Heading to a teachers’ conference hundreds of miles away from my small town should have been a nice break. Until I was propositioned by a stranger to be his wife for the next six months. And for whatever reason, I said yes.
Talon Beckett was a domineering billionaire with a steely-blue gaze that made me forget my own name. It was my excuse for agreeing to his terms…that and he agreed to play up our recent vows when we attended my ex’s wedding.
We both decided that we’d go our separate ways when our six months were up. He’d get full control of his bank account and the hotel chain that bore his mother’s maiden name, and I’d get whatever I needed in return.
When our time was coming to an end, I realized the one thing I wanted was something he had no desire to give. It was the affectionate side he’d kept hidden from everyone despite his need to say, “My Wife” when we were out in public. And as I crossed the days off the calendar, it was harder to remember that our marriage wasn’t real. Especially when we needed to sign those termination papers.
I feared I’d lose not only my new last name and job, but my heart along the way.
Talon is the rightful heir to his family’s hotel empire and his mother left him a hefty trust fund, but he’s been cheated of both. His misogynist grandfather turned the company over to his daughter’s husband rather than give the family business to one of his daughters. Now he’s holding Talon hostage by changing the terms of his trust fund and Talon has had enough. If he’s married, he’ll get everything that should be his anyway and he won’t even feel bad about faking it since it was all supposed to be his anyway. There’s an annual teacher’s convention at one of his hotels and it seems like the perfect place to find a wholesome wife willing to temporarily marry a stranger for a million dollars.
Aurora is his first choice and luckily, she agrees so they’re quickly married. Her family is surprised but understanding, except for Andrew, always the overprotective older brother. Talon doesn’t have a lot of people to convince so it’s much easier for him, but marriage turns out to be different than he’d expected. For one thing, he wasn’t prepared to fall in love with the small town his wife calls home, but he does almost instantly. For another, this is just supposed to be a business arrangement but it’s soon apparent that their chemistry is too hot to ignore.
I really liked the characters, especially Talon. He was surprised to fall for his wife, but he didn’t fight it one bit. Their story is sweet and steamy, and I really enjoyed it. I’d like to thank the author for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
