Beauty and Madness

Vidia is a rape survivor turned celibate hard ass. Keeping everyone at an arm's length is how she survives. She's got a good thing going with the Duvois family and after seven years, she's finally able to breathe. Planning Millie Duvois' lavish parties has been a welcome distraction, not to mention, extremely profitable. Her son and New Orleans District Attorney, Julian Duvois, provides an affianced façade that protects her from the unwanted advances of the many men she finds herself surrounded by. As an added bonus, Millie's foundation, Duvois Victim Advocacy, works closely with the FBI to facilitate victims of violence to confront and imprison their attackers. Her latest project, the Mardi Gras Valentine's Masquerade, is no exception. But Julian Duvois has another idea in mind by bringing Camden Stone, a blast from her past, back into her life. While she believes she can survive this one night in disguise and feigned unfamiliarity, she never expected for him to surface in such an irritating fashion. Undeterred by her failed attempt at a perfect stranger pretense, she's coerced into working for him planning his birthday party. Vowing to keep the relationship strictly business and in no way casual, his charm and soothing voice threatens to burn directly through her resolve. The question is: how long can she continue to resist the face and body that promises unbelievable pleasure and a path beyond just surviving the attack?