Leo Ferraro has spent his life studying the fears of other people.
As a renowned psychiatrist and heir to one of the world's most prestigious yacht dynasties, he understands obsession better than most. He knows how secrets grow. How lies spread. How dangerous desire can become when left unchecked.
What he doesn't understand is why he can't stop thinking about the cellist outside his office window.
Every morning, Elise Konstantin plays beneath the gleaming towers of Ferraro Yachts.
Every evening, someone follows her home.
Elise has spent months trying to convince people she's being watched. No one believes her. Not the police. Not her landlord. Not the strangers who look away when she notices the same face twice.
Then Leo Ferraro listens.
And once he starts paying attention, he realizes she may have been telling the truth all along.
When a scandal threatens his family's empire and a leaked email puts his sister's reputation at risk, Leo proposes an arrangement neither of them should want.
Pretend to be his.
Stay under his protection.
Let the world believe they're together.
Elise agrees to the lie on one condition.
He never tries to buy her.
But as the investigation deepens, the danger becomes impossible to ignore.
The trail of her stalker leads straight into Ferraro Yachts.
Into confidential contracts.
Into corporate secrets worth millions.
And into a stretch of lavender-covered land in Provence that Leo has been quietly acquiring from beneath her family's feet.
Now the woman he promised to protect is becoming the one person who can destroy everything.
At his secluded lavender estate, surrounded by fields fragrant with memories he'd rather forget, the boundaries between truth and performance begin to disappear.
Because the closer Leo gets to uncovering the conspiracy, the more he realizes the greatest threat isn't losing his empire.
It's losing her.
The Lavender Distillery is an emotionally charged billionaire romantic suspense filled with fake dating, obsessive attraction, family secrets, corporate betrayal, forced proximity, luxury European settings, and an unforgettable slow-burn romance.
Perfect for readers who love protective heroes, intelligent heroines, atmospheric settings, and romances where danger and desire collide.
