Playing his Way

I built The Players Club to run by my rules—until one woman made me question every one of them. As the new owner of The Players Club, I've built my reputation on control, discipline, and keeping my personal life separate from business. After being burned in the past, I've learned not to mix emotions with pleasure. Everything in my world works better when expectations are clear and attachments are off the table. That plan works perfectly…until I hire interior designer Stephanie Randall to help redesign the club's private fantasy suites. She's curious, intelligent, and the more time we spend working together, the more I realize she's quietly challenging every carefully built wall I've relied on for years. She sees something in me I've tried hard to keep hidden—and suddenly keeping my distance becomes the one rule I can't seem to follow. Now the one woman I should never want is the only one I can't stop thinking about. Stephanie makes me believe that even a man who lives by strict rules might deserve a future built on trust, passion, and love.