The Billion Dollar Deal: He needs a fake fiancée to close the deal but falling for her wasn't part of the contract

A crumbling family legacy. A ruthless billionaire. A twelve-month arrangement that could save them both—if it doesn’t destroy them first.

Elena Marchetti has sacrificed everything for her family’s luxury hotel empire. But with her father’s health rapidly failing and a skeptical board of directors ready to force her out, Elena is out of time to secure her rightful position as CEO. Her only hope for a capital injection is the last man she’d ever want to owe: Damian Blackstone.

Known in the business world as "The Ice King," Damian built his global real estate empire on a foundation of absolute, ruthless control. He doesn't do favors, and he definitely doesn't do love. But Damian is chasing a legacy-defining acquisition from a traditionalist matriarch who only does business with family men. He needs a respectable fiancée to close the billion-dollar deal. Elena needs his five-hundred-million-dollar investment to save her legacy.

The terms of their contract are simple:

• A twelve-month fake engagement. • Move into his Manhattan penthouse. • Smile for the cameras and convince the world they are in love. • Keep it strictly business. No attachments, and absolutely no falling in love.

But beneath Damian’s icy, calculating exterior is a fiercely protective man haunted by his past. As they navigate high-stakes corporate warfare, paparazzi flashbulbs, and late-night confessions, Elena soon realizes that the hardest part of their arrangement isn’t fooling their enemies—it’s protecting her own heart.

When the lines between business and pleasure finally shatter, and rivals threaten to expose their million-dollar lie, Elena and Damian must decide what they are willing to risk for a chance at something real.

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Lydbog: 22. maj 2026