Strictly Business
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Last published Fri, Apr 4, 2025
Bad breakups make for good publicity.
Celeste Laurent built an empire out of fixing other people's messes. As one of the most in-demand PR strategists, she knows how to spin scandals, bury rumors, and make even the most reckless celebrities look like saints. But when the latest name on her client list turns out to be her ex, international superstar Roman St. James, she realizes there's no crisis plan for a broken heart.
Roman needs a full-image makeover-fast. A string of bad press and one very public breakup (with her, no less) have turned him into international's latest problem child. His team has one solution: hire the only woman who can clean up his reputation. The same woman who swore she'd never see him again.
Now Celeste has two choices:
1. Fix his career and walk away unscathed.
2. Fall for him all over again-and risk being the next PR disaster.
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