The client was supposed to be rich, boring, and clueless—not six feet of flannel-wrapped temptation.

Demi is just trying to make it through the week. One wrong address and a snowstorm later, she’s trapped in a remote boathouse with a broody stranger who’s way too kind, way too hot—and not at all the guy she was supposed to meet.

Gavin Jackson did not plan to play knight-in-flannel to a mystery woman with a fake name and way too many walls. But the more he sees her, the more he knows: she’s hiding something big—and she’s absolutely worth the trouble.

The chemistry is off the charts. The secrets? Even bigger. And when the truth finally surfaces, Gavin will have to decide if love is still worth the risk... even when it feels like it could break them both.

Come for the angst, stay for the banter. Beautiful Illusions is a second-chance, slow-burn love story with big heart and even bigger stakes.

Demi is no stranger to survival. She’s learned how to keep her secrets buried, her scars hidden, and her heart firmly locked away. But one snowy night, a wrong turn leads her to the doorstep of a man who refuses to let her disappear again.

Gavin Jackson has built his life on quiet strength and second chances. But Demi is different—damaged, beautiful, and holding onto a past that collides with his in a way neither of them saw coming.