Adekitan Adeyemi

Billionaire CEO Julian Hawthorne runs his life—and his romantic conquests—by the entries in a private, meticulous journal. But when his business comes under threat from his estranged father, he needs a Personal Assistant who won’t fall for his money, his charm, or him. Enter Sloane Carter. Brilliant, broke, and fiercely independent, Sloane accepts a job she didn’t apply for because she has no choice. She vows to manage Julian’s life, not his women—and definitely not her own growing attraction. But as secrets surface and the lines blur, Sloane discovers the journal that keeps Julian’s heart locked tight. To secure her future, she may have to destroy the system he uses to avoid love—and risk becoming the one woman he can’t manage.

“Oh, really?” Jayden’s voice dropped low, dangerous. “Does he make your heart race the way I do?” My pulse thundered in my ears. I opened my mouth to protest, but before I could, he pulled me flush against him. “Does he kiss you like this?” His words were a growl. Then his mouth was on mine. Brief Blurb Amanda Carter thought UCLA would be her fresh start—new team, new dream, no distractions. But Jayden Reynolds, her brother’s best friend and first heartbreak, was the one thing she couldn’t outrun. Now older, harder, and with more to lose, Jayden isn’t supposed to want her. Yet every look, every touch, pulls them closer to the one risk neither can afford—but both can’t resist.

I don't follow blind orders, and I certainly don't operate with a leash around my neck." ​Zara Sterling is the definition of a ruthless CEO. As a self-made badgirl who built a multi-million-dollar empire from nothing, she commands absolute control. She rules her office relationship dynamics on her own terms, treating men like temporary flings to release tension—until someone tries to destroy her life's work. ​Following a near-fatal ambush on her armored transport, Zara discovers a massive internal gold theft operation. To solve the mystery, she is forced to hire Elias Stone, an elite independent investigator who refuses to be tamed. ​From their very first encounter, an explosive hate to love tension ignites between them. Elias is a man who demands full autonomy; Zara is a woman who refuses to be defied. Thrust into a dangerous game of survival to expose a lethal mole inside her own company, their electric power struggle threatens to consume them both. ​In a war where trust is a luxury and a shocking twist lurks around every corner, who will break first?