Secrets Behind the Masquerade

One night. One mask. One man who was never supposed to return.

At a glittering Texas masquerade, Isabel Hastings seeks one night of anonymity before confronting the life that’s crumbled around her. But when a masked stranger offers a moment of stolen heat, she doesn’t expect to wake in the arms of West Kallo—a man the world believes is dead.

Presumed lost in a plane crash two years ago, West has returned from the shadows to take down his brother, Shane, who stole his legacy and tried to end his life. His mission is clear—expose the corruption rotting Kallo Oil from within and bring Shane to justice. What he didn’t plan for was Isabel, his former sister-in-law, now disgraced and desperate to reclaim custody of her daughter from the very man West wants to destroy.

Reluctantly united, Isabel and West must navigate a dangerous alliance built on secrets, betrayal, and a volatile past. As they dig deeper, they enlist the help of Cipher, West’s off-grid hacker contact, and Ryan, a fellow special ops veteran haunted by their shared past. When the search leads them to a fortified compound—and a conspiracy more twisted than they imagined—it’s Lacey, Isabel’s fiercely loyal boutique manager with a shadowy past, who becomes their unexpected ace in the hole.

From ballrooms to back alleys, boardrooms to mountain strongholds, Secrets Behind the Masquerade is a story of second chances, buried truths, and a love powerful enough to survive the fallout.