Ella Jean Ross
~ A Steamy Romance Novella ~
“I was afraid,” he whispered, hands sliding up her legs. “Afraid that with all this danger, I'd have to admit what I really want. Who I want.”
“And?” She gasped under her breath as his fingers trailed into her inner thighs. “What do you want?”
Under lidded eyes, his gaze never wavered.
“You.”
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Cold, logical and determined to protect his legacy, Roman Ricci needs a respectable wife for six months to gain the remnants of his father's legacy. Following an assassination attempt, Wounded and hunted by his power-hungry uncle, he finds himself in the home of Eva, the feisty stranger and bookstore owner that saved his life.
On discovering her desperate needs, he decides on her as a perfect candidate. She needs money, he needs a wife. Thus, she agrees to six months of pretending in return for ten million.
It should be nothing more than a business arrangement, but as enemies close in and attraction flies high, neither is certain where the act stops and their real desires begin.
As time ticks and obstacles loom, it's up to them to define if their feelings would end or if this contract marriage holds something more.
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