To Be Loved
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She's learning to love herself again. He's afraid to love at all.
Zara Bishop knows what heartbreak feels like. At twenty five, she's smart, ambitious, and determined to finish her graduate degree, but one toxic ex left her questioning her worth. By night she bartends in Queens, by day she's fighting for her future - love is the last thing she needs.
Khalil Hassan has everything a man could want: wealth, power, and a reputation as New York City's most charming playboy. But beneath the polished exterior, the Jamaican-Somali entrepreneur carries scars of his own. Trust doesn't come easy, and neither does love.
When Zara and Khalil's worlds collide at his upscale Manhattan restaurant, sparks fly and boundaries blur. Desire pulls them closer, but insecurities, secrets, and past wounds threaten to tear them apart.
Can Zara learn to embrace her worth and trust again?
Can Khalil risk his guarded heart for the one woman who sees beyond his empire?
In a city that never sleeps, passion, temptation, and self-discovery ignite.
To Be Loved is a sizzling, emotional romance about finding strength, risking vulnerability, and choosing love against all odds.
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