Between Reason and Desire
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Between Reason and Desire
Isabella Monroe lascia tutto per un nuovo inizio a New York, la città che non dorme e che non perdona. Il suo talento nel design la porta alla Whitman Luxury Timepieces, la compagnia di orologi più potente del mondo. Un luogo dove ogni secondo conta e ogni errore si paga caro.
Nicholas Whitman è il fondatore, un uomo costruito sulla precisione e sul controllo. Freddo, carismatico, inavvicinabile. Tutti lo temono, nessuno osa chiamarlo per nome.
Fino a lei.
Tra sguardi che bruciano e silenzi che parlano troppo, Isabella scopre che il confine tra ragione e desiderio è più sottile di quanto credesse.
In un mondo fatto di potere, ossessione e segreti, il rischio più grande non è perderlo. È perderci se stessi.
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