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,” she said after a moment, her voice hardly above a whisper. “I’m sorry.”


Rafi blinked, hard, several times—then gave up and let the tears fall. “Yeah. Me too.”


Julian was supposed to be in California.


He’d missed his flight, not even remembering it until hours after it departed, while he sat in the back of a cab and told the driver to “Just go. Anywhere. Just keep going.” There had already been a passenger in the back when he got in; he’d given her a hundred dollars to get out at the next red light and not try to talk to him or take his picture. She’d closed her mouth and taken the money.


He told the director that he was sick, too sick to fly, so very sorry. Whether the man actually believed him, he couldn’t say—probably not once the video hit the web—but he pretended he did. Julian had made sure that he was a dream to work with up ‘til this point, and he was cashing in that good will now.


Chapter 79