My stepbrother, Derek, has always been the ultimate temptation, but he’s kept me at arm’s length. That is, until one fateful night at a wild frat party when his lips claimed mine, igniting a fire within. The sparks fly, but there’s a catch: Derek has a secret life that he’s been hiding from everyone, including me. A life that could change everything between us.

I can't believe I was duped into spending the Christmas holidays with my stepbrother. I never wanted to see him again. Not after he humiliated me two years ago. Before we became step-siblings, I was foolish enough to fall for his pretense of having feelings for me, which I, too, had for him.But it all turned out to be a cruel joke, leaving me emotionally scarred, I have hated him ever since. Now our parents are married and I find out that we will be spending an entire week together.

My mom instilled all the right values in me. I'm hard-working, loyal, and kind. I'm inexperienced at twenty-three years old… Until I walk into three separate lecture halls, and three different professors catch my eye. Derek teaches modern literature and is under investigation by the board… But all I can think about is his chiseled, clean-shaven jaw and how his inner calmness must make him very passionate behind closed doors. Samuel is the bad boy in my trio, a professor of ethics and morals… He's also the one who noticed me right away, kickstarting his gentle obsession with my well-being.

What was I thinking, accepting a modeling job in a freaking bikini? I used to be a model, but my life is so different now… I'm a single mom trying to make ends meet when they hire me. There's Harper, the tall, tattooed, serious, and gorgeous billionaire who wants to change the world. Player Desi is the confident, handsome stylist on set, teasing me relentlessly and making me want more… And there's also quiet Silver, the irresistible shy photographer for the shoot. I may be wrong… but I think they all want me.

Ryan has money. Not just real-life rich but fairy-tale money that can change my life. He offers me $50,000 to be his companion. I don’t know exactly what’s going to be involved, but I’m a stripper, so I think I have a pretty good idea. When I get to his home, nothing is as I expect. He doesn’t touch me. Not straight away. He treats me like I’m his girlfriend.