Hard Cashmere

<p><strong>A couture clash. A hostile takeover. Chemistry no contract can contain.</strong></p><p>When Arlen Vale-ice-blooded heir to a global fashion empire-targets indie designer Tessa Quinn for acquisition she has two words for his boardroom charm: not happening. Her label is small but fiercely loved and she'd rather stitch with fire than surrender her name to a man who treats feelings like rounding errors.</p><p>But the runway is ruthless. A sabotaged show a vanishing investor and a rumor storm leave Tessa one misstep from collapse. Arlen offers a lifeline with strings attached: a strategic partnership that puts them side by side after hours sharing secrets sketches and the kind of late-night negotiations that blur every boundary.</p><p>He believes in leverage; she believes in art. He's sworn off vulnerability; she's done letting anyone redesign her life. In the glare of cameras and the hush behind closed doors they'll have to decide what's worth protecting-legacy power or the fierce undeniable pull between them.</p><p><strong>Hard Cashmere</strong> is a steamy enemies-to-lovers billionaire romance packed with razor-edged banter fashion-world intrigue and breathtaking heat culminating in a swoon-worthy happily ever after. Perfect for readers who crave high-gloss stakes a heroine who won't fold and a billionaire who learns that the only merger that matters is the one of hearts.</p>