One rule-obsessed billionaire. One stubborn art gallery curator. One fundraising event… and one very inconvenient body. Seymour I have rules when it comes to dating. No coffee dates. No kissing. No personal questions—and for goodness’ sake, never be alone with an attractive woman. So volunteering for the board of Lakewood’s art gallery should be safe. It’s budgets, donors, and polite conversation about paintings I pretend to understand. Then I see her again—Mandy. Mandy doesn’t just dislike me. She looks at me like I’m a walking, talking threat to everything she’s fought for. The worst part? I can’t stop noticing her. Her talent. Her fire. The way she refuses to be impressed. Twenty-four hours in, my rules are crashing down. Mandy The gallery is my lifeline. If we don’t raise money, we lose everything. And then Seymour Black shows up—polished, self-assured, and acting like he can fix our problems with a check and a smile. I can’t stand the way he questions my choices. I can’t stand the way he takes up space like he belongs everywhere. And I definitely can’t stand that my heart races every time he’s near. Our first fundraising event is supposed to save the gallery. Instead, a local artist collapses in the middle of it. Everyone whispers heart attack. I hear murder. Now I’m forced to work with the one man I swore I’d never trust—because someone in Lakewood is hiding a deadly secret. And if Seymour and I don’t uncover the truth fast, the gallery won’t be the only thing that goes under. ★★★★★ “I am continually amazed with each book Laura Pauling writes!” ★★★★★ “Love Laura Pauling’s books!” ★★★★★ “Thanks, Laura, for another great read!”