Chasing Manhattan Dreams

Aspiring chef Seraphine "Sera" Voss never imagined her drunken dare would lead to waking up in Lucian Caldera's sleek Manhattan penthouse. The enigmatic billionaire, infamous for his icy demeanor and ironclad privacy, is nothing like the man who indulged her wild antics the night before.

When paparazzi catch wind of their accidental rendezvous, Lucian offers a solution as outrageous as it is tempting: a fake relationship.

"You want me to pretend to date you? What's in it for me?" she challenges, arms crossed.
"Anything you want," he replies, a quiet promise.

For Sera, the deal is too good to resist-funding for the restaurant she's dreamed of opening for years. For Lucian, it's the perfect way to salvage his spotless reputation.

But as staged smiles blur into stolen moments, Sera discovers there's more to Lucian than his cold exterior-and maybe, just maybe, this arrangement isn't as fake as it seems.

When the lines between business and desire begin to blur, will their deal end in disaster-or something far more real?