Gilded Cage
An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance of Public Humiliation, a Runaway Bride, and the Promise They Couldn't KeepBy Albert A. Birchall
Length8h 28m
About this audiobook
I stepped off the ferry smelling like smoke and the kitchen I'd barely escaped.
The man waiting on the dock looked at me like I'd already failed.
My name is Molly Aldridge, and I came to Whisper Island to cook my way out of the ashes of my last life.
What I got instead was Declan Hawke.
Tall. Cold. A white scar running into his hairline and suspicion tightening his jaw.
He asked for a chef who could run a brigade and a six-course tasting menu.
He took one look at me and decided I wasn't enough.
So I cooked for him on the dock with whatever I could find, and I earned my place one plate at a time.
We were supposed to be enemies. His crumbling estate. My impossible standards. Two stubborn people who couldn't agree on anything.
But the island is small, the nights are long, and the man who measures me like evidence is hiding wounds as deep as mine.
Then a single good night — a stolen, honest, unguarded night — changes everything between us.
And the morning after, when the truth finally surfaces, Declan looks at me across his scarred kitchen and says the words I'm terrified to believe:
"I didn't bring you here to fall for you. But here we are."
Now there's a betrayal moving under the surface, a humiliation waiting in public, and a runaway moment that could send Molly straight back to the ferry — away from the one man who finally saw her.
Gilded Cage is a slow-burn, emotional enemies-to-lovers romance about forced proximity, public humiliation, a guarded hero, a runaway bride, found family, and the promise they were never supposed to keep.
Perfect for readers who love enemies-to-lovers romance, grumpy-meets-determined slow burn, small-town island settings, hurt/comfort, and emotional happily-ever-afters. A standalone romance with a satisfying happy ending.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance
Length8 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
16Chapter 14 - The Hospital Call
2Dedication
17Chapter 15 - The Pearl’s Secret
3Chapter 1 - The Lie I Built My Life On
18Chapter 16 - The Return
4Chapter 2 - The Ghost in the Kitchen
19Chapter 17 - The Alliance of Two
5Chapter 3 - The Scar Under the Bandage
20Chapter 18 - The Taste of Hope
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6Chapter 4 - The Gala and the Garnish
21Chapter 19 - The Surgery Vigil
7Chapter 5 - Oil, Salt, and a Secret
22Chapter 20 - The Cost of a Life
8Chapter 6 - The Ferry That Never Comes
23Chapter 21 - The Debt of the Heart
9Chapter 7 - The Handyman’s Offer
24Chapter 22 - The Fall of Gilded Hawks
10Chapter 8 - The Recipe for Trust
25Chapter 23 - The Empty Pantry
11Chapter 9 - The Man Who Sold His Past
26Chapter 24 - The Festival Together
12Chapter 10 - The Line Between Spy and Ally
27Chapter 25 - The Lie That Became Truth
13Chapter 11 - The Betrayal of a Good Night
28Chapter 26 - The Grand Gesture
14Chapter 12 - The Confession That Cost Everything
29Chapter 27 - The New Recipe
15Chapter 13 - The Fallout and the Ferry
30About the Author
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