Magna Savidge has spent her life being second choice—second to her sister, second to her friends, and definitely second to every man who's ever claimed to want her. So when Kashi Revie, Manhattan's most notorious grumpy billionaire, propositions her to be his fake girlfriend for a hefty sum, she knows exactly what she is: a transaction. A means to an end. Another person using her.
But she needs the money. And he needs someone to keep the gold diggers and his meddling mother at bay.
What starts as a simple arrangement becomes dangerously complicated when their staged kisses feel too real, when his possessive touches linger too long, when the grumpy tech CEO reveals glimpses of the wounded man beneath the armor. Kashi Revie isn't cold—he's terrified. Betrayed by everyone he's ever trusted, he's built walls so high that no one can scale them.
Until Magna.
She sees through his gruffness to the man who's desperate to love but too afraid to try. And Kashi sees her—really sees her—in a way no one ever has. But when his manipulative ex and a jealous socialite threaten to expose their arrangement, Magna and Kashi must decide: is what they have worth fighting for, or will they let fear destroy the only real thing either of them has ever had?
The Build-Up is an angsty, steamy standalone romance featuring a grumpy billionaire who falls first and falls hard, a fake relationship that becomes devastatingly real, and enough heat to melt your e-reader. Guaranteed HEA with no cheating between the main couple.
But she needs the money. And he needs someone to keep the gold diggers and his meddling mother at bay.
What starts as a simple arrangement becomes dangerously complicated when their staged kisses feel too real, when his possessive touches linger too long, when the grumpy tech CEO reveals glimpses of the wounded man beneath the armor. Kashi Revie isn't cold—he's terrified. Betrayed by everyone he's ever trusted, he's built walls so high that no one can scale them.
Until Magna.
She sees through his gruffness to the man who's desperate to love but too afraid to try. And Kashi sees her—really sees her—in a way no one ever has. But when his manipulative ex and a jealous socialite threaten to expose their arrangement, Magna and Kashi must decide: is what they have worth fighting for, or will they let fear destroy the only real thing either of them has ever had?
The Build-Up is an angsty, steamy standalone romance featuring a grumpy billionaire who falls first and falls hard, a fake relationship that becomes devastatingly real, and enough heat to melt your e-reader. Guaranteed HEA with no cheating between the main couple.
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