Samantha Barigha needed to get married whichever way for obvious reasons: 1. To get her mother off her case 2. Because her friend just did something similar But things didn't quite go as she'd planned. Mark Grinder steered clear from the rich and powerful for a reason. Why did one small encounter with a certain beautiful lawyer not be as simple as boy-meets-girl? She's hiding the truth about her father from him, yet he knew more about the man than she did. Did she realize her life had already been mapped out by the man who claims to have sired her? And would they find love all for the right reasons they'd both failed to consider? Prologue “YOU WHAT?!” Samantha Barigha stared astounded into her best friend’s face, or rather what used to be her best friend, the incredulity evident in her tone. Gracie made a pout. “Please be happy for me. This means so much to me.” Obviously, Samantha thought, making efforts to keep her expression neutral. Gracie wasn’t one to take discouragement. She didn’t think anything mattered as long as her mind was set on something. And this was one something. She pouted good-natured, one of her strong-winning points. “I thought you’d understand. You know how important this is to me. I just want you to be happy for me.”