What's love got to do with anything if my money can't buy it I don't want it...

Sequel to Bound By Paradise.

A cute holiday adjacent, short-ish, dysfunctional, Zatima love story. Read to find out more!

After 10 years the Montega family is BACK! Falling in love with each other all over again Dream and Demon created the most perfect marriage. After Demon official death went world wide they knew they wouldn't have nothing to worry about and they were safe upon his return. Shortly after his return Dream had their son, Dream was adamant about naming him after Demon but Demon wasn't a fan of that so they settled on the name they both loved. Everything was perfect as the years went by, they even renewed their vows for their 10th year anniversary. They decided on another kid, they wanted another boy but Dreams body couldn't hold another pregnancy so she lost 3 kids in the course of 10 years. Giving up on the dream to have 4 kids they souly focused on marriage and their 3 kids. Living a happy, safe life. Not being able to hold out much longer in his new lifestyle, without telling Dream, Demon falls back into the streets heavily. Working as a ghost and with Khi it raises questions. But what happens when the girls start to grow up? 16 year olds love boys, boys who talk them into the most dumbest things. Will this get the family caught? Or will they have to hide? Who will Demon have to kill to protect his family?

She's supposed to keep him out of prison. He's determined to keep her in his orbit. And somewhere between courtrooms and gunshots, Fatima has to decide which will ruin her first: the case... or the man.

Sometimes you have to lose to find the one who truly adds to your life. Book one of a two-part Zatima series.

Zac, the charming, guarded owner of the city's hottest nightclub, and Fatima, a deeply empathetic, career-driven veterinarian-cross paths in a twist of fate. Both are carrying emotional scars from their past, and both are hiding parts of themselves behind the personas they present to the world.

Fatima is a driven Chief Resident, known for her exceptional surgical skills and unwavering dedication to her work. She keeps a professional distance from the new group of residents she's training, channeling all her energy into the high stakes demands of saving lives. That is, until Zac arrives. He's a new resident whose quiet confidence and steady strength begins to break down the walls she's built around her heart. As they spend more time together, a connection forms that neither can ignore. But in a world where every choice could mean life or death, can love survive? Will Fatima and Zac's bond make it through the challenges of the operating room, or will it just add another scar to their complicated lives?

Zac thought a romantic trip with his girlfriend Karen would be just what they needed. But he didn't know she had another plan-one that involved collecting on his life insurance policy. When the plan goes wrong and Zac disappears into the wilderness, presumed dead, Karen returns home to spin the story of a tragic accident. But Zac isn't dead. He's found-battered, bruised, and without a memory-by Fatima, a fiercely independent woman who stumbles across him during her morning run on a quiet trail near her home. With no ID, no family coming forward, and no one in the state recognizing him, Fatima makes a bold decision: he'll stay with her until he remembers who he is. As days turn into weeks, a quiet love begins to grow between them. But when Zac's past comes crashing back, they'll both be forced to face the truth: Was what they had real, or just borrowed time?