One wedding invitation. One homeless woman. One night that changes everything. Austin Cole has it all-billions in the bank, a penthouse view, and an ex-fiancée who's about to marry someone else. When Linda's wedding invitation arrives with his name printed in gold, it's clear what she wants: to watch him show up alone, broken, and replaceable. He's not giving her the satisfaction. Vanessa Williams is invisible. Sitting outside a bakery with nothing but a meat pie and a canvas bag, she's perfected the art of being overlooked. What no one knows-including the billionaire who stops to stare-is…mehr
One wedding invitation. One homeless woman. One night that changes everything. Austin Cole has it all-billions in the bank, a penthouse view, and an ex-fiancée who's about to marry someone else. When Linda's wedding invitation arrives with his name printed in gold, it's clear what she wants: to watch him show up alone, broken, and replaceable. He's not giving her the satisfaction. Vanessa Williams is invisible. Sitting outside a bakery with nothing but a meat pie and a canvas bag, she's perfected the art of being overlooked. What no one knows-including the billionaire who stops to stare-is that she once had everything too. A mansion. A father she adored. A future that shattered the day Edward Harris framed him for crimes he didn't commit. When Austin asks her to be his date to the wedding, Vanessa sees an opportunity she's been waiting for: access to the man who destroyed her family. Austin sees a chance to make Linda regret ever letting him go. What neither expects is how the pretense feels between them. The late-night conversations. The way she owns a room full of people who should intimidate her. The moment he realizes the woman in the black dress isn't playing a role-she's settling a score. By the time Edward Harris is arrested at his own wedding reception, Austin and Vanessa have exposed more than corruption. They've exposed themselves. Their grief. Their loneliness. The truth that revenge was never the point. Now the mission is over, and the real work begins. Can two people who started as strangers using each other build something honest? Or will the weight of everything they've hidden keep them from the one thing they didn't plan on finding? What happens when borrowed becomes real?
Nicole Ashton writes love stories that feel like movies - full of emotion, slow tension, and the kind of moments that stay with you long after the last page. Her stories often begin with heartbreak and end with healing, exploring how people find love again after losing it, and how one unexpected moment can change everything. She believes love stories don't have to be perfect to be powerful - they just have to feel real. Whether it's two people pretending not to care, someone coming back from the past, or a lie that turns into something true, Nicole writes about the quiet, messy, beautiful parts of falling in love. Her books include They Said It Was Fake, Borrowed for Revenge, and The Ten Dollar Boyfriend - each one a cinematic journey of emotions, second chances, and the complicated ways people find their way back to each other. When she's not writing, Nicole loves getting lost in films, long walks that turn into daydreams, and quiet coffee shops where she builds the worlds her characters live in. She writes for anyone who still believes love can surprise them - even when they've stopped looking for it.
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