Forgeries of the Heart

Master art forger Lilia Voss thought she could disappear into the shadows—until ruthless CEO Julian Thorne dragged her into the light. Armed with damning evidence and a family vendetta he's blackmailing her into the impossible stealing a Renaissance masterpiece from the impenetrable Meridian Museum. But Julian isn't the only one playing a deadly game. Trapped in his gleaming Obsidian Tower Lilia discovers that her captor harbors secrets as dark as her own. Their explosive chemistry threatens to compromise everything while a conspiracy decades in the making lurks behind every stolen glance and heated confrontation. When the heist begins Lilia realizes the most dangerous thing she could steal isn't a painting—it's Julian's heart. In a world where authenticity is the ultimate luxury some forgeries run deeper than canvas and paint.