Rules of Pretending
(2025)(The second book in the Billionaires of New York City series)
A novel by Nicola Hayes
I had a one-night stand with New York’s most scandalous billionaire. Now he’s my client—and my fake boyfriend.
It was supposed to be no strings, just heat and chemistry.
But Jaxon Wolfe—walking scandal, billionaire bad boy—shows up in my office demanding I fix his reputation.
I’m Manhattan’s sharpest PR shark. My rules are simple: keep my distance, control the narrative.
Jaxon doesn’t play by rules.
One stolen kiss ignites a media firestorm, and suddenly we’re splashed across headlines as Manhattan’s newest ‘power couple.’ The only way to contain the chaos? Fake-date him.
Publicly, we’re perfect. Privately, he’s nothing like the arrogant playboy I expected. He rescues stray dogs. Remembers my coffee order. Makes me laugh. Somehow, I fall for the one man I should never trust.
Then the headlines turn darker.
A fake photo shows him slipping me a briefcase of cash—turning me into his accomplice in a bribery scandal.
If we don’t expose the truth, he could lose a billion-dollar deal.
And I could lose everything—my reputation, my career, the empire I built from nothing.
Genre: Romance
It was supposed to be no strings, just heat and chemistry.
But Jaxon Wolfe—walking scandal, billionaire bad boy—shows up in my office demanding I fix his reputation.
I’m Manhattan’s sharpest PR shark. My rules are simple: keep my distance, control the narrative.
Jaxon doesn’t play by rules.
One stolen kiss ignites a media firestorm, and suddenly we’re splashed across headlines as Manhattan’s newest ‘power couple.’ The only way to contain the chaos? Fake-date him.
Publicly, we’re perfect. Privately, he’s nothing like the arrogant playboy I expected. He rescues stray dogs. Remembers my coffee order. Makes me laugh. Somehow, I fall for the one man I should never trust.
Then the headlines turn darker.
A fake photo shows him slipping me a briefcase of cash—turning me into his accomplice in a bribery scandal.
If we don’t expose the truth, he could lose a billion-dollar deal.
And I could lose everything—my reputation, my career, the empire I built from nothing.
Genre: Romance
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