My name is Emilia Reed.
I take pictures for a living, not risks.
So when I walk into Locke Industries with a secondhand camera and a late rent notice in my inbox, I am there for one thing. A job. One big break. Enough to keep the lights on.
Instead I meet him.
Cassian Locke. Billionaire. Brand legend. Walking headline. The man the media calls a monster for surviving the car crash that killed his younger brother.
He is all cold suits and colder eyes. He does not smile. He does not flirt. He watches the world like it is something he has to control in order to breathe.
I am supposed to capture his image.
Instead, I capture a moment he never meant anyone to see. A crack in his control, a flash of grief behind the smoke.
He fires me for it.
Then the board loves the photo, I am rehired under his direct supervision, and suddenly I am trapped in a glass tower with the one man who terrifies me and fascinates me in equal measure.
Up close, he is worse. And better.
He is guarded and infuriating. He challenges everything I say. He orders me to keep my distance and then steps closer anyway. He watches me like he is waiting for me to run.
I should.
I do not.
Because behind the ruthless billionaire is a man drowning in guilt that never belonged to him. A man haunted by flashing lights on wet asphalt and a brother he could not save. A man being quietly torn apart by someone who knows exactly how to use his past as a weapon.
And when the threat circling him turns toward me, the man who pushed me away becomes the only person I trust to keep me safe.
He kisses me like I am a confession.
He breaks my heart to protect me.
He comes back when danger knocks on my door.
I went looking for a paycheck.
I found a broken hero, a war I never asked for, and a love that feels like home in the middle of ruin.
If you love:
Dark billionaire romance with real emotional stakes
Grumpy boss x stubborn, soft but strong artist
Office and workplace tension that turns into forced proximity
A deeply traumatized, protective hero who will burn his world to keep her safe
A brave heroine who walks into his shadows and refuses to run
Slow burn chemistry with steamy, heart wrecking payoff
Dual POV, obsessive devotion, redemption and healing
A full length, standalone contemporary romance with a guaranteed HEA
then Beautiful Crave is my story, and it is for you.
I am not here to save Cassian Locke.
I am here to prove that craving someone does not have to destroy you.
Sometimes it is the beginning of the life you never believed you deserved
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
I take pictures for a living, not risks.
So when I walk into Locke Industries with a secondhand camera and a late rent notice in my inbox, I am there for one thing. A job. One big break. Enough to keep the lights on.
Instead I meet him.
Cassian Locke. Billionaire. Brand legend. Walking headline. The man the media calls a monster for surviving the car crash that killed his younger brother.
He is all cold suits and colder eyes. He does not smile. He does not flirt. He watches the world like it is something he has to control in order to breathe.
I am supposed to capture his image.
Instead, I capture a moment he never meant anyone to see. A crack in his control, a flash of grief behind the smoke.
He fires me for it.
Then the board loves the photo, I am rehired under his direct supervision, and suddenly I am trapped in a glass tower with the one man who terrifies me and fascinates me in equal measure.
Up close, he is worse. And better.
He is guarded and infuriating. He challenges everything I say. He orders me to keep my distance and then steps closer anyway. He watches me like he is waiting for me to run.
I should.
I do not.
Because behind the ruthless billionaire is a man drowning in guilt that never belonged to him. A man haunted by flashing lights on wet asphalt and a brother he could not save. A man being quietly torn apart by someone who knows exactly how to use his past as a weapon.
And when the threat circling him turns toward me, the man who pushed me away becomes the only person I trust to keep me safe.
He kisses me like I am a confession.
He breaks my heart to protect me.
He comes back when danger knocks on my door.
I went looking for a paycheck.
I found a broken hero, a war I never asked for, and a love that feels like home in the middle of ruin.
If you love:
Dark billionaire romance with real emotional stakes
Grumpy boss x stubborn, soft but strong artist
Office and workplace tension that turns into forced proximity
A deeply traumatized, protective hero who will burn his world to keep her safe
A brave heroine who walks into his shadows and refuses to run
Slow burn chemistry with steamy, heart wrecking payoff
Dual POV, obsessive devotion, redemption and healing
A full length, standalone contemporary romance with a guaranteed HEA
then Beautiful Crave is my story, and it is for you.
I am not here to save Cassian Locke.
I am here to prove that craving someone does not have to destroy you.
Sometimes it is the beginning of the life you never believed you deserved
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
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