When struggling office administration graduate Penelope Conde lands a job as the secretary of notorious shipping executive Ryland Estorque, she expects a paycheck-not a chance at love. But as their professional relationship deepens into something neither of them can ignore, Penelope must overcome her fears of not being enough while Ryland learns that the woman who entered his life as an employee may be the one person capable of teaching him how to love-and begin again.

Estorque Series 1 Maxine Kissiel Marqueza spent five years running from the heartbreak that destroyed her first love. Raegan Estorque spent five years living with the consequences of a choice he can never take back. When fate brings them together again, the chemistry between them is as undeniable as ever-but so are the secrets, betrayals, and unanswered questions that tore them apart. As the truth slowly comes to light, they discover that the greatest obstacle between them may not be the past, but the people willing to do anything to keep them apart. A sweeping second-chance romance about forgiveness, family, and a love powerful enough to survive the years.