In the high-pressure world of elite event planning, Harper Quinn and Mason Steele have spent years sniping at each other and chasing the same clients. Rivals by choice. Irritations by habit. When a last-minute crisis forces them to co-chair the city's most prestigious Valentine's gala, the friction between them shifts into something far more unsettling.
Harper runs on precision and checklists. Mason trusts bold moves and gut calls. Side by side, their sharp banter hides a tension neither wants to name. Then a freak blizzard shuts down the city and traps them overnight in the empty venue chandeliers dimmed, chairs stacked, snow tapping against the windows. With nowhere to retreat, defenses start to slip.
One night changes the tone. Not cleanly. Not safely. As the gala nears, old grudges resurface and ambition complicates everything. When an unexpected betrayal cuts deep, the line between work and want fractures completely.
Harper and Mason have fought hard for their careers. Now they have to decide what they're willing to lose.
When rivalry turns personal, who walks away first?
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This is a sizzling enemies-to-lovers standalone in the Valentine Vendettas series, where rivalry always burns into forever.
In the glittering world of elite event planning, love is the one variable nobody plans for. At Valentine Hearts Events, the city's top romance designers pull off flawless proposals, over-the-top galas, and picture-perfect Valentine celebrations for everyone but themselves. They know the rules. Stay focused. Don't get involved. Especially not with each other.
But pressure changes things. Rivalries sharpen. Long nights stretch on. Words cut close, then land differently. Old grudges soften into something heated and hard to control. When competition turns personal, the biggest fight isn't for clients or contracts, but against what they start to want.
This is Valentine Vendettas, where clashes don't end quietly and love never follows the brief.
When the plan falls apart, what's left to protect?
