The Authenticity Clause

He faked his way into the perfect job. Now he’s falling for the one man who can expose it all.

Leo Hayes is a walking, talking, charming disaster. He’s also broke. So when a tiny—okay, massive—lie on his resume lands him a position at the sleek, soul-crushingly minimalist Vance & Sterling Creative, he knows he’s in over his head. His plan is simple: keep his head down, google everything, and survive long enough to cash a paycheck.
The plan does not include his new boss, Julian Thorne.
Julian is a brilliant, brutally honest, and meticulously organized grump who seems to be allergic to everything Leo represents: chaos, color, and cheerful incompetence. Julian’s world is a symphony of quiet precision; Leo is a one-man jazz band during a fire alarm. He’s also the most unfairly handsome man Leo has ever seen, which is a problem Leo is absolutely not qualified to handle.
Forced to work together on a high-stakes project, their constant friction ignites into an unexpected and sizzling attraction. Late nights fueled by caffeine and sarcastic banter start to feel less like work and more like… something real. But as the lines between his fake life and his real feelings blur, Leo discovers that the most important rule isn’t in any employee handbook. It’s The Authenticity Clause.
In a relationship built on a foundation of lies, can anything authentic truly grow? Or will the truth cost him the only real thing he’s ever had?