His signature bought her. Her signature bound them together. To save her family from ruin, Lia Sinclair makes a desperate deal with Alexander Blackwood a billionaire as ruthless as he is powerful. The terms are simple: in exchange for him erasing her debts, she will become his wife in name only for one year. It’s a business transaction, sealed with a signature and a binding contract that leaves no room for love. But when Lia is thrust into Alexander’s world of luxury and lies, the fine print becomes dangerously blurred. Forced to share his home and his life, their icy arguments soon spark with undeniable heat. Every glance is a challenge, every touch a betrayal of their cold agreement. Alexander built his empire on control, and this contract was meant to be his ultimate triumph a shield against emotion. But Lia’s warmth threatens to melt the ice around his heart, and soon, the most dangerous clause isn’t in the contract it’s in the way he looks at her. As temptation threatens to tear their deal apart, they face an impossible choice: break the contract and risk losing everything, or break their own rules and risk losing their hearts. A steamy marriage of convenience romance about the deals we make and the loves that bind us.