“You are the most insufferable man I have ever met!” “And yet, you’re still my wife.” “Unfortunately.” Adrian smirked. “Careful, Mrs. Sterling. Someone might think you actually enjoy being married to me.” Did he think this was a joke or something? “Trust me, Adrian. I’d rather be unmarried for life.” “Good thing this would come to end soon. At least I can get on with my life.” I stared at him, wondering how I’d ended up married to the most irritating man alive. Oh, right. The money. The contract. The terrible decision-making because of how desperate I was. ******** She needs money urgently. He needs a wife to become CEO. A one-year contract marriage should solve both their problems. No love, no attachments, and absolutely no falling for each other. But living together might be the one condition neither of them was prepared for. Because falling in love was never part of the deal.

Cierra Williams had the perfect life— A loving family. Loyal friends. A future that finally felt certain.Then, overnight, everything fell apart.Her father, a respected executive on the verge of becoming CEO, is arrested for the murder of his secretary. The evidence against him is quite undeniable, but Cierra refuses to believe the man she has always loved could ever take someone’s life.Tragedy strikes, and with the whole city convinced her father was a murderer, Cierra and her mother are forced to leave everything behind. They change their names, move to a new town and begin a life built on secrets, hoping the past will never find them.It does.Just when she’s beginning to feel at home—making friends, rebuilding her life, and falling for the one person who makes her believe happiness is still possible. The past comes crashing back in the most unexpected way, the truth Cierra has spent years searching for is far more dangerous than she ever imagined.Because some secrets don’t stay buried. And some betrayals are closer than they appear.