Emma Hart has lost everything—her family’s home, her dreams, and her peace. With her younger brother’s health on the line, she’s desperate for help. But help comes at a cost.Lucas Blackwood is powerful, rich, and untouchable. To him, people are tools, and emotions are a waste of time. When Emma steps into his world, she becomes the perfect pawn in his plan.He offers her a deal: six months under his control in exchange for saving her family. Emma has no choice but to agree. But Lucas isn’t prepared for the woman who quietly challenges him, and Emma isn’t ready for the man who seems impossible to understand.Can love bloom in a deal built on power and control? Or will their fragile connection break under the weight of secrets and lies?

Eva Monroe’s life is falling apart. Her mother is sick, the bills are piling up, and hope feels like a distant dream. Then Adrian Cross, a billionaire known for his ruthless ways, offers her a deal: marry him for one year, and he’ll solve all her problems. But Adrian has secrets, and Eva has no idea what she’s stepping into. As their fake marriage starts to feel real, enemies close in, and the line between love and survival becomes dangerously thin. Can Eva and Adrian find happiness, or will their differences tear them apart?