Mixing business with pleasure is a dangerous game, but for her, he might just risk it all.

Nicholas Blackwood

As CEO of Blackwood Hotels, control isn’t just a preference, it’s a necessity.

I don’t do distractions, and I certainly don’t do relationships.

But when a business deal requires me to appear engaged, there’s only one person I trust to help me pull it off: my assistant, Amara Winslow.

She’s sharp, professional, and completely off-limits.

This arrangement was supposed to be simple, temporary. But the more I’m around her, the harder it is to keep things strictly business.