Love in Debt

Love in DebtMadison Carter has spent her entire life protecting one thing: her mother's beloved bakery in the heart of Charlotte, North Carolina. But when a mountain of debt threatens to take everything her family has built, Madison finds herself with only thirty days to save the business-or lose the last piece of her mother she has left.Then Alexander Bennett walks into her life.Handsome, wealthy, and heir to a powerful real-estate empire, Alex should be the last man Madison trusts. His family's company wants the very property her bakery sits on, and his offer to help her escape her financial nightmare comes with an arrangement that could cost her the independence she has fought so hard to protect.But as Madison and Alex grow closer, they uncover something far more dangerous than unpaid bills.The debt attached to her bakery may have been built on lies.Old financial records reveal forged signatures, missing money, secret property deals, and a connection between Madison's late mother and the Bennett family that someone has spent decades trying to bury. Then a mysterious man claiming to be Madison's father suddenly appears, warning her not to trust the man she has begun to love.As threats escalate and someone begins destroying evidence, Madison must decide who is telling the truth-and who is willing to sacrifice her to protect a secret.Alex knows loving Madison could cost him his family, his fortune, and everything he has ever inherited. Madison knows trusting him could cost her the only home she has left.When betrayal strikes and the past comes hunting for them, they must uncover the truth before the final debt comes due.Because some debts can be paid with money.Some can only be settled with forgiveness.And the most dangerous debt of all is love.