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When you take a job at your family's whiskey distillery just to fund your art dreams, the last thing you expect is to find yourself utterly captivated by your new boss—a Becker, of all people, from the family your clan has feuded with for generations. The chemistry is instant and absolutely forbidden, especially when he seems to hate you just as much as he makes your heart race. With your father's wrath and decades of family warfare hanging over you both, every stolen glance and heated moment feels like playing with fire. This Romeo and Juliet-style enemies-to-lovers will have you swooning over a romance that shouldn't exist but absolutely shouldn't be missed.
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Forbidden tension and scorching chemistry in a small town. Sultry R&B, indie rock with edge, and sensual pop—artists like The Weeknd, Hozier, and SZA. Smoldering desire meets defiant passion. Slow burns that ignite.
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