What's it like to be a member of a family so rich and powerful that it has its own town? BEV CAMERON knows. Bev is a smart, sophisticated, successful businesswoman. She has it all. Bev is a member of the Stillwaters family, the proud descendants of maroons-escaped slaves who fought to remain free. In this family, excellence isn't a choice, it's a demand. The Stillwaters clan is tight knit, notoriously private and expects absolute loyalty from each family member.
RAY WILSON is a Hollywood agent, a mover, and shaker in Tinseltown. What Ray wants he knows how to get-except when it comes to Bev Cameron. Ray has been infatuated with Bev for years, but he faces obstacles in trying to make the lovely widow his one and only. Bev is a decade older than him, has openly declared her distaste for him, and when Ray does try to enter Bev's life, startling secrets are revealed involving murder and intrigue, forcing Bev to decide how far her loyalty to family will go
As Claire aims to leave her oppressive stepfamily behind, she befriends Zion. Will he be her ticket to freedom or a distraction in achieving her dreams?
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Claire Olsen has had a crush on Zion Petrakis since the first time she laid eyes on him, but he never noticed, instead only having eyes on the school's it girl, Maddie Jennings. Knowing she couldn't compete with Maddie, Claire hid her feelings for Zion, satisfied with admiring him from afar. However, when a series of events led Claire closer to Zion, her feelings for him grew from infatuation to love. And despite fighting hard to keep her feelings contained by distancing herself from Zion, he was determined to show her that he's earned a spot in her life.
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