She was hired to prove herself. He was determined to protect his heart. Neither expected to risk everything for a partnership that could destroy them both.
Riley Matthews didn't come to Sterling Capital to fall for her mentor. The small-town girl turned international banker has one goal: prove she belongs in the elite world of billionaire deals and European heritage preservation. But working with Alexander Blackwood—brilliant, damaged, impossibly attractive—threatens everything she's fought to build.
Alexander built walls for a reason. Betrayed by his business partner and fianc''e fifteen years ago, he's learned that mixing business with pleasure destroys both. Training Sterling Capital's newest associate should be simple. Except Riley challenges every assumption he's made about trust, competence, and the dangerous territory between mentorship and desire.
When a high-stakes acquisition forces them to navigate London society and Italian family dynamics, professional boundaries blur into something neither can control. She sees through his aristocratic reserve to the man beneath. He discovers that some partnerships are worth any risk.
But London's elite have long memories, and Alexander's past threatens to destroy Riley's future. When former lovers and business rivals conspire to undermine their deal, Riley and Alexander must choose: protect their careers or fight for a love that could cost them everything.
Some mergers create value that transforms both parties forever. Others leave nothing but wreckage in their wake.
Will Riley and Alexander risk their professional partnership for a chance at something extraordinary? Or will the ghosts of his past destroy their future before it begins?
Genre: New Adult Romance
Riley Matthews didn't come to Sterling Capital to fall for her mentor. The small-town girl turned international banker has one goal: prove she belongs in the elite world of billionaire deals and European heritage preservation. But working with Alexander Blackwood—brilliant, damaged, impossibly attractive—threatens everything she's fought to build.
Alexander built walls for a reason. Betrayed by his business partner and fianc''e fifteen years ago, he's learned that mixing business with pleasure destroys both. Training Sterling Capital's newest associate should be simple. Except Riley challenges every assumption he's made about trust, competence, and the dangerous territory between mentorship and desire.
When a high-stakes acquisition forces them to navigate London society and Italian family dynamics, professional boundaries blur into something neither can control. She sees through his aristocratic reserve to the man beneath. He discovers that some partnerships are worth any risk.
But London's elite have long memories, and Alexander's past threatens to destroy Riley's future. When former lovers and business rivals conspire to undermine their deal, Riley and Alexander must choose: protect their careers or fight for a love that could cost them everything.
Some mergers create value that transforms both parties forever. Others leave nothing but wreckage in their wake.
Will Riley and Alexander risk their professional partnership for a chance at something extraordinary? Or will the ghosts of his past destroy their future before it begins?
Genre: New Adult Romance
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