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

Gault’s family could not be reached for comment, but Aaron Pratt made a statement on Twitter in which he called Edward Gault’s death “a gift from God.”


It was the kind of place, in the kind of area, where a couple of celebrities could have coffee and expect everyone to keep their cool. Maybe a surreptitious phone shot, as long as it was discreet. Still, people were bound to at least noticewhen Julian Gault walked into their coffee shop.


He swept off his sunglasses, adjusted the satchel on his shoulder, and crossed the room looking only at the man whose window-side table he was about to join.


“Oh,” someone whispered as he walked by, “that must be Rafi over there.”


Julian lifted his lip a bit. Mistaking Carlos for Rafi was like taking pyrite for gold. The thought spurred him to raise his voice a bit more than he would have, as he approached the table


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