Enticing the King
I’m the youngest, most sought-after fashion photographer in the world, but I’m on my knees. Exhausted from relentless shoots and indifferent to industry accolades, I cave to the pressure. Dressed as an angel, I attend the exclusive Madison Ave. advertising award ball.
That is where I meet him. The Devil. A gorgeous man with a commanding presence and a sharp, wit. After our evening of undeniable, magnetic attraction, we spend the weekend at my secluded Connecticut home. Our rules are simple: masks on, no names exchanged.
Sunrise Monday, I slip out of his Manhattan loft and I vanish into the city. No contact information. No traces left. Only this… the best weekend of my life!
I tell myself I’ve forgotten him as I plunge back into high-profile campaigns. It’s a lie. The memory of the mystery man’s intensity is a constant distraction. Denial ends the moment a massive new account is signed. And when the creative brief begins, the stranger from the weekend steps in front of me. Piercing eyes. Commanding presence…
Rhett Crown is a prominent figure in New York advertising. A CEO. The bad boy of advertising. A billionaire with shares in most top Ad agencies. A New York King.
Working together is a challenge, and to manage our energy, we strike an arrangement. We need benefits… All the benefits. That’s when things start to spiral out of control and our connection cannot be contained. What began as fun evolves into uncontrollable fascination and then infatuation.
I finally fall for the bad boy of advertising, but how can I not? There is only one thing… Behind the gorgeous creative genius, Rhett harbors deep scars. The beautiful billionaire is damaged. And when the ghosts of a devastating past resurface, they threaten to shatter the fragile world we didn’t plan, but built upon.
Walking away is the only logical choice, especially since falling was never our plan. Before I can pull away, the bad boy strikes, and my world comes to an end. Broken, I run before slowly turning my pain into art. Alone, I travel across America, finally deciding to finish my masterpiece. My celebration of all things America. Two photographic books: Stars & Stripes. My gift to the land I love.
As I attempt to rebuild my life and film small-town America, a bi-plane runs me off the road on Route 66. I slide my old Porsche to a stop, leap out, and I run and kick. The pilot in goggles rolls in the dust and rips them off. “You!”
That’s when he breaks my heart a second time. I had no idea he lost a wife and daughter. And all in a heartbeat. As the broken billionaire rises before me, he says he can’t live without me. He then admits he will always be broken.
The damaged NY King and I strike a deal: we’ll look out for each other and walk side by side towards where life ends… in the sunset. I can’t live without the gorgeous soul and I know the man really is my soulmate.
And one day… maybe he’ll want another child. Our child.
*This book will release sooner than stated.*
