Rising from the Ashes

He lost his empire in a single morning. He is about to take it back in a single stroke.

Beckett Lockhart had everything: a billion-dollar company, a penthouse above the city, and a fiancée who swore she would never leave him. Then his best friend, Julian Carrington, stood before the board and called him a thief.

Within hours, his company was seized, his accounts frozen, and his name dragged through the mud. Genevieve Whitmore returned her ring in front of the whole room. Overnight, the most envied man in the city was sleeping in his father's old truck and scrubbing office floors at midnight.

Then a stranger from the past slips a key into his hand. His father left behind a secret, one that holds the debts of Julian's entire empire. For the first time, the man who destroyed him is the one who should be afraid.

But revenge cannot be rushed. Beckett must stay hidden, a nameless handyman by day and the shadowy "Phantom" investor by night, while he builds the case that will bring Julian down.

And then he walks into Callahan's Bakery, starving and broke, and meets Daphne Monroe. She feeds him without asking his name. She trusts him without asking for proof. And she is fighting a battle of her own against the same man who ruined him.

Beckett has learned to guard his heart. But how long can a man keep lying to the one person who believes in him?

With a fire waiting in the dark, a traitor in his past, and a secret that could cost him everything twice, Beckett must decide what he is truly fighting for: the empire he lost, or the life he never knew he wanted.

A gripping tale of betrayal, justice, and the kind of love that rebuilds a man from the ashes.

Perfect for readers who love:

Billionaire romance • Hidden identity • Underdog comeback • Revenge and redemption • Slow-burn love