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

Rafi and Julian took their turn on the camel together, and Julian struggled to focus on the experience of riding the unusual beast—rather than the sensation of Rafi’s body behind his in the saddle, thighs pressed together, arms around Julian’s waist. It was almost too much; if Rafi had pushed it any further Julian might have fled, bolted like a panicked horse…but Rafi didn’t push, and so it remained something on the outermost edge of comfortable, a breath away from tipping over into something…else. Maybe something terrifying. Maybe something that ought to be terrifying, and wasn’t.


“Hey Christian, does this count as defeating a giant?” Rafi called down from atop the huge animal.


“Only if you’re gonna challenge it to combat!”


There was a “unicorn” as well, a white horse with a horn affixed to its bridle; they waited in line behind a party of pre-teen girls in princess outfits who looked ready to swoon.


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