Book excerpt: Everything in my life has changed. This woman, my paid companion, has turned my world upside down … while making it right for the first time ever. We were brought together by need. Hers was money. Mine was companionship. And sex. Caitriona Louden gave me the girlfriend experience. All of it. And now she’s gone. I’m not supposed to miss her. I’m not supposed to love her. But I do. Both. Our contract expired, and she walked away. Now my world is falling apart without her in it. Because she is my everything. A fairy-tale romance. It’s ours to have. And this woman I’ve come to love so dearly is my beautiful ever after. ––––– About Beautiful Ever After–– Heat level: 5/5 Cheating: No Tropes and Themes: · Alpha · Arranged Relationship · Hero with an Accent (Scottish) · Billionaire · Single Dad · Widower · Age Gap (10 years) · Damaged Hero · Damaged Heroine *** While the characters from Eighty-One Nights are entirely new, their storyline is a combination of fresh material and carefully selected themes, scenes, and settings from The Beauty Series, The Sin Trilogy, Dear Agony, and Indulge. This is intentional. I chose some of my favorite elements from previous releases and interjected them into Hutch and Lou’s story. Let’s call it a “story fusion” between our old favorites and new material. ***