Daniel Hayes

Intro Emma Carter never imagined her life could spiral from ordinary deadlines to extraordinary chaos with a single blind date. As a talented but underappreciated book editor at BrightLeaf Publishing, she spends her days polishing other people’s stories while quietly ignoring the mess in her own. When her best friend begs her to take her place on a dreaded date, Emma agrees, thinking it will be nothing more than an amusing disaster. But fate has a sharp sense of humor—because the man across the table isn’t a stranger at all. He’s Daniel Hayes, the icy, ambitious new CEO of her company. What should have been a forgettable evening turns into a tangled web of secrets, witty clashes, and undeniable sparks. Suddenly, Emma is caught between protecting her double identity and facing a man who’s determined to rewrite her story in ways she never saw coming.