Celestia Crowe has rules. Work hard. Keep your head down. Never mix business with pleasure. By day, she is a determined college student trying to outrun a past that still lingers. By night, she becomes Cherry, the captivating performer who knows how to command a room while keeping her heart locked away. Control is everything and vulnerability is not an option. Then Ramon Osgood walks in. Powerful, composed, and impossible to read, Ramon is the owner of the club where Celestia works and the one man she should avoid at all costs. But every glance lingers too long and every conversation sparks something dangerous. The tension between them is undeniable, magnetic, and completely forbidden. Ramon is used to control. Celestia refuses to give it. He wants closer. She wants distance. Neither of them are prepared for how far desire can pull them or how hard it is to walk away once the line is crossed. As secrets surface and old wounds threaten to reopen, Celestia must decide if protecting her heart is worth losing the one person who makes her feel truly seen. Cherry is a steamy, emotionally charged contemporary romance about power, vulnerability, and the risk of falling when you swore you never would.