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Another story featuring everlasting love with a sensual bite!
She’s the girl everyone overlooks.
He’s the man who noticed her from day one.
This winter, a company retreat becomes the spark neither of them expected.
Brandy Minton has always been the quiet one—curvy, gentle, cardigan-loving, and far too used to disappearing in crowds. As a gifted graphic designer, she keeps her head down and her workload heavy, believing that kindness and hard work will keep her afloat.
But kindness is exactly why Romeo Valastro noticed her.
Romeo—CEO, tech phenom, and dangerously controlled alpha—has spent months studying Brandy from a distance. He watches the way she helps new interns without being asked, the way she listens instead of interrupting, the way she blushes when someone compliments her work. She’s nothing like the sleek, polished women who chase him.
Brandy is warm.
Brandy is sincere.
Brandy is real.
And Romeo wants her with a hunger he can’t explain.
When the company announces a week-long winter retreat in the mountains, Romeo makes a this is his chance to finally move closer. But when he overhears a group of employees mocking Brandy’s appearance and calling her “forgettable,” the quiet interest he’s been holding onto turns feral.
The next morning, he’s at her desk with a
He wants her partnered with him for the retreat—
and he insists she let the company style team prepare her.
New wardrobe. Confidence boost. All expenses covered.
Because “she deserves it.”
Brandy tries to decline—she never asks for anything.
Romeo’s smile says he wasn’t asking.
When she steps onto the retreat shuttle in her upgraded winter wardrobe, the entire office stares. But Romeo… Romeo looks at her like he finally has what he’s been craving.
He’s protective in ways that melt her.
He’s attentive in ways that confuse her.
And every time she laughs, something wild flashes in his eyes—something that looks like possession.
Because her makeover didn’t create a new Brandy.
It just revealed the woman Romeo already adored.
And now that the mountain retreat has them in close quarters—shared cabins, team exercises, late-night firesides—Romeo is done pretending.
He wants the woman who was invisible to everyone else.
And he’ll tear down the entire retreat before he lets anyone make her feel small again.
Brandy soft, curvy Black queen.
Romeo dangerous white alpha who fell for her kindness before her beauty.
A makeover that only unveiled what he already saw.
And a company retreat that turns into the slow-burn explosion neither of them can escape.
She’s the girl everyone overlooks.
He’s the man who noticed her from day one.
This winter, a company retreat becomes the spark neither of them expected.
Brandy Minton has always been the quiet one—curvy, gentle, cardigan-loving, and far too used to disappearing in crowds. As a gifted graphic designer, she keeps her head down and her workload heavy, believing that kindness and hard work will keep her afloat.
But kindness is exactly why Romeo Valastro noticed her.
Romeo—CEO, tech phenom, and dangerously controlled alpha—has spent months studying Brandy from a distance. He watches the way she helps new interns without being asked, the way she listens instead of interrupting, the way she blushes when someone compliments her work. She’s nothing like the sleek, polished women who chase him.
Brandy is warm.
Brandy is sincere.
Brandy is real.
And Romeo wants her with a hunger he can’t explain.
When the company announces a week-long winter retreat in the mountains, Romeo makes a this is his chance to finally move closer. But when he overhears a group of employees mocking Brandy’s appearance and calling her “forgettable,” the quiet interest he’s been holding onto turns feral.
The next morning, he’s at her desk with a
He wants her partnered with him for the retreat—
and he insists she let the company style team prepare her.
New wardrobe. Confidence boost. All expenses covered.
Because “she deserves it.”
Brandy tries to decline—she never asks for anything.
Romeo’s smile says he wasn’t asking.
When she steps onto the retreat shuttle in her upgraded winter wardrobe, the entire office stares. But Romeo… Romeo looks at her like he finally has what he’s been craving.
He’s protective in ways that melt her.
He’s attentive in ways that confuse her.
And every time she laughs, something wild flashes in his eyes—something that looks like possession.
Because her makeover didn’t create a new Brandy.
It just revealed the woman Romeo already adored.
And now that the mountain retreat has them in close quarters—shared cabins, team exercises, late-night firesides—Romeo is done pretending.
He wants the woman who was invisible to everyone else.
And he’ll tear down the entire retreat before he lets anyone make her feel small again.
Brandy soft, curvy Black queen.
Romeo dangerous white alpha who fell for her kindness before her beauty.
A makeover that only unveiled what he already saw.
And a company retreat that turns into the slow-burn explosion neither of them can escape.
181 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 10, 2026
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T.C. Clark
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Everlasting love with a sensual bite...
