NYC Billionaires Series by Brittany Taylor

He set my heart on fire... then destroyed it.Ten years ago, I left the ashes of my past behind, determined to fulfill my dream of owning a flower shop in the largest city in the world.With business now booming, I need to expand my storefront, and I’m desperate for help. So, when my best friend sets me up on a blind date disguised as a business meeting, with the billionaire CEO of the city’s most elite real estate firm, I cave... moreHe set my heart on fire... then destroyed it.Ten years ago, I left the ashes of my past behind, determined to fulfill my dream of owning a flower shop in the largest city in the world.With business now booming, I need to expand my storefront, and I’m desperate for help. So, when my best friend sets me up on a blind date disguised as a business meeting, with the billionaire CEO of the city’s most elite real estate firm, I cave.What I don’t expect is the billionaire blind date turning out to be my ex-boyfriend.Though one look is all it takes to know Asher Egan is no longer the boy I once knew from the wrong side of the tracks. He’s an ambitious, insanely wealthy businessman who knows exactly what and who he wants…Me.And the longer we work together, the faster the embers of our youthful love begin to reignite.It’s a shame the pain isn’t as easily forgotten.Fearing he’ll lose me again, he’s suddenly asking for a future we both walked away from all those years ago.But will I be able to sift through the ashes of our past and find it in my heart to love him again… or will our second chance at a happy ending threaten to destroy us once and for all? less

He was dating me to save his reputation… but it was all a lie.I’ve seen the pain love can cause, leaving nothing but devastation in its wake. It’s made me swear off love forever, and now I’m more than content living my quiet life in the big city, with my small group of friends.Until the night my best friend begs me to help with her fundraising auction. The winning bidder’s prize? A date with me... moreHe was dating me to save his reputation… but it was all a lie.I’ve seen the pain love can cause, leaving nothing but devastation in its wake. It’s made me swear off love forever, and now I’m more than content living my quiet life in the big city, with my small group of friends.Until the night my best friend begs me to help with her fundraising auction. The winning bidder’s prize? A date with me. But when the highest bidder joins me up on stage to claim what he’s now owed, it’s more than just his surprising, electric kiss that catches me off guard. Turns out my date isn’t just another big city billionaire. He’s Holt Capuleti.Owner of Scribe Magazine.Self-described bachelor.And my best friend’s older brother.At first, I refuse to follow through with going on a date… until Holt reveals his true intentions. Reluctantly, I agree to play at being his girlfriend, all to turn the focus of the media attention away from his looming lawsuit.But once the scandal dies down, and the cameras stop pointing in our direction, we still can’t seem to keep our mouths and hands to ourselves. Before I realize what’s happened, Holt has managed to break through the walls of my heart, and the longer we keep up the pretense, the more I begin to understand that Holt has secrets of his own—secrets that make him offer me a perfect forever. But how can I promise him forever in return when I’m not even certain forever exists?Or if I can ever allow myself to love at all… less