A secret marriage, four overprotective brothers and an ex who needs closure equals a woman who needs a break from all the drama...A past relationship kept her from wanting to love again, but Candice has found her ONE – Kurt Hempstead. Her secret, long-distance relationship with him keeps her free from her extremely overprotective brothers, but Kurt is no longer willing to be in the shadows.Candice has her reasons for not telling her family about him. She doesn’t want to hear their constant judgments about her life and her decisions. And the biggest reason of all – Kurt works for a rival company who wants to buy her father’s company, Blackstone Financial Services Group. The constant drama proves to be too much for her but only gets worse when she’s blackmailed into having dinner with her ex in order to save her father’s company from dissolution.She wants love, she wants her father’s business to thrive and she wants her family to be happy. But can having it all cost you everything you have?The Blackstone Series:Book 1 - Evenings With Bryson (Bryson & Kalina)Book 2 - Leaving Barringer (Barringer & Calista)Book 2.5 - Forever Us: Barringer and Calista (Follow-up to Barringer & Calista)Book 3 - The Things Everson Lost (Everson & June)Book 4 - Candy's Corporate Crush (Candice & Kurt)words : 45246