His desires have remained pure fantasy and his life has fallen short of his goals. Yet journalist Ellison Parker is determined to claim his destiny, no matter what it costs. So when Sydney Barrett reappears out of Ellison’s past, he agrees to help Sydney’s friend, Kayla Forrest, if it means he’ll be helping himself too. But Ellison gets more than he anticipated when he finally meets Kayla, a femme fatale who lives high above the cash-drenched streets of Michigan Avenue, offering Ellison a view he’s only seen in his dreams. And once involved in Kayla’s scandal, Ellison finds himself prey to gangsters and lawyers alike, as he tries to survive just long enough to keep it all from falling down.
The sway of her hips is the beat to a sensual slow jam. And the pools of her dark eyes are the depths no man can escape from. The magazines do their best to capture the larger than life beauty of Kayla Forrest, but when Ellison Parker meets her for the first time he is overwhelmed by her intoxicating style and he dreams of having her. But when Kayla tells him about the scandal her superstar husband has brought into her life, Ellison knows if he helps her there’ll be a price to pay. But like everyone this diva encounters, Ellison can’t resist the seduction of Kayla, and the temptation to be a part of her incredible world.
A teenage dreamer whose real life has become a nightmare, Eva Vaughan stands in the center of a very public storm. While she struggles to be more like her peers, her sophistication and wisdom prove to be beyond her years, making her the pawn of more than one man’s ambitions. When Eva is nearly killed by those who want to guarantee her silence, she goes on the run, eventually finding herself in the hands of Ellison Parker. Will Ellison protect her from a world determined to sacrifice her innocence? Or are his ambitions the deadliest of them all?
Alluring, ambitious: an angel from the past. Sydney Barrett still haunts Ellison Parker, reminding him of what once was and what should be his. Sydney’s innate compassion for her ex-lover makes her desire for Ellison’s success a double-edged sword: she may want it more than he does. And when she introduces Ellison to Kayla Forrest, Sydney is fully aware that she is offering Ellison an invitation into a world where dreams can be bought, sold, and just as easily destroyed.
His suit drips with old school C.R.E.A.M. and the Dolce + Gabbana frames hide eyes that gleam with a gangster’s hidden knowledge. This is Milk Adderley, the epitome of the Chicago underworld, serving as an urban philanthropist and a high level narcotics dealer all at the same time. Rumors of his brutality are as vivid as tales of his morality. And his friendship with a certain superstar has only made him more legendary in the streets. So once Eva Vaughan becomes a problem for Milk, he is determined to deal with her in one way or another, even if it means killing a certain ambitious journalist.
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