Edgar Rivington:

A broken heart is good for the soul. When mine was broken at 20, it forged a new version of me. It made a man out of a boy. And now, decades later, I now dominate the Dallas elite. I've made an empire out of nothing and I've learned to never love anything or anyone too much. Never hold for too long. Don't let your passions rule you--or you risk total annihilation.

When Gio careens into my picture-perfect life, she reminds me of the boy I once was. Of the woman that had broken me and is long since gone. But she's young. Full of hope and life. Her intentions are good but when old wounds are ripped open again--I have no desire to rehash the past, or of the woman that I can never forget.

Gio's actions have huge consequences, a domino effect that neither of us can stop or control. I'm not sure if it's good, or bad--all I know is that I can't move forward until I finally resolve my past. And confront the memories of a woman I can never have. And lost forever.

Giovanna Marquette:

The titan of Dallas. At least, that's what the local gossip mags like to call him. A serial bachelor with a new and beautiful woman on his arm every other week. I have no idea who he is. I only knew of his past, a tiny faction of it--when he knew my elusive cousin.

I'd only come to Dallas to give him something I'd found of hers. Of theirs. Something I know I shouldn't have ever found but I did. And it's beautiful. I was naïve but I thought he'd want to know how much he was loved. To remind him of how much he'd loved her.

But I was wrong. I should have never interfered. Never stepped into his life. I should have let old ghosts lie. Because the pain I see in his eyes, it's more than I expected or can even handle--and some day, I hope he can forgive me for my curiosity. And may be...forgive himself.

***Unconventional, age-gap, slow burn romance.