Stardust (Second Chance at Love) by Cathryn Lyons

A beloved silver screen star A playboy doctor Two scandals One solution—fake date your long-lost first love When two scandals unexpectedly reunite long-estranged first loves almost two decades after their painful breakup, can they put hurtful bygones aside to help each other? Will their surprising alliance lead to lost love found? Honor Wheatley’s world has just imploded. A decorated film actor, the beloved “nepo baby” and darling of the silver screen flees to the Shenandoah Valley to escape the fallout from a devastating scandal. When Honor’s arranged lodging floods, she finds sanctuary in an unexpected place—the home of her first love and the man who shattered her surgically repaired heart years ago. And when Brinder agrees to be her personal guide on a sexual exploration journey as preparation for a film role—what could go wrong with that? Dr. Brinder Desai has a well-earned reputation as a player, earning him the nickname Dr. Desiiigh. A fabricated scandal jeopardizes his dream job. Brinder needs to show stability or risk losing the position he loves. Having Honor Wheatley—the woman who broke Brinder’s heart a lifetime ago and ruined him for relationships—in his home is a prescription for chaos he doesn’t need. Except—fake dating the woman he lost could be the very thing he needs to keep his job. Read more