Ashley Arnold has spent years keeping her heart guarded. After the loss of her adoptive parents and a complicated relationship with her birth father, Henry, her focus has been on her career-until Theodore Daniels, an old friend and "golden boy," starts seeing her in a different light.
Theodore, who has always done the right thing to live up to his late father's legacy, has known Ashley for years. But now, his feelings for her are shifting. She's no longer just someone from the office-she's someone who challenges him, makes him laugh, and who he can't stop thinking about. But getting close to Ashley is no easy task. She's strong, independent, and has mastered the art of keeping people at arm's length.
As their connection deepens, Theodore and Ashley must navigate office gossip, family complications, and their own insecurities. Theodore finds himself falling hard, while Ashley is torn between her growing feelings and her fear of vulnerability.
Can Ashley open her heart to the possibility of love again? And can Theodore stop being the "golden boy" long enough to fight for what he really wants?
In Chasing Sunshine, two people discover that sometimes love is about letting go of fear and learning to chase the light together.
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"So the basis of the arrangement is I will pay for your last three years of medical school, pay you a generous monthly stipend and help you get into UW's internal residency program in exchange for-"
"-Sex" I cut him off frankly.
"Sex?" He chuckled, shaking his head "does it look like I have trouble getting laid? No not sex. To marry me, purely for appearances of course"
A blank stare flashed across my face, "I'm sorry, what?"
•••
It's a classic tale with a whole new twist.
He's the boy who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and she's the girl who doesn't put up with anyone's shit. So naturally, he wants the one thing he can't have, her.
Lennox is an aspiring oncologist by day, and a freelance escort by night. Medical school is expensive, and as a young woman in her prime she would be garnering her fair-share of one night stands anyways. Might as well turn a profit.
Beckham, your typical reckless trust-fund baby. A playboy, a hothead, an all-around hot mess. He needs to grow up, or he risks losing everything. As the heir to an internationally acclaimed company marrying a doctor would be the perfect way to bring legitimacy not only to his reputation but his secure his place as CEO.
There's a thousand reasons it could all go wrong, but what if by some strange stroke of luck... It all goes right?
[WARNING: Story contains sexually explicit content and may not be suitable for those under the age of 18.]
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