Zach Life is full of chapters. It’s a book now containing past stories. Some good, some bad and one full of trauma that I have buried. Then there’s new chapters you haven’t written yet. A simple life, success of the family business. Everything according to plan until that day… One single day that starts rewriting my chapters. It’s headed in a new direction I didn’t see coming. Walking into Emily’s tough life, three sets of sad eyes looking at me like I’m a knight in shining armor. How do I explain I can’t be who they need and not break their hearts? They need me to save them…I need to protect my heart. Emily My children are my world. Life’s hard as a single parent. A mom of twins who depend on me to keep them safe. I gave up believing in fairy tale romances a long time ago. In my world they don’t exist. Make your own new beginnings, my mom always told me. Every day I struggle, but today’s barriers are just too hard to climb. Then an accidental chance moment. A hot wealthy guy knocking on my door, pulling my world out from under me. Life changes in heartbeat. Zach sweeps in, protecting my family. He shows my son, how to be the Alpha man I dream he’ll become. He’s full of sweet love, promising a new life full of sunshine and rainbows, but it’s a life minus him. Can I take being so close but never being on his side of the wall? How hard can I fight before I’ve got to walk away?

Luke I play the field, responsibility is not my thing. My humor pulls the chicks and annoys my family most days. It’s my defence to being treated as the stupid younger brother. Working the family business is wearing thin, so maybe it’s time for change. It turns out it’s not the kind of change I’m expecting. Who is Zoe and why is she so familiar, yet so new? This strong, independent woman is driving me crazy. Working together means I can’t avoid her, not that I want to. There is something she is hiding, a past that haunts us both. Secrets can tear you apart. Can we manage a forbidden romance, or will the hiding become too hard? Zoe That night, a lifetime ago, changed my world. Sleeping my way through men stopped me from remembering. I had the control, I made the choice. It gave me strength to move forward, to forget my past secrets. New job, new direction. Until he walks in, making me freeze and unable to breathe. What’s worse is that he’s my boss. This can’t happen, my lost love, here in my new life. I can’t hide forever. My past will catch up with me, secrets always do. A chance encounter not once but twice. Should I just keep hiding, or is it time to bury my past once and for all?

Grant I’m in control at all times. Commanding the family business, I need to be strong. Make decisions that keep my family wealthy. I need to protect them. That’s my role as the oldest. People listen, and follow when I speak; my personality demands it. Until I meet her … Her life is about to change directions. I want her here with me, I need her… but instead I’ll push her away. Because her happiness means more than what I feel. Walking away takes every piece of control I have. Zara Dancing is my life, my every breath. Living my life-long dream is so close I can taste it. A new beginning, time for change. They told me to give up – not a chance. I’m determined and strong-willed. Nobody stands in my way or tells me what to do. Until I meet him… His look steals my breath. He controls me with every touch. Being with him will change my direction, but being without him makes life simply unbearable. Choosing means I lose one forever, and I’m not sure I’ll survive that.