Genevieve Glass is a shoemaker. In her small village, she hides an unknown talent behind the face of Madame Claudia's Shoe Emporium. Genevieve's employer hates her, and treats her like a workhorse, but the job is all she has to support herself.
But when a request is hand delivered to Genny, the only one left at the shop one night, her life has a chance to change for the better. This request is for the fair Princess Selena, who needs the best set of shoes for an upcoming ball. Seeing her chance to find a better future, Genevieve works in secret for weeks to make the best pair of shoes in the whole kingdom.
But when she goes to deliver the shoes, she finds more at the Palace than just an just an employer. In a debacle over glass shoes, Genny heads to the ball to talk to the Princess herself. After some confusion, they become fast friends.
Putting a twist on the classic Cinderella tale, Genevieve puts her career, her reputation, and most of all- her heart -on the line.
Everything rests upon a pair of shoes.
Nike's rule is simple: no strings attached. She's a heartbreaker by choice-flirty, teasing, and always in control. She knows how to get what she wants and walks away without a second thought.
Then she meets Jimi.
Sarcastic, unimpressed, and completely immune to her charm, Jimi is everything Nike isn't. He doesn't care about her games, her rules, or her heartbreaker act. For Nike, he's the ultimate challenge-and she never backs down from a challenge.
But Lagos has a way of turning even the best-laid plans upside down. In a city where emotions run high and nothing stays simple, Nike might find herself playing a game she's not ready for. Can she handle a guy who doesn't play by the rules? Or will Jimi break through the walls she's so carefully built?
In a story where hearts are toys and games are the only rule, Nike and Jimi are about to discover that some games are harder to win than others.