Interracial Contemporary Romance Novellas (BWWM): Wallflower's Series:
1. Nikos: The Greek's Mistress 09/2018
2. Luca: The Italian's Secret 10/2018
3. Dmitri: The Russian's Christmas Baby 11/2018
4. Julian: Taming the Fighter 12/2018
5. Alex: Beauty and the Greek 01/2019
6. Maks: The Mountain Man's Crush 02/28/2019
7. Aidan: A Night with the Doctor 03/30/2019
8. Nikos: The Greek's Downfall Part 1: Bonus Story 12/2019
9. The Wallflowers Series Collection Book 1-8
Interracial Contemporary Thriller Romance:
The Sanctuary: Can killers find love?
1. Bad Guys Finish First: The Sandman and The Librarian May 2019
2. The Last Man Standing: The Surgeon and The Mechanic June 2019
3. Dark Times for the Wicked: The Forecaster and The Hunter July 2019
4. Ghost: The Irishman's Redemption in October 2019
5. The Sanctuary Series Collection Book 1-4
The Campbell Brothers:
1. Brodrick: A Dark Romance with the Notorious Scot!
2. Cole: Love on the Run
3. Liam: One Night with the Wicked Chef
4. Tatum: Taming the Professor
5. Ansley: The Best Kind of Love!
6. The Campbell Brothers Collection Book 1-5
Bad Guys Series
1. Alek: Falling for the Infamous Hitman (Combo with Book 1)
2. Nate Be Mine (Combo with Book 1)
3. Colin: Loving the Solider! Part 1
4. Colin: Loving the Soldier! Part 2
5. Bad Guys Collection Book 1-3
T.C. Clark is a part-time author, with full-time dreams. She works over 50 hours a week as a lab manager. She writes on the edges of her day. She has the makings of an old soul who prefers daydreams to reality from time to time. She writes nonfiction and romance novellas and novels.
She works hard to create entertaining and light reads for her fans, that she can deliver quickly. She is a young author who is learning as she goes but embraces the process with every fiber of her being.
She loves reading romance as well and some of her favorite authors are Jayne Ann Krentz, Sandra Kitt, Theodora Taylor, Kresley Cole, and Christine Feehan. She looks forward to hearing from readers and producing content that will knock her fan's socks off.
Everlasting love with a sensual bite...
Interracial Contemporary Romance Novellas (BWWM): Wallflower's Series:
1. Nikos: The Greek's Mistress 09/2018
2. Luca: The Italian's Secret 10/2018
3. Dmitri: The Russian's Christmas Baby 11/2018
4. Julian: Taming the Fighter 12/2018
5. Alex: Beauty and the Greek 01/2019
6. Maks: The Mountain Man's Crush 02/28/2019
7. Aidan: A Night with the Doctor 03/30/2019
8. Nikos: The Greek's Downfall Part 1: Bonus Story 12/2019
9. The Wallflowers Series Collection Book 1-8
Interracial Contemporary Thriller Romance:
The Sanctuary: Can killers find love?
1. Bad Guys Finish First: The Sandman and The Librarian May 2019
2. The Last Man Standing: The Surgeon and The Mechanic June 2019
3. Dark Times for the Wicked: The Forecaster and The Hunter July 2019
4. Ghost: The Irishman's Redemption in October 2019
5. The Sanctuary Series Collection Book 1-4
The Campbell Brothers:
1. Brodrick: A Dark Romance with the Notorious Scot!
2. Cole: Love on the Run
3. Liam: One Night with the Wicked Chef
4. Tatum: Taming the Professor
5. Ansley: The Best Kind of Love!
6. The Campbell Brothers Collection Book 1-5
Bad Guys Series
1. Alek: Falling for the Infamous Hitman (Combo with Book 1)
2. Nate Be Mine (Combo with Book 1)
3. Colin: Loving the Solider! Part 1
4. Colin: Loving the Soldier! Part 2
5. Bad Guys Collection Book 1-3
T.C. Clark is a part-time author, with full-time dreams. She works over 50 hours a week as a lab manager. She writes on the edges of her day. She has the makings of an old soul who prefers daydreams to reality from time to time. She writes nonfiction and romance novellas and novels.
She works hard to create entertaining and light reads for her fans, that she can deliver quickly. She is a young author who is learning as she goes but embraces the process with every fiber of her being.
She loves reading romance as well and some of her favorite authors are Jayne Ann Krentz, Sandra Kitt, Theodora Taylor, Kresley Cole, and Christine Feehan. She looks forward to hearing from readers and producing content that will knock her fan's socks off.
