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

If anything squeezed his heart harder than Rafi sleeping, it was Rafi waking, his brow crinkling as he slurred a raspy, “Jules?”


“Merry Christmas,” Julian said, and watched Rafi’s eyes wander over gleaming wood, golden lamps, and open window before finding him in the bathroom doorway, wearing nothing but his bracelet and briefs.


“Yes, it is,” Rafi said, grinning, and stretched out a beckoning arm.


Julian came to him eagerly, crawling into the bed and into Rafi’s arms in one gliding motion. Rafi hugged him close, their arms and legs wrapping around each other.


“Mm, no more ribs,” Rafi murmured with great satisfaction, trailing fingertips along Julian’s torso. Freed from Eddie’s diet restrictions, Julian’s frame was a little softer to the touch now; Julian struggled not to panic about that if he thought about it for too long. Rafi, though, felt it an unquestionably healthy change, and his constant lusty staring helped ease Julian’s worries.


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