Charlie Price isn’t looking for love—she just needs a fresh start. After her ex’s betrayal leaves her scrambling to pay rent, joining the hit reality show House of Deceit feels like her best (and maybe only) option.

Smile for the cameras, win the $500,000 cash prize, and move on.

Easy.

That is, until she meets Alec King—the contestant wrangler assigned to her for the duration of the show—with a calm confidence and a smile that throws her completely off balance. He’s focused on securing a golden ticket out of reality TV and into directing, not falling for a contestant who could derail everything he’s worked for.

But the chemistry between them is impossible to ignore. Between off-camera glances and accidental touches, pretending there’s nothing between them becomes the hardest act of all.

House of Deceit is book 1 in the Cameras & Chemistry series of interconnected standalones.