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River Alecia Landon is a literary icon—brilliant, guarded, and utterly alone. Behind her bestsellers and poised public image lies a woman who trusts no one, especially not in the industry that once shattered her.

Enter Eugene: half-Thai, half-British, and everything River is not. Warm, disarming, and infuriatingly optimistic, he sees through her defences with ease. From the moment they meet, River feels something she’s spent her whole life avoiding—connection.

But love isn’t something she believes in. So she offers him the only thing she thinks she can give: her body. Eugene says no.

Now, for the first time, River finds herself chasing after something—and someone—she can’t control. In a world of make-believe, fame, and emotional scars, can she learn to accept a love that won’t let her hide?

A slow-burn, emotionally charged story of healing, desire, and a woman learning to let love in—even when it terrifies her.