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January 24, 2026
I Absolutely Love this Couple
This is a story that's such a pleasure to read. Its captivating and the characters will make you feel the LOVE. This relationship is entertaining and caught my attention from the beginning with their believable romance. Romeo Valastro is a CEO of his own company that's worth billions, he is a man that like to be in control, he watches everything and he also dislikes inefficiency and invisibility in people that he values. Brandy Minton is a curvy woman that is soft with intelligent eyes. I enjoy Brandy’s combination of shyness and willing to help people. Their relationship is mature with sizzling hot chemistry that burns up the pages. I really enjoyed and loved being immersed in their world. Plus I can definitely say that I really enjoy T.C. Clark stories and with this story the main characters are compelling and outstanding.They put a smile on my face with all of the romance it's so off the chart. Even the secondary characters are captivating although some were jealous of their relationship, now there's quite a few things that makes this story a delicious pleasure to read because it passes your average love story and I highly recommend.
This is a story that's such a pleasure to read. Its captivating and the characters will make you feel the LOVE. This relationship is entertaining and caught my attention from the beginning with their believable romance. Romeo Valastro is a CEO of his own company that's worth billions, he is a man that like to be in control, he watches everything and he also dislikes inefficiency and invisibility in people that he values. Brandy Minton is a curvy woman that is soft with intelligent eyes. I enjoy Brandy’s combination of shyness and willing to help people. Their relationship is mature with sizzling hot chemistry that burns up the pages. I really enjoyed and loved being immersed in their world. Plus I can definitely say that I really enjoy T.C. Clark stories and with this story the main characters are compelling and outstanding.They put a smile on my face with all of the romance it's so off the chart. Even the secondary characters are captivating although some were jealous of their relationship, now there's quite a few things that makes this story a delicious pleasure to read because it passes your average love story and I highly recommend.
January 11, 2026
Dangerously Sweet & Swoonworthy
I have been reading a string of dark ❤, mystery & psychological thrillers lately because that's my literary jam - my escape from reality😘. But I like to balance those out with soft, tender swoon worthy romance📚 & Craved was beyond satisfying- totally exceeding my expectations🤗. CEO Romeo Valastro is a living dream of a man, a💯alpha exuding equal parts power, Rizz, &integrity & sweet, kind, intelligent, gracious Brandy is slowly finding herself and coming into her own, in the cut throat corporate world. The ✍️expertly handled the power imbalance of their relationship, by having Romeo expressed his sincere interest & desire for her transparently without playing games or a single drop of coercive behavior; instead, he patiently let her come to him & the result was a passionate, authentic fireworks of swoon worthy love!
The side characters- Marco & Eli were hilarious😆😂. This is easily the most feel good romantic story I have read so far in 2026 (yeah! I know its early😄) I will be reading this 📗 again as well as the other books in the Dangerously Devoted Dom series😍The epilogue was the chef's 💋
I have been reading a string of dark ❤, mystery & psychological thrillers lately because that's my literary jam - my escape from reality😘. But I like to balance those out with soft, tender swoon worthy romance📚 & Craved was beyond satisfying- totally exceeding my expectations🤗. CEO Romeo Valastro is a living dream of a man, a💯alpha exuding equal parts power, Rizz, &integrity & sweet, kind, intelligent, gracious Brandy is slowly finding herself and coming into her own, in the cut throat corporate world. The ✍️expertly handled the power imbalance of their relationship, by having Romeo expressed his sincere interest & desire for her transparently without playing games or a single drop of coercive behavior; instead, he patiently let her come to him & the result was a passionate, authentic fireworks of swoon worthy love!
The side characters- Marco & Eli were hilarious😆😂. This is easily the most feel good romantic story I have read so far in 2026 (yeah! I know its early😄) I will be reading this 📗 again as well as the other books in the Dangerously Devoted Dom series😍The epilogue was the chef's 💋
January 19, 2026
Wonderful perspective
I read the positive and negative reviews on this story, so I was a bit hesitant. Fear not, this is an excellent storyline. In most romances, the FMC is seduced by the MMC. I enjoyed the MMC was all about, I know what I want, but you need to enter this relationship with eyes wide open. He let her know from the beginning that he was in it for life and not to give him an answer if she was looking for temporary. Loved the grownup decisions. I also enjoyed seeing the perspective of coworkers being called out on taking cred for other's work and not acknowledging that they did not complete a project on their own. The only reason I removed a star was misses in the story like when she walked in, his jacket was on, then off, then on. Marco working for Romeo for 10 years then changed to 7 years. Overall, great storyline and characters, but I would have thoroughly enjoyed knowing more of Brandy's back story. On to the next in the series.
