Tropes: Marriage of Convenience, Billionaire Hero, Found Family, Single Mom, Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Protective Hero, Secret Baby, Redemption Arc, Betrayal, Second Chance Romance, Slow Burn

Nicholas Blackwood is the city’s most elusive billionaire—controlled, calculating, and always in command. But when a clause in his grandfather’s will threatens his empire, there’s only one way to protect everything he’s built: marriage. And not just any marriage—a strategic alliance with the one woman who got away.

Madison Carter is a fierce, independent single mom whose Veterinarian business is on the brink. When Nicholas appears out of nowhere, offering a marriage of convenience, she wants to say no. He’s the man who almost kissed her once—then walked away without a word. But with her daughter Brie’s future hanging in the balance and the offer too life-changing to ignore, she agrees.

What begins as a cold contract quickly heats up under the roof of Nicholas’s opulent estate. Their forced proximity stokes old embers, and as they navigate high society, looming threats, and whispered secrets, Madison discovers a side of Nicholas no one else sees—a fiercely loyal protector, a man slowly breaking down his walls for the family he never knew he needed.

But danger circles closer. An anonymous note. A betrayal from within. A devastating discovery that Nicholas’s own best friend—and even his mother—may be behind the threats to their makeshift family. As the lines between real and pretend blur, Madison and Nicholas are pushed to their limits.

And when Madison whispers the ultimate truth—“We’re expecting”—everything changes.

Now, love is no longer a game.

It’s the one thing they never planned for… but can’t live without.

In this emotional, suspenseful, and sexy slow-burn romance, dive into a world where hearts are guarded, secrets have power, and love demands the greatest risk.

Perfect for fans of sizzling billionaire romances with real stakes, high drama, and a heroine who refuses to be saved—because she’s ready to fight for her family and the man who just might be brave enough to love her.