Rafi Reyes figures going along with a fake-dating stunt is only fair after Julian Gault saves his life. The young actor is famously cold and snotty, and Rafi's rock band is falling apart in the wake of betrayal. A shiny new romance might be just what both their reputations need. It's too bad they don't actually like each other, but they'll both benefit -- a softer public image for Julian, revenge against his ex for Rafi.<br><br>But as they navigate public events, attend red-carpet premieres, and play cat-and-mouse with paparazzi together, Rafi gets to know a different Julian than he expected -- one who defends horses, takes care of his troubled cousin, and has Rafi's back against his dysfunctional family. Rafi starts to hope he and Julian have something real together.<br><br>But Julian has secrets more painful than Rafi can imagine. With Julian's powerful and controlling uncle scheming to turn them against each other, their relationship must become something much deeper if it -- and possibly either of them -- are to survive.

Star Bright

He shook it off, and started warming up his guitar—classical, not electric, for this song. They were going for a simple, acoustic, almost vintage sound with this. A different sound than his usual, and there were pros and cons to that right now, but for good or ill this was the song he had.


“All right, Rafi, give us a run-through when you’re ready,” DJ Orbit said through the speaker, standing over Luke’s shoulder at the mixing table. “Just a warm up, scratch vocals.”


Amber caught his eye and gave him a double thumbs-up. He crossed his eyes at her, took a deep breath…


And knew immediately that it wasn’t going to work. His stomach had clenched inside him, his hands going clammy on the guitar strings.


Another deep breath. He could do this. He’d practiced this song for hours at a time, fiddling with the lyrics, tweaking the sound. This was no different than practice, just with microphones. He could do it.


Chapter 30