Diamonds in the Dark

He was her ultimate shield. Now, he's the cage she has to break out of.

To the public, Alec Vance is an untouchable corporate tyrant. The cold, old-money billionaire heir to a multi-billion dollar European empire, he rules London's boardrooms with a ruthless, lethal precision. But behind closed doors, his only vulnerability has always been her.

Devika "Vick" Sterling is a runway queen on the verge of global stardom. Ethereal, fierce, and independent, she has traded her childhood insecurities for the blinding lights of high fashion.

For seven years, they loved each other in the shadows.
For ten months, she has been his secret fiancée, wearing his massive diamond ring on a heavy gold chain hidden beneath her clothes.

But secrecy demands a brutal price.

To protect Vick's career from accusations of nepotism and save her multi-million dollar luxury contracts, they maintain a perfect lie for the paparazzi: they are just close childhood family friends sharing an apartment. But as Alec sinks deeper into the quicksand of his legacy, his boardrooms become a fortress. The boy who once protected her from the world has become a workaholic phantom, leaving a makeshift bed in his office and leaving Vick to drown in a freezing emotional void.

The breaking point arrives at 2:00 PM on the day of her career-making flight to Paris.

When Alec stands her up, his phone going maddeningly silent, Vick refuses to be secondary any longer. With trembling, furious hands, she scribbles a six-word note, walks out on the only man she's ever loved, and steps straight into the waiting car of her powerful, dangerous boss, Logan.

Logan is brilliant, protective, and secretly, shit-crazy in love with her. While the man who holds Vick's ring is trapped in a corporate tower, the man who wants to steal her heart is parting highway traffic just to watch her fly.

As the high-fashion stakes escalate in Paris, a bitter rival model circles like a hawk, ready to dig up dirt and ruin Vick's career. With