A ring for a lie

“Ava Monroe is one rent payment away from homelessness and one heartbreak away from giving up-until her cold, impossibly handsome boss makes her an unthinkable offer: marry him. Julian Blackwell needs a wife. Not for love, but for legacy. A clause in his late father's will threatens to strip him of his empire unless he's married-and soon. When he discovers his quiet, struggling assistant has no place to go, he proposes a solution that shocks them both: a contract marriage. One year. No strings. But living together in his penthouse, pretending in public, and keeping feelings out of the equation? That proves impossible. As sparks ignite between them, Ava starts to uncover the real Julian behind the icy mask. And he, in turn, begins to see her not as a pawn, but as the only person who's ever truly challenged him. But Ava's hiding something too-a dangerous past that could tear their fragile connection apart. In a marriage built on lies, can love be the one truth that saves them?”