Clara Montgomery is about to lose everything. Her beloved bakery shop, her grandmother's legacy, is drowning in debt with a fifteen thousand dollars eviction notice taped to the door. She has thirty days to save it. Julian Vance has everything except what he needs most. The ruthless billionaire CEO of Blackwood Enterprises must be married to inherit his grandmother's company, according to her will. He has no time for love. One phone call changes everything. Julian offers Clara a deal she can't refuse: A one-year temporary marriage. He will save her shop with twenty thousand dollars upfront and five thousand dollars every month. She will help him secure his inheritance. No feelings, no complications, just business. Strict rules and a contract. But living under the same roof, pretending to be madly in love for the public, is harder than they thought. Clara's warmth starts to melt Julian's cold heart, and Julian's protection makes Clara feel safe for the first time in years. What happens when a fake marriage starts to feel dangerously real? Can a contract that started with money end with true love? A sweet, dramatic romance with a happy ending.