Hold or Fold (Whiskey and Regret)

By L. Leigh

He's the man who calculates everything.

She's the woman who makes him hesitate, and hesitation has never been part of David Cole's life.
She's also the woman who makes him forget how to think.

Neither of them is ready for what happens when restraint snaps.

After years of a divorce he does not talk about, David Cole built his empire on control. Routines, clean lines, and a carefully chosen woman who never asked for more than silence and convenience.
Love was a luxury he couldn't afford, and intimacy was something he performed, but never felt.

Until Nina Adedayo charges into his life with sharp eyes, wicked wit, and a mind that cuts through his defenses. She is also unimpressed with his money or his silence.
Their chemistry simmers in conversations that linger, looks that burn more than touch, and a growing awareness that restraint is becoming its own kind of torment.

One night in his penthouse shatters the rules he once lived by. It doesn't bring relief; it brings yearning.
But desire isn't their only collision point.

As the lines between passion and honesty twist tighter, secrets threaten the fragile trust Nina is learning to give.

David is forced to confront the truth he's been running from: Control kept him safe. But it also kept him alone.

He must fight for the one thing he never thought he deserved. A woman who sees the man behind the mask... and demands the truth he's spent years running from.A slow-burn sensual, emotionally charged story of second chances, earned intimacy, and a man learning that love isn't control. It's surrender.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HNP5F83B
• ISBN13: 9798249886073
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 451 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.5"