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Talia Reid has spent a lifetime learning one hard truth: men cannot be trusted. Abandoned by her biological father, raised by a mother destroyed by love, and haunted by traumatic encounters that left deep scars, she has built her entire world around protecting her younger brother, Nick. When her wealthy and ruthless stepfather, Lance Hegerty, files for sole custody, Talia faces a nightmare she cannot fight alone. Kael Santorini is accustomed to getting what he wants. The powerful head of Santorini Studios, he has survived a disastrous marriage, a very public humiliation, and the devastating loss of his unborn child. Now he lives behind walls of ice, asking nothing from anyone-until a stormy night brings Talia back into his life. She is the only woman who has ever made him feel something other than cold, and he intends to keep her. He offers her a bargain she cannot refuse: marry him, and he will use his wealth and influence to destroy Lance's custody claim. In return, Kael wants a wife to help rebuild his social standing and, if their marriage can overcome Talia's deep-seated fears, a child of his own. The agreement is clear. The terms are set. But neither anticipates the fire that ignites between them. As Kael patiently and tenderly awakens Talia to pleasures she never thought she could experience, she finds herself confronting her deepest wounds. But learning to trust a man with her body is one thing. Trusting him with her heart is another matter entirely. Kael, too, is unprepared for the depth of his feelings. The man who swore never to love again finds himself willing to burn for this fierce, loyal woman. But when tragedy strikes and their hopes for a child are shattered, their fragile bond is tested as never before. Can Talia overcome a lifetime of fear to embrace the love she never dared to want? Can Kael prove that he is nothing like the men who hurt her-that his devotion is forever? Awaken to Desire is a passionate, emotional romance about two wounded souls who discover that the greatest risk isn't falling in love. It's staying.

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