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Eva has spent her life as an outsider. Now, she is trapped in a world that sees her as something much worse—a monster. When Eva is dragged into the world of a book, she is met not with the fantasy she always dreamed of, but with chains. Imprisoned on accusations of unleashing terrifying creatures upon the people of Abhaile, she is forced to strike a deal to untangle the truth behind the portals letting them in. As she journeys through its mystical lands, the injustices of this world come to light.

In these ten high-heat tales, corporate corridors turn into corridors of temptation, and neat cubicles become stages for desire that refuses to stay buttoned-up. Each story drips with tension—the brush of a tie against bare skin, the whisper of a reprimand that becomes a dare, the scrape of a chair echoing like a promise. The air is thick with the scent of paper, toner, and want; every sound amplifies until even a pen’s click feels like foreplay.

Lady Marianne Blackwell values her freedom and has no intention of being tied down by marriage. But when the charming and enigmatic Duke of Westford sets his sights on her, will she change her mind—or will she risk losing the only man who truly understands her?

A marriage of duty. A love neither expected. When Lady Estelle Robinson is faced with her family’s ruin, a proposal from the Duke of Ashbourne offers salvation—but at what cost? Bound by honor yet drawn by something deeper, Estelle and Victor enter a union neither planned. In a world of whispered secrets and stolen glances, will their hearts dare to hope for more?