Deal Breaker by Susie Tate (Paperback)

Deal Breaker is the second book in Susie Tate’s Aristocrats of London series, an enemies-to-lovers, brother’s best friend, age-gap contemporary romance.

Everyone loves Poppy. She’s pure sunshine, all infectious snort-laugh and outrageous flirting, and nobody seems remotely immune to her charm. Nobody, that is, apart from her much older brother’s best friend: former Scottish rugby star and resident grumpy fun sponge, Rory Wallace.

The last thing Rory wants is a woman who represents everything he goes out of his way to avoid: cameras, chaos and constant attention. The irony, of course, is that although Lady Poppy Sterling flirts with the entire world, the one man she’s had a crush on since childhood apparently can’t stand her. At least, that’s what he keeps telling himself.

It’s only when Rory’s own betrayal leaves Poppy dangerously exposed, to both paparazzi and predators, that he realises, far too late, exactly what he stands to lose. Her celebrity lifestyle might be his dealbreaker, but his failure to protect her when she needed him most? That’s very much hers.

Please note this book contains discussions of drink spiking and predatory behaviour. Perfect for readers who love a grumpy-sunshine contemporary romance, a brother’s-best-friend age-gap pairing and a gruff, protective hero who’ll move heaven and earth for his sunshine girl, once he realises she’s been his all along.