Book excerpt: A relationship without communication is like life without oxygen. It can’t survive. Fashion designer Kristy Tanner has snagged the opportunity of a lifetime: Competing during Fashion Week for a chance to work with her favorite designer! Between her recent promotion and her gorgeous boyfriend Matteo “Runway” DeLuka, all her dreams are about to come true. But two pink lines—the ones she only thought she’d see after an amazing wedding—put a shocking kink in her plans. The kink twists into a full-blown knot when she realizes a surprise baby announcement so soon could backfire. To make matters worse, she inadvertently provokes the one person who could destroy everything. Runway’s elite surveillance company has been hired to help bring down a manipulative tyrant who has dirt on every VIP in Beverly Hills, blackmailing them for professional gain. When he realizes the threat is his ex and she’s working directly with Kristy, he knows he must risk betraying the woman he loves to protect her. As the competition heats up, the danger intensifies. Can Runway complete his mission in time to keep Kristy safe? Will all the secrets and lies tear them apart forever?