Lex Edwards may rule the business world, but he no longer controls me. We did, however, come to one agreement—I’m allowed to take a gap year before college to travel through Europe. But, one year to the day, I must return home. On my travels, I met April. She’s like me—escaping life back home until we’re both forced to go back. April offers me a place to stay, and since I’m broke and in dire need of a job, I’ll take anything over going back to my controlling father. That’s when I'm offered an opportunity I can’t possibly refuse. April finds me a job at her stepfather’s company. Hunter Cash is a difficult boss—demanding, arrogant, challenging, but also devastatingly handsome. And—he’s out to destroy my father_._ I’ve broken all the rules already. So, what if I break another and sleep with the enemy? What’s the worst that can happen… _Craving Love _is the first book in the Secret Love series. This book is best enjoyed after the Dark Love or Forbidden Love series. Some of the characters in this book are from previous works.