Black Leather Dawn

BLACK LEATHER DAWN When ambition meets artistry, can two hearts find balance—or will success tear them apart? Elena Moretti has built her fashion empire on precision, control, and an unrelenting work ethic. As creative director of Moretti Designs, she's proven to her powerful Connecticut family that she didn't need their pharmaceutical fortune—she could create her own legacy. But success has come at a price: she's brilliant, respected, and utterly alone. Marcus Thorne traded Wall Street's golden handcuffs for a leather workshop in SoHo. Five years later, he's built a life of quiet integrity, crafting bespoke pieces that speak to quality over quantity. He's learned the hard way that love and ambition don't mix—his ex-fiancée made sure of that. Now he works alone, creates alone, and tells himself he's content. Then a rainstorm changes everything. When Elena bursts into Marcus's shop, dripping wet and breathtakingly beautiful, the attraction is immediate and undeniable. He sees past her designer armor to the woman underneath. She sees the artist who chose passion over profit. What begins as an unexpected connection quickly becomes an all-consuming love affair—intense, honest, and terrifying in its depth. But falling in love is the easy part. Building a life together means confronting everything they've avoided: Elena's addiction to work, Marcus's financial insecurities, and the question neither wants to answer—can two fiercely independent people create something together without losing themselves? When they collaborate on a collection that could make both their careers, the stakes become impossibly high. Every creative decision is personal. Every compromise feels like sacrifice. And when the fashion world demands they commodify their love story for profit, they must choose: protect their integrity or seize the opportunity of a lifetime. Black Leather Dawn is a contemporary romance about two artists learning that the most beautiful things require vulnerability, that love isn't a distraction from ambition—it's the bravest work of all, and that sometimes the perfect partnership means rewriting every rule you thought you knew. For readers who love: Opposites attract • Creative partnerships • Second-chance-at-life romances • Emotionally intelligent heroes • Strong career-driven heroines • New York City settings • Craft and artistry • Realistic relationship growth A modern love story about choosing passion, building partnership, and finding your dawn.