The Billionaire Playboy

To the world, Nick Sinclair is a god of industry—ruthless, breathtakingly beautiful, and untouchable. To me, he’s just the man who signs my paychecks and makes my skin crawl with a single, whiskey-eyed stare. I came to Sinclair Enterprises for a salary, not a scandal. I have a life to rebuild and a mother to save; I don’t have room for a billionaire playboy with a reputation for breaking hearts and business rivals alike.

But one "completely innocent" kiss captured by a lens changes everything. By morning, my face is on every screen, and Nick has a solution as cold as his balance sheet: Pretend it’s real.

Now, I’m his shadow in boardrooms and ballrooms, trapped in a forced proximity that feels more like a cage of gold. Every lingering touch is theater. Every whispered endearment is a lie. I tell myself his protective streak is just brand management, and the way his hand feels on the small of my back is just part of the script.

But as the lines between our enemies to lovers friction and genuine heat begin to melt, I discover a paper trail that suggests I wasn't hired by accident. Nick Sinclair is hiding a secret about my own past that could ruin us both—and he’s already proven he’ll do anything to win.

When the fake performance costs her the truth, will she lose her heart to the man she was supposed to hate?

A standalone contemporary romance featuring a brooding hero and a guaranteed HEA.