She knows she’ll be safe in Christian’s apartment, especially since he is a security expert and staying with him means she doesn’t need to put any of her friends or family in danger. Stella is terrified because the stalker had somehow gotten into her apartment and left a note. His offer to Stella is one she welcomes and is genuinely helpful to her. You may worry that this Christian has serious Christian Gray vibes. When a stalker from Stella’s past reappears, Christian tells her it would be best if she moved in with him while he’s searching for the stalker because his apartment is like Fort Knox. He is also possessive and morally iffy when it comes to protecting Stella. He is hunting for a traitor in his own company who is helping a competitor steal his clients. When he finds out about her fake dating plan, he offers an arrangement that will benefit them both: She will attend business functions with him in exchange for being her fake boyfriend.Ĭhristian is a mysterious and powerful tech genius who is CEO of his own cyber security firm.

It’s actually sweet that Stella doesn’t realize how attracted he is to her. He is attracted to her although he is in denial about his feelings for her and hides them well except when his predictable jealousy is provoked. She doesn’t have time for a real relationship, so she starts looking for a fake fiancé.Ĭhristian Harper is her billionaire landlord who lives in the apartment above her and has been having her water his plants in exchange for discounted rent. Stella figures if celebrities can date for publicity, so can she. They see Raya, a competitor of Stella’s, numbers go way up when she starts dating Adam, another influencer.

Stella’s friend and manager, Brady, suggests she find a fake boyfriend because couple content is hot right now. Stella is a lovely person – she has been paying for her old nanny to stay in a dementia care facility, so she desperately needs to make money. Her boss felt her Instagram fashion feed was in competition with the magazine.

Stella Alonso has just been fired from her job at D.C. Each story in the Twisted series is based on a different friend from a group of women that were college roommates – this is Stella’s story. It is a long, dark, spicy, slow burn romance and I didn’t want to put it down. The Twisted series by Ana Huang is a TikTok sensation and Twisted Lies is the fourth and last book of the series.

Twisted Lies by Ana Huang