Sugary Lies

Aida Prescott has the perfect life.
At least, that's what the newspapers say. Pink bows, Pilates classes, charity galas on her father's arm-her world looks sweet as frosting. No one sees the bruises carefully hidden beneath pastel sleeves. No one knows the truth: Aida is saving every penny she earns at a small cupcake bakery, desperate to escape the gilded cage her father built.

Kingston Davis has nothing perfect. The city branded him a troublemaker the moment his father, a decorated cop, was dragged away in handcuffs. Kingston grew up in shadows, with only one vow: to take down the man who ruined his family.

When Aida agrees to make a late-night cupcake delivery downtown, she witnesses a murder and locks eyes with the killer. She's saved by a masked stranger, but what she doesn't know is that Kingston already recognized her. By her scent. By the Sugary Dots logo on her shirt.

Now, she's marked.
By the murderer who wants her silenced.
By Kingston, who swears to protect her even if she hates him for it.

She's sugar and pink lies.
He's shadows and sharp edges.

Together, they'll uncover the truth-and discover that the deadliest secrets aren't always in the alleyways.

They're the ones you tell yourself.