Ava Bennett is three days away from losing her late mother’s bookstore when ruthless billionaire Adrian Blackwood walks into her life with an offer she can’t refuse.One year.A contract marriage.No love allowed.He needs a wife to secure his inheritance.She needs millions to save everything she holds dear.But living under the same roof ignites a dangerous attraction neither of them expected. As tension rises and secrets unfold, the lines between fake and real begin to blur.Because the only rule in their marriage is simple:Do not fall in love.