He was the corporate wolf. She ran from him with his hidden child. The Contract in the Coffee Shop The coffee shop smelled of burnt sugar and opportunity. Evangeline Caldwell arrived nine minutes early, a habit her father had drilled…
A one-night secret becomes a seven-year-old boy with gold eyes—and the Sterlings want him. The Gold-Eyed Boy at Table Four The morning light came through the café windows in long, honeyed sheets, catching the dust motes that drifted above the…
He never knew he had a son. Now he’ll burn an empire to keep them safe. The Crayon Portrait The rain hit the window like small fists, and Alexander Crane’s phone buzzed against his palm for the fifth time in…
One night. One son. One dangerous family. She’ll risk everything to make him Mercer. The Boy with His Father’s Eyes The rain had turned the air inside Pier 9 Coffee Roasters into a slick fog of espresso steam and damp…
Seven years ago she disappeared with his secret. Now a contract, a child, and Whitmore’s drones are closing in. The Boy With His Eyes The Tuesday mid-morning rush at Groundwork Coffee was a symphony of hissing steam and porcelain clatter,…
She hid his son to save him. Now the truth has found them—and so has the enemy. The Coffee Shop Discovery The midtown café was a furnace of noise, a clattering symphony of espresso shots, hissing steam, and the furious…
A secret son, a ruthless family, and a contract marriage to the billionaire who won’t let her go. The Stranger with My Son’s Eyes The espresso machine hissed like a struck snake, and Lyra Montclair flinched. She’d been counting the…
An arranged marriage. A hidden son. A Hollywood wolf who returns to fight for both. The Boy in the Coffee Shop The Santa Monica wind carried the scent of diesel and salt as Valentin Harlow stepped from the black SUV.…
Two strangers, one contract, and a six-year-old whose DNA could end the apocalypse—or end them. Chapter 1: Bitter Coffee and a Contract The place was called Oasis Market, and the name was a lie. Xavier Crane sat at a bolted-down…
A contract sealed their marriage. A secret bound their past. A six-year-old boy would decide it all. The Boy in the Coffee Shop The coffee shop was a neutral zone, which in Alexander Voss’s world meant it was the most…