Nate caught her hand as she turned away.“Say yes, Dahlia.”She didn’t look at him. “To what this time?”His smile was slow, dangerous. “To letting me in.”Her breath stilled. “You don’t take hints, do you?”“Only the ones that sound like maybe.”His thumb traced her palm, his voice low enough to make her heartbeat trip.She pulled back, just barely. “Goodnight, Nate.”He grinned, unbothered. “Night, wife. I’ll ask again tomorrow.”****************When ruthless CEO Dahlia Ryes discovers her boyfriend and her best friend in bed together-and plotting to steal her inheritance-she does the most un-Dahlia thing imaginable.She drinks too much, and wakes up married to a sex worker Her “husband,” Nate , is charming, infuriating, and far too comfortable calling her wife. Dahlia’s ready to annul the whole disaster but finds out she’s actually stuck with this man for a whole year. Desperate to save face (and maybe twist fate in her favor), Dahlia decides to use the fake marriage to her advantage. What she doesn’t know is that Nate isn’t the broke drifter she thinks he is and he’s watching her with equal parts amusement and admiration.Now, between public appearances, staged affection, the evil people plotting to ruin them and the slow burn of something too real to fake, Dahlia’s carefully built walls begin to crack. And Nate? He’s determined to make sure she falls-for him, for real, and hard.A story of betrayal, accidental vows, and the slow, intoxicating fall between a woman who doesn’t believe in love and a man who plans to prove her wrong.