Would you turn down millions of dollars to keep your pride?
Susana Starling was born into wealth but never fit into her mother’s world of glittering jewels and gilded expectations.
Now her mother’s gone, leaving Susana with one final golden noose: to inherit the family estate — and a fortune — Susana must marry. If she doesn’t, everything goes to her despicable stepfather, and Susana can't stand the idea of letting him get his hands on a dime.
Too bad Susana’s single and plans to stay that way — until Gabriel Green, the groundskeeper she had a massive crush on as a teen, makes her an offer too tempting to refuse. Gabe’s spent the last decade keeping Starling Manor running smoothly, but with only a year left at the estate before he pursues his own dreams, he can’t stand by while Susana's greedy stepfather takes control. A fake marriage seems like the perfect solution.
They just need to live together for one year, fool everyone around them, and keep their hands—and hearts—to themselves before they go their separate ways. Easy, right?
But Susana’s always had a hard time playing by the rules, and Gabe’s no stranger to bending them. What starts as a simple contract soon ignites into a steamy game of will-they-won’t-they. The stakes? Millions of dollars, the manor’s legacy, and maybe... the chance at a love neither of them expected.
The best laid plans never include this much temptation.
Genre: Romance
Susana Starling was born into wealth but never fit into her mother’s world of glittering jewels and gilded expectations.
Now her mother’s gone, leaving Susana with one final golden noose: to inherit the family estate — and a fortune — Susana must marry. If she doesn’t, everything goes to her despicable stepfather, and Susana can't stand the idea of letting him get his hands on a dime.
Too bad Susana’s single and plans to stay that way — until Gabriel Green, the groundskeeper she had a massive crush on as a teen, makes her an offer too tempting to refuse. Gabe’s spent the last decade keeping Starling Manor running smoothly, but with only a year left at the estate before he pursues his own dreams, he can’t stand by while Susana's greedy stepfather takes control. A fake marriage seems like the perfect solution.
They just need to live together for one year, fool everyone around them, and keep their hands—and hearts—to themselves before they go their separate ways. Easy, right?
But Susana’s always had a hard time playing by the rules, and Gabe’s no stranger to bending them. What starts as a simple contract soon ignites into a steamy game of will-they-won’t-they. The stakes? Millions of dollars, the manor’s legacy, and maybe... the chance at a love neither of them expected.
The best laid plans never include this much temptation.
Genre: Romance
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