Author: Ava Ardyne

Category: New Adult Romance

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Deal starts: September 11, 2026

Deal ends: September 11, 2026

Description:

I have a Post-it note for every lie I’ve ever needed to tell.Post-it #1: I’m not falling for Quinn Ozler.Post-it #2: The Ozlers had nothing to do with my mother.Post-it #3: I can survive the truth.All are peeling.All are lies.Quinn Ozler is everything I swore to avoid: a billionaire heir, dangerous, untouchable, and impossible to stay away from. He looks at me like he can already see through every lie I’ve built my life around.I’m a scholarship pre-med student barely holding my future together. He is the one risk I cannot afford to take.But I didn’t come to Pritzker just for medical school. I came for answers about what really happened to my mother twenty years ago. The deeper I dig, the more every secret leads back to the Ozlers.Then a warning lands in my hands:Stay away from the Ozlers. You won’t survive it.The closer I get to Quinn, the harder it is to hate him. And the more I start to wonder if falling for him isn’t the danger everyone warned me about.Maybe it’s the reason I’m still alive.Almost Honest is Book 1 in the Heir of Hearts Legacy series, a romance-first new adult romantic suspense series with enemies-to-lovers tension, an elite pre-med campus, dark family secrets, a morally gray billionaire heir, and a slow-burn romance that deepens across the series.Book 1 delivers a high-emotion romantic arc with a happy-for-now ending for Prin and Quinn, while the larger mystery continues into Book 2.Perfect for readers who love sharp, voice-driven new adult romance, slow-burn chemistry, wealthy morally gray heroes, elite campus drama, dark academia vibes, obsessive tension, and suspense woven through the romance.Author note: This is Book 1 in a rapid-release series. Prin and Quinn’s romance continues across the Heir of Hearts Legacy books.EARLY PRAISE FOR ALMOST HONEST“Dark academia shadows, dangerous attraction, grief stitched into every page, and a romance so slow-burn it hurts… Almost Honest completely consumed me.” — Eve T., NetGalley reviewer, ?????“Highly recommend to readers who enjoy college romances with a darker mysterious side to them.” — Kelsey, NetGalley reviewer, ????“Strong appeal for readers who love fast twists and hidden histories.” — M., NetGalley reviewer, ????“The dark academia vibes? Elite campus secrets? Morally gray billionaire heir? SIGN. ME. UP.” — Anna, @tropesandtease / @rodeoandrinks, ????“The fire between them is undeniable in this slow burn novel.” — Meredith, NetGalley reviewer, ????“A romance that feels raw, complicated, and beautifully messy in all the best ways.” — Barbara, NetGalley reviewer, ?????“I was hooked from the beginning.” — Jennah, NetGalley reviewer, ?????