Ever since I was a little girl, I dreamed of being a performer and dancing on the stage for everyone to see. Never, in all of those innocent dreams, did I ever think they would include stripping for my dad's best friend.

I've never taken the traditional route. While my friends headed to college, I chased my dreams under the neon lights of the Las Vegas Strip. But dreams can quickly turn into nightmares.

Rowan is gone now, but his gambling debts stayed behind. Now, his "collectors" are my shadow-the kind of men who carry guns and don't hesitate to hit hard.

Stripping is my only way out. It's the hardest acting gig I've ever had, pretending to want the men who watch me dance. It was all a lie... until Jonathan.

He's a successful businessman, a man who belongs in boardrooms, not a Vegas strip club. I told myself it was just a fling, a way to forget my crumbling life. I would have walked away if he hadn't shown up for dinner at my parents' house.

Jonathan isn't just a stranger. He's my father's best friend.

Now he's determined to uncover the truth behind my dancing. But in a world ruled by debt and danger, can I trust him with my secrets-or my heart?