SYNOPSIS Ebony Washington was a waitress and she worked as a waitress and a cleaner at the hospital just so that she could make ends meet and so she could pay her way through school. She had worked since she was 16, her life had not been easy but now she was going to work at Malcolm and Corp, a design firm that was one of the holdings that the Malcolm family owed, to say she was excited was an understatement, her life had finally began only she did not count on the whole company going under on her first day of work, she also didn’t expect what was yet to come her way due to her defiant spirit Hunter Thorn was ruthless and callous in business and in life, he hated soft so he went into the business of taking from the soft and ruling with an iron fist, he loved it but as he reached 36 he found that he after all was said and done he would return to whatever hotel he was booked in, his companion for the night would try to please him but at this rate it was less that physical, he found that the that he was rarely pleased lately, after she was done she would leave as expected, she would receive a gift the next morning and recognition as one of the women that had landed herself into his bed, then he would be alone until he found his next conquest. He was tired of it all and he needed a change so after the next take over he would stick around and maybe run the company he bought for a while. Little did he know that that one decision would change his life, his way of thinking, his future. What happens when two people who have fought for all their lives have to give up all they know and let love in?

Brianna known as Bree is twenty-five years old, successful and single. Will this birthday bring her the same ole same ole or will this birthday be special? Find out in this short story if Bree will find her happiness.

Krystal Hastings - A nurse working in New York City who shares a huge apartment with five of her best friends; Unknowingly beautiful and kind yet feisty when she wants to be. Jason Steele - CEO of Steele Corporations; A total brood with a heart of gold encased by steel. When the two collide, will he be able to protect her from her own fears? Will she be able to break down his steel walls? Highest Ranking: #4 in ChickLit (08/06/2016)