The Devil Wears Black

A second-chance romance about love, loss, finding yourself, and getting lost in the right person.Maddie Goldbloom stitched up a plan to ensure everything in her life was perfect—from a career in fashion to a chic NYC apartment to a pediatrician boyfriend.When her ex, Chase Black, storms back into her life with an outrageous request, her immediate reaction is to refuse him. But he only wants to fulfill his father’s last wish. So even though he’s the man who broke her heart, playing his fiancée shouldn’t be hard, especially if it means she gets to watch the arrogant devil squirm a bit.What ensues is a chain of events that detonates Maddie’s life—and when Chase’s walls come down, they both are forced to face reality.They say keep your enemies close. But what if your enemy is also the man you love? What happens when the one who got away returns? Wedding gown designer Maddie is excited about the new man she's dating, until the ex who devastated her returns to her life, asking for a favor. His dad is dying, and he never told his family, who love her, that they broke up. Maddie agrees to temporarily pose as his girlfriend, not realizing how much she still loves him. Chase is afraid of commitment, but he thought Maddie would come back to him, as many women did before. He starts to realize that he wants her back now, but doesn't know how to convince her that they belong together. Maddie learns to speak up for herself and ignore outside opinions. Shen has created believable character arcs for her captivating protagonists, and the plot provides a terrifically smart twist on the fake-fianc? trope