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He chose a quiet life to escape a dangerous one.
Ethan Cole built an empire, lost almost everything that mattered, and walked away from it all to give his daughter the one thing money could not buy: a father who was truly present. He is not hiding. He is simply done being seen for the wrong reasons.
Maya Lin notices everything. As the school counselor at Lily's elementary school, she reads people for a living. She sees the weight a child carries before the day begins and the secrets in a parent's eyes. When Ethan moves in across the hall, she notices him too. The gentleness, the steadiness, the quiet strength. She falls for the man she sees. She has no idea who he really is.
As their connection deepens, Ethan's past refuses to stay buried. A name whispered in a parking garage. A car that does not belong to a modest man. Phone calls taken in hushed tones. Maya notices all of it, because Maya always notices. And what she begins to piece together will change everything she thought she understood about the man she loves.
Beneath His Surface is a slow burn, deeply emotional contemporary romance with a devoted single father hero, a sharp minded heroine, steamy tension, and a billionaire secret that surfaces at exactly the wrong moment. Book One of The Ties That Bind series. Ends on a tender HEA with more to come.
Perfect for readers who love:
Billionaire romance with emotional depth
Single father heroes
Women who see through the armor
Steamy slow burn connections
Secrets that refuse to stay hidden
