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

“Oh my gosh, it’s so cute that you two hang out,” said one buxom wench in a green corset. “Aren’t you, like, stepbrothers or something?”


“Adopted,” Christian added. “We share zero genetic similarity. Thank God.”


“That’s funny,” said one of the other face painters, a chubby man in a kilt, “since you actually do look alike.”


He was right, though Julian had mostly managed to avoid thinking of it in those terms. He and Christian had the same delicate sort of features, slim build, and bright blue eyes. In the sunlight, Christian even had a bit of red in his hair. They could have passed for brothers without question.


Rafi, he saw, was looking back and forth between Julian and Christian with his brow knitted, as if wondering at the odd coincidence of Uncle Eddie adopting a son so much like his nephew.


Coincidence. It’s a coincidence.Julian hurried them along.


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