I read the positive and negative reviews on this story, so I was a bit hesitant. Fear not, this is an excellent storyline. In most romances, the FMC is seduced by the MMC. I enjoyed the MMC was all about, I know what I want, but you need to enter this relationship with eyes wide open. He let her know from the beginning that he was in it for life and not to give him an answer if she was looking for temporary. Loved the grownup decisions. I also enjoyed seeing the perspective of coworkers being called out on taking cred for other's work and not acknowledging that they did not complete a project on their own. The only reason I removed a star was misses in the story like when she walked in, his jacket was on, then off, then on. Marco working for Romeo for 10 years then changed to 7 years. Overall, great storyline and characters, but I would have thoroughly enjoyed knowing more of Brandy's back story. On to the next in the series.
January 12, 2026
Boring!
This book was delayed twice and I patiently waited. I was really disappointed in the book. Don't get me wrong, I love T.C. Clark's books but this one was just boring and it wasn't giving romance. There was no chemistry between Romeo and a Brandy and the sex was dull( I expected the sex scenes to have me hot and bothered). I skimmed the paragraphs. Unfortunately, I wanted this book to come to an end.
This book was delayed twice and I patiently waited. I was really disappointed in the book. Don't get me wrong, I love T.C. Clark's books but this one was just boring and it wasn't giving romance. There was no chemistry between Romeo and a Brandy and the sex was dull( I expected the sex scenes to have me hot and bothered). I skimmed the paragraphs. Unfortunately, I wanted this book to come to an end.
January 13, 2026
First Review
I have never written a review of any novel but for some reason this one deserves 5 stars. I've been reading romances for well over 40 years and this is probably one of the best I've read.
I loved this book from page one. There is just something about self aware characters. Our hero was not arrogant and our heroine was not namby pamby. I also enjoyed the interracial aspect not being a big deal.
Amazing writing!
I have never written a review of any novel but for some reason this one deserves 5 stars. I've been reading romances for well over 40 years and this is probably one of the best I've read.
I loved this book from page one. There is just something about self aware characters. Our hero was not arrogant and our heroine was not namby pamby. I also enjoyed the interracial aspect not being a big deal.
Amazing writing!
January 11, 2026
Romeo and Brandi
A wonderful book that explores two different people finding love and happiness.
The friendship and loyalty could be felt and brought more depth to their journey to happiness
Ms Clark your books always brings joy and relatable characters letting us know that true love is still within our reach
Great job
A wonderful book that explores two different people finding love and happiness.
The friendship and loyalty could be felt and brought more depth to their journey to happiness
Ms Clark your books always brings joy and relatable characters letting us know that true love is still within our reach
Great job
January 13, 2026
Boring and Unromantic
This had to be one of the most boring and unromantic books I’ve ever read. The MMC was so dull and uninteresting and the FMC was so meek with no personality whatsoever.
Nothing happened, just a bunch of repetitive talking and some subpar love scenes.
Even the side characters were boring 😭
This had to be one of the most boring and unromantic books I’ve ever read. The MMC was so dull and uninteresting and the FMC was so meek with no personality whatsoever.
Nothing happened, just a bunch of repetitive talking and some subpar love scenes.
Even the side characters were boring 😭
January 14, 2026
loved Romeo
he was a no nonsense man. he knew what he wanted and waited. allowed Brandy to make her own choices. waited for her to give her heart to him. he told her from the jump, this wasn't temporary or a quickie. this was a 'I not only want you, but I need you. if you allow me to have you' and you won't regret any of it.
he was a no nonsense man. he knew what he wanted and waited. allowed Brandy to make her own choices. waited for her to give her heart to him. he told her from the jump, this wasn't temporary or a quickie. this was a 'I not only want you, but I need you. if you allow me to have you' and you won't regret any of it.
January 30, 2026
Beautiful
This book had more depth than I thought it would have. The characters just pull you in and weave their stories around you that you feel like you’re experiencing it in 5D. I will certainly be recommending this to all of my friends that read thank you for sharing this book with us. I loved every piece of it from beginning to end💕
This book had more depth than I thought it would have. The characters just pull you in and weave their stories around you that you feel like you’re experiencing it in 5D. I will certainly be recommending this to all of my friends that read thank you for sharing this book with us. I loved every piece of it from beginning to end💕
January 12, 2026
love it
This was such a uniquely, beautiful story. The characters are unlike anything I’ve ever read and their story is just so beautiful.
This was such a uniquely, beautiful story. The characters are unlike anything I’ve ever read and their story is just so beautiful.
January 19, 2026
tender devotion
I was actually inspired to write a poem this book was that good. It moved me in ways I haven't been moved by fiction in a long while.
I was actually inspired to write a poem this book was that good. It moved me in ways I haven't been moved by fiction in a long while.
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