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  With the scandalous intrigue of  Desperate Housewives  and the decadent spice of  365 Days , this first standalone in a sizzling new series from  USA Today  bestselling Booktok sensation Shain Rose welcomes you to Paradise Grove, a luxurious, ultra-private billionaire enclave—where the stakes are high, and the secrets are buried deep. Perfect for fans of Ana Huang, Rina Kent, Marni Mann, LJ Shen, and JT Geissinger. He’s the forbidden enigma I wanted to ignore . . . but instead I’ll be forced to share a home with him. Jameson Knight arrives at precisely the same time every day to pick up his young daughter from school, smiling as she runs into his open arms. It’s the only time I see him smile. I don’t ask questions because it’s not my place. I’m just his daughter’s favorite teacher, nothing more. . . . Until the first bullet flies by us at recess. Suddenly, I’m risking my life to protect her. And then Jameson drags me back to his estate, claiming it’s a ma...

  I was promised to his brother. But it’s Bane Black who owns me. They said he’d protect me through my long engagement. Watch me. Guard me. Keep me on a leash. Instead, he stalks. He breaks. He consumes … And I enjoy letting him. Bane is heir to an Italian mob family that enforces loyalty with fear and power with blood. But he’s not just their mafia prince. He’s their executioner. Merciless. Meticulous. Bred to destroy… Yet, before all of that, he was my neighbor and the boy I secretly fell for. But when dark times loom and my father can’t pay the debt he owed their family, he offers what was left: my hand in marriage…to the wrong brother. I thought Bane might save me. Instead, he believes I betrayed him. And rather than halting the engagement, he takes control of it, punishing me with rough touches, ruthless words, and a rage I crave more than his indifference. I know I should fear his destruction. But as my wedding nears, I realize I’d choose it over his brother’s gentle hand in ...

  Dimitri Hardy and I were never really supposed to be friends. He was a risky, over-the-top investor. I was trying to avoid the glamorous lifestyle my parents had raised me in. He was fun and laid back. I was wound tight and dramatic. He had his life put together. I did not. So having Dimitri witness my breakup was a low moment. Especially since my boyfriend was also my professor, and after cheating on me, he decided to make me redo my master's thesis. But Dimitri saw an opportunity. He offered to assist with my thesis. In exchange, I would help him gain the trust of the upscale town where I'd grown up-one he'd just heavily invested in. His proposal: Move back home and fake a relationship with him for the summer. Show my town he's trustworthy. Adore one another in public and pretend there's no desire brewing in private. It seems like an easy plan. But what Dimitri doesn't understand is that a few months in my hometown can ruin you . . . and one summer of denyin...

  As my best friend’s brother, Dex Hardy has always been my downfall—older, forbidden, and completely irresistible. Our paths were never supposed to cross, but they tangled up in the summer nights we exchanged forevers and I love yous under the stars. In secret. He knew it had to be that way. Yet he betrayed our relationship the day he chose to save me from that car wreck instead of her. I won’t forgive him for that. The only reason I’m at his casino now is because I need the money. If I can survive six months working and living in close proximity to him at the Black Diamond Resort and Casino, I’ll be able to pay off my mother’s medical bills and more. Not so bad. Until Dex finds out I’m engaged to a man I don’t love and wants to make his own deal with me—six months of being married to him instead. Or else. My Review Shain does it again. She knocked it out of the ballpark with this newest addition in this series. Once, I start reading a book by her, I can't stop. This book was no e...

  Fake dating my enemy so I can design my dream bakery should be easy … as long as I don't fall in love with him. Dominic Hardy might be an award-winning architectural engineer with fancy degrees and considerable accolades, but he doesn’t know a thing about baking. He doesn’t even like sugar. So when my late stepfather’s will states that Dominic Hardy is set to inherit the Pacific Coast Resort he’d painstakingly designed, as long as my bakery can be plopped in the middle of it, it’s no surprise he balks. Yet, my jaw drops when the will further requires us to mutually approve plans for my bakery’s design. His stuffy taste will never mix with my whimsical vibe. But then Dominic comes to me with a proposal I can’t refuse. He’ll give me everything I want in my bakery as long as I agree to one thing: Fake date him for five months. Keep his ex away by pretending we’re in love. Smile and stare into his piercing green eyes at a gala or two. Maybe share a kiss. Nothing extreme. Five months ...