How to Lose Control in 42 Days
She built her life on control… he’s the one man who makes her want to let it go.
Arielle St. James has spent her life in control.
As the CEO of a luxury hotel empire, she has built her legacy on precision, discipline, and the ability to hold everything together. There is no room for mistakes. No space for vulnerability.
And definitely no time for distractions.
Then she meets Micah Black.
A bartender with quiet confidence, creative ambition, and a presence that unsettles her in ways she cannot explain. What begins as a single moment, one unexpected kiss, quickly becomes something neither of them can ignore.
Because Micah does not see Arielle the way the world does.
He sees her beneath the title. Beneath the image. Beneath the control.
And that is exactly what makes him dangerous.
Over the course of forty-two days, their connection deepens into something undeniable. Something that challenges everything Arielle has built and everything she believes she must protect.
Her reputation. Her legacy. The life she has carefully constructed.
But for the first time, she is faced with a question she cannot control her way out of.
Is holding everything together worth losing the one thing that feels real?
Because sometimes, the greatest risk is not falling apart.
It is finally letting go.
Series: Standalone
Type: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Age Gap Romance, Opposites Attract, Power Imbalance, “She Falls Harder”
