Sloane Kensington has worked as a publicist for billionaire heir Xavier Castillo for the last three years. Now, she boldly breaks into his Greek villa because he has ignored her urgent calls about attending an important gala in London, at which his father will be honored as philanthropist of the year. Xavier’s father has cancer, but he and his son have remained distant since the death of Xavier’s mother when Xavier was a young teen. Xavier blames himself for his mother’s death, and his father’s resentment toward him implies that he feels the same.

The villa is trashed due to one of Xavier’s notorious parties, vexing Sloane. As his publicist, her job is to keep his image clean, but his dedication to insouciance and debauchery makes her job nearly impossible. Sloane bargains with Xavier to get him to the gala. In exchange for his drama-free attendance at the event, she agrees to go on a week-long, no-work-allowed vacation with him in Spain.

Xavier takes pleasure in cracking Sloane’s icy exterior. Watching her cool professionalism falter, he catches a glimpse of the real woman beneath the mask. The upcoming trip to Spain excites him because he believes that she will benefit from spending time away from her relentless work.