She wasn't looking for an escape. Until it found her. When Laura, a guarded Vogue writer from Paris, lands the rare chance to interview South Korea's most elusive actor, Gong Yoo, she doesn't expect it to feel like fate. What begins as a professional encounter soon turns into a deeper connection. They discover that there is something pulling them together; loneliness, fear, and the desire to be seen and heard. One day, she receives something she never expected: an invitation that pulls her halfway across the world. But under the glare of the public eye, desire becomes dangerous, and falling in love means learning to trust where it hurts the most. Set between the moody streets of Paris and the neon alleys of Seoul, this is a story of connection, longing, and a love that asks more questions than it answers. **Trigger warning: this story contains adult content, as well as themes of pregnancy and loss.**

|| 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐚 || 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭? 𝘐 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘸𝘰... 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦. 𝘎𝘰𝘥, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯'𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶? After a flagrant display of cosmic irreverence, 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘀 is left adrift. With no place to call home or plan for the future. Only a useless degree, unmedicated anxiety disorder, and a penchant for burnout. So when a lifelong friend offers her a chance to start fresh in the sleepless city, Ellie does what any hopeless soul with nothing left to lose would do; she takes it and doesn't look back. Life in NYC is more complicated than a small town girl could have imagined. And it would seem the universe still has a few tricks up its sleeve. Ellie finds herself torn between two worlds. Between her forbidden feelings for two enigmatic men. Between her wanton desires and her lifelong ambitions to finally make something of her sad, little life. The scales must be weighed. Between lust or power. Between desire or reason. And she must also ask if those are really the only options. What if she wants more? What if she wants it all? And what is she willing to do to get it? Ellie must confront not only her past, but the deepest parts of herself. Neither the city nor these two annoyingly handsome men are going to make it easy. And only two things are certain; the universe has a sense of humor and... 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨.

** @TheWattys 2025 Shortlister in Romance ** **@TheAmbys 2025 Favorites (Top pick) in Romance** **A spicy enemies-to-lovers romance with a fake marriage contract trope.** Lawyer x Assistant To rescue her missing best friend, a lawyer must marry her arrogant boss, only to realize her entire life has been built on lies. Can be read as a Standalone. || Book 1 of Fatal Alliances Series ************ Sofia Reyes has fought her way to the top of New York's legal scene, hiding scars she can't fully remember. But just as she's about to claim the promotion for Junior Partner she's worked so hard for, her best friend, and her boss's fiancée, Kiara, disappears. This forces Sofia into a marriage she never asked for; an alliance bound by secrets, contracts, and survival. Xavier Kingston is everything she loathes: ruthless, cunning, and impossibly arrogant. Yet behind his cold, calculating exterior lies a hunger for something real, something neither of them dares to admit. As Sofia navigates their fake marriage, the line between duty and desire blurs dangerously. Their chemistry ignites, but the truths Sofia uncovers: about the law firm, Kiara's disappearance, and her own hidden past, threaten to destroy everything. In a world of billion-dollar deals, betrayals, and forbidden glances, love might just be the deadliest game of all. **Cover image by Freepik**

What if one form on an event board, one letter, could completely change your life forever? Would you take the chance? I did.