Signed to Serve: My Boss Claimed More Than My Time.

Intern Evan Hart never thought he’d catch feelings least of all for Lucien Vale, the CEO who keeps a grip on everything from the boardroom to the late-night silence of his office. What starts as a quiet push and pull soon edges into dangerous territory. Lucien is sharp, unreadable, his voice clipped like glass on a conference table until Evan slips past the armor he wears so well.

The deeper they go, the higher the stakes climb. Power shifts with every look, every touch. Evan feels trapped between ambition and surrender, torn by emotions that cut deeper than desire.

Lucien doesn’t slip. But Evan might be the one mistake he refuses to correct. When rumors swirl through the halls and every whispered word threatens to undo them, both men have to decide what matters more: control, or the one connection neither planned for.

Can they hold on when silence might cost them everything?

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Their story is one of many in Broken Rules, where love burns brightest when it crosses the line.

Some rules aren’t meant to hold.

*Broken Rules* is a bold set of standalone steamy gay romances where age, status, and convention don’t stop desire. Each story dives into forbidden looks, dangerous want, and nights that leave a mark tied together by love that hits hard and won’t let go. Stepbrothers. Bodyguards. Rivals. Billionaires. Men who push past lines and take what they can’t ignore.

For readers who want high heat, raw emotion, and characters who break every rule for love.

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Release date

Ebook: 4 September 2025