
The Wellington Ruse
The Wellington Equestrians Series, Book 1
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Aspen Destrier
About this listen
"Maybe it's Will’s shrouded past that had her so intrigued. But either way, if Ivy didn't keep reminding herself of the ticking time bomb this ruse really was, she might just slip up and do something stupid – like fall for Will Beckett. Because soon, he would inherit his trust fund and vanish from her life forever."
Ivy Cooper is only interested in one thing – getting promoted to manager of Beckett Equestrian Center.
Of course, Ivy knew it would take awhile to achieve her goal when she first moved to this equestrian-paradise town of Wellington, Florida.
That is, until an opportunity presents itself unexpectedly.
Unfortunately for Ivy, that opportunity is fake dating Will, her billionaire bosses socialite, over-privileged son, to get what she wants.
Will may have begrudgingly agreed to this fake relationship too, but only so he could still inherit millions on his birthday in a few months. Ivy can already tell it’s going to be no walk in the park to improve Will’s currently appalling image in the media – the whole reason she was asked to fake date Will in the first place.
But can they really put up with each other long enough to get what they both desperately want?
Tropes: Billionaire, Enemies to lovers, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, Beach & Tropical Small Town / Equestrian Town Setting.
This series can be listened to sequentially (recommended) or as stand alones.
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