Helly Mayers – författare

An ultimatum. A city of dreams. And a man who only plays byhis own rules. Love is not for everyone.Curvaceous Mela Kramer is at a breaking point. Hermarriage is a hollow shell, and her husband, Henry, is on his very last chance.Her demand is simple: come with her to her hometown of Vienna for along-overdue holiday, or it’s over. Everyone tells her Henry doesn’t deserve thislast chance, but Mela hopes he will see sense before it’s too late. She alsohopes to find the woman she used to be.Then she meets ‘King’ Rojas.The handsome Spaniard is everything her marriage isn't. Intense,present, and capable of lighting a fire in Mela, a fire she thought had diedyears ago. King is the perfect candidate to ‘educate’ her in the sensualityshe’s been starved of – but he has one strict rule: one night only. King hashis own ghosts. Haunted by his best friend’s death and an ex who nearly ruinedhim, he keeps his heart under lock and key. One-night stands are safe. They’reuncomplicated. They don't require him to face Mela’s panic attacks or the darkfamily secrets she’s hiding.But as a Vienna heatwave scorches the city, the ‘no-strings’arrangement begins to fray. In a story where beauty comes in every shape andsize, two broken souls must decide whether it is safer to stay guarded or totake the courage to admit they need each other.Perfectfor fans of Tessa Bailey's spicy romantic comedies and the emotional depth of PaigeToon.