MASQUERADES AND LIES

She stole his heirloom. He stole her freedom. But neither expected to steal each other’s hearts.

Olivia James is a broke waitress by day, a former street thief by necessity, and a fierce protector of her younger sister. She’s sworn off her old life — until one high-society masquerade offers a payday too big to resist. But when she swipes a priceless heirloom off the wrong man, her quiet world erupts into chaos.

Liam Carrington, billionaire heir and reluctant CEO, is living a lie. By day, he’s a corporate powerhouse. By night, a lonely artist seeking escape. When the mystery woman from the ball turns out to be the girl he’s been falling for — and the thief who stole from him — he gives her a choice: prison… or become his personal bodyguard.

Living under his roof, guarding his secrets, Olivia is thrown into a world of luxury, lies, and a fiancée she never saw coming.

Because in a world built on masks and betrayal, the deadliest game is love — and no one leaves a masquerade unscarred.