Don't Call Me Sweetheart — Jeanette Ward

Trust doesn't come easily for Whitney Lane after becoming an overnight sensation in the romance novel industry. Men are attracted to her success, not her. Her new cover model, wickedly handsome Christian Dade, also struggles to trust a world turned upside down following the deaths of his parents. Now trouble stalks these two lonely hearts. Long ago Whitney found safety playing the part of her pseudonym's assistant. She's unprepared when Christian breaks down her defenses with one look from his dark, dangerous eyes. For once she wishes she could trust a man. This man. Confused, Whitney runs when Christian verbally attacks "Lane McLaughlin," who represents all he despises. Suddenly her alter ego is no longer protecting her. She finds, though, no matter how far she goes she ends up back where she started. A lonely heiress. Whitney told a lie to protect herself. Is she strong enough to tell the truth and find love?