When Mileah and Joshua first meet at a vibrant summer party, their connection is instant. Under the warm glow of fairy lights and the buzz of music, they talk for hours, as if they've known each other forever. But after that magical night, life pulls them apart, and they don't cross paths again-until months later, on Mileah's birthday.
Fate intervenes when they bump into each other at her celebration party. Sparks fly once more, and they quickly become inseparable. Their love feels unshakable, but Joshua's lifestyle choices begin to cast shadows over their relationship.
Mileah, concerned for his well-being, begs him to change, and Joshua promises to do better-for her, for them. But as time passes, secrets unravel. Joshua's destructive habits resurface, and Mileah is left questioning everything. Trust is fractured, jealousy brews, and rumors swirl, threatening to tear them apart.
Now, they must confront the truth: Can love truly conquer all? Will they find their way back to each other again, or has the damage gone too far? And if they do, will their love ever be the same?
Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction?
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Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything.
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