Elise.

"Of all the women in the world, why did I have to fall for her?" - Dan Elise Van Den Bosch. She's calculated, cold, ambitious, and manipulative. To summarize, she's the perfect Van Den Bosch and is the precise opposite of her older brother, Andries, who just so happens to be my best friend. The day I first laid eyes on her I knew I was in trouble, but it was also the day my best friend made me swear to never look at her in that way again. Years later, the impact she has on me hasn't changed, I've just gotten better at living with it. After all, Elise is the only woman I can never have. She's my best friend's sister and she must remain that way for the sake of our friendship. Even when I know I don't leave her indifferent either, I owe him to keep my oath. Or do I? This book is for mature audiences. Embark ina new sensual and forbidden love story between the young heir of the Van Den Bosch family andamuch older woman filled with nothing but secrets. She's the only one I want... But all she's ever been is a lie. Andries I still remember the day she first said her name. Her voice was nothing like Id ever heard beforevelvet, fine-grained, and smooth. There was something magnetic about it. It was terribly inviting. And deeply alluring. My names Andries. Im a closeted poet, an incurable romantic, and the oldest son of Sebastian & Julia Van Den BoschDutch nobles whod rather see me take over the family business and all the responsibilities that it entails rather than pursue a career in writing. In the hopes of preparing myself for the task, I left the secluded family estate in the countryside to experience the thrilling life of a one-bedroom in the city center of Amsterdam to study business management. Though its not business that kept me in Amsterdam Its Roxanne. This duet is for mature audiences Ive always been in complete control... Until I met him" - Roxanne. I never thought it would happen but it did. I fell hard for a man whos not only sixteen years younger than me but one who is also the heir to one of the most powerful families in the country. Falling for him was a mistake that might cost me my business, my reputation, and God knows what else. But despite everything, he turned my world upside down and made me believe in love again. When I need to make a decision between what the heart wants and what is rational, all I can think of is him: Andries. This novel is for mature audiences.