Charlotte "Lottie" Davis was supposed to be off-limits. Malcolm's girl, his muse, the face of his rising swimsuit line. But secrets don't stay buried in Los Angeles-especially not when Demetrius "Rue" Carter shows up. Rue is Malcolm's best friend, a golden boy with too much charm, too many bad habits, and a history Lottie thought she left back in that reckless summer. A summer of cocaine-dusted lips, midnight hookups, and the night she lost her innocence to him. Now, with cameras flashing, champagne pouring, and the world watching, the three of them are caught in a dangerous triangle. Loyalty, lust, and ambition collide under the hot California sun. How far will they go to protect their names, their brands, and their hearts-when the one thing they can't seem to resist is each other?

ᴛʜᴇ sᴇǫᴜᴇʟ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪʟsʜɪʀᴇ; ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʀᴜɴᴇʏ-ʟᴀᴜʀᴇɴ ᴍᴇᴇᴛs ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ᴅɪsᴛᴜʀʙᴇᴅ ɢɪʀʟ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴛʜᴇʀᴀᴘɪsᴛ's ᴏғғɪᴄᴇ! ʙᴜᴛ! ɪs sʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜʟʏ ᴅɪsᴛᴜʀʙᴇᴅ? ᴏʀ ɪs ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʙɪʟɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜʙᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴘɪʀɪᴛs ʀᴇᴀʟ?