Karen

BLACK INDUSTRIES BOOK 1 Damian Black has always had everything—wealth, power, and the world at his feet. But when his father’s will drops a bombshell, the stakes skyrocket. To secure his inheritance, Damian must do the unthinkable: get married. As the eldest of the Black brothers, Damian’s playboy lifestyle is suddenly on the line. He’s determined to find the perfect woman, but none of them have measured up. Enter Adalyn West, Damian’s long-time personal assistant. Efficient, unflappable, and with a sharp wit that has kept Damian in line for years, Adalyn is the last woman he ever expected to consider as a bride. Adalyn’s been by his side for years, handling every detail of his life with quiet efficiency. She’s smart, loyal, and definitely not the type to cause him any trouble. Plus, she knows him better than anyone else. But there’s one problem— Damian has never seen Adalyn as more than just his PA, and the thought of marrying her feels too close for comfort. As Adalyn steps into the role of Damian’s wife, sparks fly in ways neither of them expected. What starts as a convenient arrangement quickly spirals into something far more complicated. Damian’s heart, once locked away, begins to thaw as his new wife shows him a side of herself he never knew existed. But with old flames, business rivals, and the weight of the Black legacy bearing down, Damian must decide if he’s willing to risk everything—including his heart—for the one woman who might just be perfect for him.

"That dress is a problem." He closes the distance in two steps. "Take it off or I’ll do it for you. We both know I’m not bluffing." He was my dad’s best friend. Until he vanished. Now he’s my boss… and the one man I’m not supposed to want. When I walk into Ryder Vane’s office, resume in hand, I don’t expect him to recognize me. He doesn’t. Not the little girl he once read bedtime stories to. Not the daughter of the man he betrayed. Not the secret I’ve been keeping since the night everything fell apart. Ryder is Hollywood royalty—brilliant, commanding, impossible to ignore. And he just hired me as his assistant. I wanted distance. Closure. Maybe a little revenge. What I didn’t plan on was the sparks. The stolen glances. The late nights that blur the lines between right and ruin. He’s twice my age. My dad’s ex–best friend. And completely off-limits. But secrets don’t stay buried in this town. And when the past comes crashing back with a stalker’s note and a kiss I can’t take back… The biggest scandal won’t be what’s in the tabloids. It’ll be what’s in my heart.

Liesl McGrath is an up-and-coming artist but for eight years she focuses on her husband as a devoted partner, adjusting her life and her career around him achieving his goal of becoming CEO by the age of thirty. Her life is perfect until her glass castle crashes down. Her husband admits to infidelity with none other than her own sister and there is a child coming. Liesl decides the best way to mend her shattered heart is by destroying the one thing he holds more important than anything else: his career. Isaias Machado is a billionaire first generation American he knows the value of hard work and doing what it takes to survive. His entire life has been geared to the moment he can take the McGrath company away from the corrupted men who once left his family homeless. When Liesl McGrath approaches the billionaire to bribe him with information set to ruin her ex-husband, Isaias Machado is chomping at the bit to take everything the McGrath’s prize including Liesl. A story of love, revenge and healing needs to start somewhere and Liesl’s pain is the catalyst to the wildest rollercoaster ride of her life. Let the bribery begin.