Betrayed — Renee Dahlia

What happens when your best friend betrays you? Can you forgive a teenage mistake?

When ESTHER WOODHALL stepped out of a hotel lift to see a glorious naked man standing by the concierge, her senses went into overdrive. That is, until she saw his face. Jordan -- her former neighbour and best friend -- the father of her daughter. The man who abandoned her eight years ago when she used him to escape a forced marriage with an older man. Thrown onto the streets when her parents caught her in bed with him only took her from one bad situation into another. Homeless and pregnant, a wonderful foster family took her in, but the friendship with Jordan was broken beyond repair. For the past eight years, she's worked hard to create a decent life for her and her profoundly deaf daughter, Ashia. Will he forgive her when he finds out the truth?

For the past eight years, JORDAN STOJANOV has stayed away from Sydney where he grew up. An important business trip reinforces his frustrations when he ends up naked in a hotel lobby. The last person he expects to see is Esther -- the very reason he left eight years ago -- and he doesn't expect the chance meeting to change everything. Jordan believed she destroyed their friendship, and when he hears the truth, he must reconsider his assumptions. Throw in a new chemistry between him and Esther, and their old friendship has grown into a fierce sensual fire. The revelation that he has a daughter is an added complication, and Jordan rearranges his life to meet Ashia, except not everything is quite as it seems. Can he move beyond his past to claim the future he yearns for?