My father asks the brooding and gruff billionaire to watch over me as my bodyguard for an evening during my trip to LA. Returning home with a bun in the oven, wasn’t part of the plan…To win the love and affection of my overbearing and controlling father, I agree to the career path he’s chosen for me. As a favor, Gage Hollingsworth, a billionaire business contact of his, agrees to be my bodyguard for an upcoming college exploratory trip in Los Angeles.

When I stepped off the plane, I didn’t expect a 6’5” god with gorgeous translucent green eyes and permanent scowl as my bodyguard. Everyone wants a piece of him, so I guess that’s why he walks around with a grumpy attitude and only growls his responses.

Me?

I don’t want anything from him. I just want to be the one who puts a smile on his devastatingly handsome face. He keeps putting his CEO job on pause to spend time with me, and that makes me feel like I matter. During an extended weekend, Gage shows me the best the City of Angels has to offer. Ignoring the age gap between us, he also shows me the best of him.

I even cross off a big first on that trip. Maybe I should’ve told him beforehand, but I’m glad I didn’t. I wanted it to be him.

I never expected the little keepsake…In nine months, I’ll have a big surprise for one of LA’s most notorious billionaire moguls. Will this secret be enough to open the heart of a man who keeps everyone at arm’s length?

USA Today Bestselling Author Scarlett Avery brings you a grumpy billionaire who’s emotionally damaged and a sheltered girl who’s longing to be labeled as more than her father’s extramarital mistake. Gage and Lily are broken souls that will melt your heart.