Scandalized

Two former childhood friends go from a one-night affair to something more, but as a scandal threatens to break them apart, they have to decide how fiercely to fight for love. Christina Lauren authors Lauren Billings wrote this hot romance under the pen name Ivy Owens.

Investigative journalist Georgia Ross is on the edge of a collapse after a canceled flight leaves her trapped at the airport overnight. She is exhausted, on deadline, and facing a story that could make or kill her career. Gigi looks to have hit pay dirt, however, when her childhood friend's older brother shows up and offers assistance.

Alec Kim is the type of guy that Gigi had forgotten exists—handsome, modest, and compassionate—after going through her own heartbreaking experiences. Alec appears like a gift after an evening of reconnecting and a night of unrestricted passion—that is, until Gigi eventually understands that there's more to Alec than just their shared childhood history.

Even if it means disclosing his celebrity and his family's role in the narrative Gigi has been trying so hard to dispel, Alec is determined to show her that he is the guy she believes him to be. However, as their romantic emotions deepen, Gigi and Alec will have to adjust to a new world in which their hard-earned jobs will be directly affected by a global scandal.