THIS IS ONLY A SAMPLE. HE PUBLISHED VERSION IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON AND ALL MAJOR ONLINE RETAILERS. I LEFT SOME CHAPTERS PUBLISHED SO YOU STILL CAN GET ENJOY PARTS OF THE STORY. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT I NEED TO TAKE THIS DOWN AFTER LEAVING THIS STORY FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS HERE ON WATTPAD TO READ FOR FREE. THIS STORY IS ALSO A VERY POPULAR INTERACTIVE GAME STORY ON CHAPTERS INTERACTIVE GAMES. Adrienne prides herself for being smart, prim and proper. She doesn't go against the rules of society and refuse to even take a shot of Tequila. In other words: Conservative. Boring. She spent almost all her life trying to gain her mother's approval, measuring up to her sister's greatness, and proving herself worthy of her boyfriend's love and attention. She's been lying to everybody, including herself, about who she really was. But no matter what she does, she just can't seem to live up to their expectations. And then she got fed up and decided to let loose. Just one night. She left her conservative fashion style and in high heels and a killer dress, she went to a club by herself and set spirit free. Her night couldn't even be more perfect when Justin Adams, the city's most sought after bachelor fell prey to the charms she didn't even know she possessed. Justin was every girl's dream boat but he was a no strings attached type of guy. So Adrienne thought after that night, she didn't have to deal with him again. Her secret was safe with him. But what she didn't expect was that he wouldn't let her go that easily and her one night of fun can turn into a full-blown secret affair. In the eyes of her friends and family, she has a boyfriend named Troy. But within the walls of her bedroom, she belonged to Justin. But her new-found bliss would be threatened by the secrets that Justin keeps and the past that her parents kept from her. Soon, she will find out that she's been living her life with all the right intentions... but for all the wrong reasons.

## 🔥 What happens when your biggest business deal becomes your most dangerous temptation? 🔥 **Kaia Williams** built her tech startup from nothing. Five years of blood, sweat, and sleepless nights turned her AI platform into the hottest thing in employee wellness. But when the market crashes and investors pull out, she's forced to accept an acquisition offer that makes her stomach drop. The buyer? **Morrison Tech Solutions.** The CEO? **Jake Morrison** - the same arrogant, privileged bastard who stole her business presentation in grad school and cost her everything. --- ### Now she has to work FOR him. 😤 **Eight years later, and Jake still has that same cocky smile that makes her want to slap him... or kiss him. She can't decide which would be more satisfying.** As the new CTO under Jake's leadership, Kaia is determined to prove she's not the naive girl he crushed back in business school. She's a boss now - successful, confident, and absolutely NOT interested in his attempts at small talk or the way he looks at her during board meetings. But forced proximity is a dangerous thing. Late nights in the office. Heated arguments that end with them standing too close. The way he defends her ideas in meetings when the old boys' club tries to shut her down. The way her heart races when he says her name like it means something. --- ### 💼 Corporate enemies-to-lovers ✅ ### 🔥 Slow burn with explosive chemistry ✅ ### 👑 Strong Black heroine who doesn't need saving ✅ ### 💰 Billionaire CEO with serious redemption arc ✅ ### 🏢 High-stakes business drama ✅ ### 🌶️ Steamy tension that'll make you fan yourself ✅ --- Can she trust the man who broke her heart to help her build her future? Or will mixing business with pleasure destroy everything she's worked for? **🖤 A steamy BWWM romance for readers who love smart heroines, redemption arcs, and boardroom tension that spills into the bedroom. 🖤** ---

When recently divorced Marcus Blake moves to the sleepy town of Millbrook with his rebellious 12-year-old daughter, the last thing he expects is to find a gorgeous woman tending roses in his overgrown backyard at sunrise. Zara Williams is everything Marcus didn't know he needed-fierce, independent, and absolutely stunning. She's been secretly caring for the century-old rose garden on his inherited property, and she's not about to let some grumpy white man from the city destroy her labor of love. What starts as a tense misunderstanding quickly turns into a reluctant partnership... and then something much more dangerous. As summer heat rises and roses bloom, so does the undeniable chemistry between them. But in a town where whispers travel faster than wildfire and old prejudices run deep, their forbidden attraction threatens to uproot everything they've worked for. Marcus's manipulative ex-wife wants him back. His daughter wants Zara gone. The town council wants to shut Zara down. And everyone's watching to see if the divorced dad and the ambitious Black businesswoman will crash and burn. But some roses are worth fighting for, even if you get pricked by the thorns. 🌹 Single dad romance 🌹 Small town drama 🌹 Forbidden attraction 🌹 HEA guaranteed