<p><strong>From hockey hero to tabloid trainwreck I'm betting everything on a fake romance in paradise-with very real stakes.</strong></p><p></p><p><em>Nate:</em></p><p></p><p>I'm a former NHL star now skating on thin ice and one scandal away from losing it all. My brother's ultimatum is clear-clean up my act or kiss my stake in our billion-dollar sports betting empire goodbye. The solution? A fake-relationship vacation in the Florida Keys to rehab my image.</p><p></p><p>Enter Camille Sullivan my childhood friend and girl next door. In sultry Calypso Key each staged dinner and public touch is for show. Until sun-soaked days blur into sizzling nights and the heat between us becomes very real.</p><p></p><p>Camille peels away my layers daring me to reveal who I really am. My heart is on the line and she holds all the cards. As fake and real love blur I face my biggest gamble. Will my past mistakes cost me the only woman who's ever truly known me?</p><p></p><p>In this high-stakes game of love we're both playing with fire.</p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>BETTING ON PARADISE ispart of the Island Escapes series of interconnected standalones. This billionaire fake relationship friends to lovers steamy beach read will have you swooning for Nate and Camille.</em>&nbsp;Dive in today!</strong></p>