Kalei Ariadne Lustre never imagined her quiet college life would collide with the dazzling world of high fashion-until she lands a job as the personal assistant to Alondra Emiliana Bianchi, one of the most sought-after models in the industry.
Alondra is everything Kalei is not-famous, wealthy, and untouchable. She moves through life with effortless grace, constantly in the spotlight, admired by millions. But beneath the glamour, Alondra is a woman trapped by expectations, burdened by a past she refuses to confront.
Kalei steps into Alondra's world expecting nothing more than a temporary job. Yet, as she becomes entangled in the whirlwind of photoshoots, high-profile events, and long nights in unfamiliar places, she begins to see cracks in Alondra's perfect image. The cold, untouchable model is lonely, guarded, and aching for something real.
Slowly, the walls between them crumble. A stolen glance, a lingering touch, a quiet conversation in the midst of chaos-feelings bloom in spaces where they shouldn't. But love between two people from such different worlds is never simple. With their lives pulling them in opposite directions, Kalei must decide if she's willing to risk her heart for a woman who might never be ready to love her back.
Beneath the Spotlight is a slowburn romance about longing, vulnerability, and the delicate balance between chasing a dream and choosing a love that feels impossible-but might just be worth everything.
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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