so devastating I buried it to protect him. Now the monster who stole something precious from me is back. And this time I’m not sure I can keep Rod safe from the ugly truth.

Tropes:
Friends to lovers
Billionaire romance
Opposites attract
Forced proximity
Dark secret / Hidden past
Found family
Heroine in danger
Romance with suspense
She falls first he falls harder
No third act breakup

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Gage’s muse

Model, fitness coach, and biohacking expert Lucas Bloms was my inspiration for Gage. Lucas, a Los Angeles-based fitness coach and personal trainer, specializes in biohacking. He combines a decade of hands-on experience with a strong academic foundation (B.S. in Exercise Science, M.S. in Kinesiology) to deliver elite results. Lucas has trained a wide range of clients, from entertainment industry stars to C-suite executives and professional athletes. The results speak for themselves. This man has a beautiful body.

 

Lily’s wardrobe

Lily’s Dior Haute Couture

This Dior Haute Couture midi-length dress fit-and-flare with a thin belt at the waist and chiffon fabric wrapped in and out of a boned bodice that lays as off-the-shoulder sleeves is my inspiration. Instead of emerald green, Lily wears a pink version.

Outfit Lily wears on the night of Rhys’s birthday party… the night when Gage goes all jealous and feral.

Giuseppe Zanotti’s Catia ankle strappy heels

The gold clutch Lily borrowed from Dominika

Outfit Lily wears during hot French high tea with Michaela

Lingerie Lily wears at Dark Compulsion’s theme party

This outfit from Schitt’s Creek is my inspiration for the forty-something cinematographer agent with a flamboyant dress sense Lily was chatting with at the film school meet and greet. Unlike many, Schitt’s Creek wasn’t my favorite series. That said, I kept watching because I was fascinated by Moira Rose’s wigs and outrageous outfits. Case in point.

This is the perfect picture of Gage and Lily’s first kiss

 

More inspiration

This is Gage’s Wiesmann Gt Mf4. What a beauty.

CÉ LA VI is an open-air restaurant perched on the 57th floor of Marina Bay Sands in Singapore

 

Gage and his girls

This illustrator was my muse when I wrote the Bonus Scene. This is the kind of dad Gage becomes—totally wrapped up around his little princesses’ pinky fingers.

 

Damaged Mogul Playlist 🎶 🎶 🎶

These are the songs playing in the background while Lily and Michaela have French high tea.

Édith Piaf La vie en rose

Grace Jones La vie en rose

Louis Armstrong La vie en rose

Édith Piaf Non, je ne regrette rien

Eartha Kitt C’est si bon

 

Lily’s LA Playlist 🎶 🎶 🎶

Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey Don’t Call Me Angel (At DC)

Cheryl Lynn Got To Be Real

Ultra Nate Free

Chaka Khan Ain’t Nobody

Angie Stone feat Snoop Dogg I Wanna Thank Ya

Angie Stone Wish I Didn’t Miss You

C + C Club Mix Radio I’m Every Woman

Armand Van Helden feat. Tara McDonald – My My My (Original Club Mix)

Eve Let Me Blow Ya Mind ft. Gwen Stefani

Felix Jaehn Ain’t Nobody (feat. Jasmine Thompson)

2Pac California Love feat. Dr. Dre (Dirty)

Coolio Gangsta’s Paradise (feat. L.V.)

Ben Hemsley Through 2 You

David Guetta Sexy Bitch ft Akon

Cher Strong Enough

Ida Corr vs Fedde Le Grand Let Me Think About It

Adina Howard Freak Like Me

Whitney Houston And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going

Melanie Fiona Monday Morning

Duran Duran New Moon on Monday

The Bangles Manic Monday

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