Under studio lights and working long shifts at a hotel bar, Alice survives by staying in motion after a tragedy shatters her life — juggling two demanding jobs that require constant smiles and nonstop interaction, leaving no room to slow down or grieve.

Then she meets him.

He is a rising Japanese singer, admired by fans yet constrained by fame, distance, and the unspoken rules of his world. What begins as an unexpected connection soon grows into something neither of them planned for.

As ambition and reality collide, their relationship is tested by secrecy, cultural pressure, and the cost of choosing love when the stakes are high.

Set between London and Tokyo, I Refuse to Accept is the first book in a contemporary romance series about love, loss, and the courage it takes to choose connection.