NINE MONTHS IN HIS BEDÉlise Moreau is a 26-year old aspiring writer living in Paris, struggling to survive while caring for her sick grandmother. Money is constantly tight, and she works exhausting jobs just to keep up with rent, food, and her grandmother’s medical expenses.She has always dreamed of working in publishing, but her circumstances have made that dream feel increasingly impossible.Then, in the middle of her desperation, two unexpected opportunities appear.The first is an interview at Maison Aveline, one of the publishing houses she has always admired.The second is an advertisement for an exclusive international surrogacy program offering €50,000 in compensation.At first, Elise thinks the surrogacy opportunity sounds too good to be true. But when she considers what the money could do for her grandmother, she applies.Within days, her life begins changing.She gets invited to interview at Maison Aveline, where she unexpectedly encounters Theo the mysterious man she had met days earlier and bonded with over books.What Élise doesn’t know is that Theo isn’t simply an employee at Maison Aveline.And he deliberately keeps that information from her.Their connection begins innocently. They talk about books, exchange playful remarks, and develop an effortless chemistry neither of them expected. Élise thinks he’s simply another man who happens to work at the publishing house.Meanwhile, Adrian has his own reason for pursuing surrogacy.He wants a child.After months of going through profiles, rejecting candidate after candidate, one file finally catches his attention:Elise MoreauYoung. Educated. Healthy. No previous pregnancies. Clean medical history. Good references.She seems to be exactly what he’s looking for.He gives the agency permission to proceed and later learns that the candidate needs more time before moving forward.Instead of walking away, Adrian increases the financial offer.Because he wants this pregnancy to happen.And eventually, Élise discovers that she is the woman behind the profile.That’s where everything changes.She agrees to the arrangement because she desperately needs the money. Adrian agrees because he wants a child.Neither of them expects the arrangement to become personal.The agreement is supposed to be simple:Nine months.Élise carries Adrian’s baby.He pays her.They go their separate ways. But Adrian quickly realizes that living with Élise is nothing like he imagined.She isn’t the quiet, obedient woman he expected from a profile.She’s stubborn.Opinionated.Funny when she isn’t trying to be.She challenges him.She questions his decisions.She refuses to be intimidated by his wealth.And beneath all of that, Adrian begins seeing the woman behind the circumstances that brought her to him.Élise, meanwhile, discovers that the cold, controlled billionaire she thought she understood is far more complicated.Their forced proximity slowly turns into familiarity.Familiarity becomes attraction.And attraction becomes something neither of them is prepared to name.There are stolen glances, late-night conversations, accidental touches, arguments that last too long because neither wants to walk away, and moments where the boundaries between surrogate and intended father begin becoming dangerously blurred.But the biggest problem isn’t their attraction.It’s the contract.Because Élise knows exactly what she signed up for.She isn’t supposed to fall in love with Adrian.Adrian isn’t supposed to fall in love with her.And neither of them is supposed to forget that at the end of nine months, the baby is supposed to be the only thing connecting them.As the pregnancy progresses, their relationship becomes increasingly complicated.Adrian becomes protective of Élise.Élise begins depending on him in ways she never intended.Their emotional intimacy grows alongside the physical attraction.And eventually, they cross a line neither can pretend doesn’t exist.The man who originally wanted only a child begins wanting the woman carrying it.And Élise, who entered his world because she needed money, starts wondering whether she’s becoming something much more dangerous:his wife in everything but name.But secrets eventually surface.Adrian’s reasons for wanting the child aren’t as simple as Élise believed.Élise’s financial desperation creates complications.And the biggest question becomes what happens when the nine months are finally over.Because when the baby is born, their contract says they should separate.But by then, neither Adrian nor Élise may be willing to let the other go.The story ultimately becomes about two people who entered an arrangement believing they could control their emotions—and discovering that love doesn’t care about contracts, money, or carefully drawn boundaries.Nine months was supposed to be the duration of their arrangement.Neither of them expected it to become the beginning of their lives

The Billionaire She Never Forgot is a romance story about Naomi Carter, a young lawyer who returns home to help save her father’s failing law firm. She never expected that one of the firm’s biggest cases would bring her face-to-face with Julian Montgomery, the man she met ten years ago and never completely forgot.Julian is now a wealthy and powerful billionaire, but Naomi still remembers the strange night they first met and the impression he left on her. Seeing him again brings back everything she thought she had moved past.As they’re forced to work around each other, the tension between them starts to grow. But Julian has secrets, and so does Naomi. Just when she begins to wonder if she can trust him, she discovers that something much bigger is happening inside his company.Millions of dollars are disappearing, someone is trying to silence anyone who gets too close, and an old secret involving their families begins to come back to light.The more Naomi searches for the truth, the more complicated everything becomes.And somewhere between the secrets, the danger and the feelings neither of them planned for, Naomi has to decide whether Julian is really the man she thought he was all those years ago.