After her ex-boyfriend invites her to his wedding, a heartbroken graphic designer, Maya Chen, tells a desperate lie - she's engaged to a wealthy tech CEO, Ethan Blackwood, a man she's never met. When her fake engagement goes viral online, the real Ethan shows up at her door with a deal she never saw coming: pretending to be his fiancée for three months to help him land a business deal that could save countless lives.

"Maya's life changes overnight when she becomes engaged to wealthy Ethan. As she attends fancy parties and wears luxurious clothes, she starts to feel like she's living a dream. But as she gets closer to Ethan, she can't help but wonder what's real and what's just an act."

As Maya gets closer to Ethan, she starts to hear rumors about his past. She discovers old girlfriends, family secrets, and business enemies who want to hurt him. The more she learns, the more questions she has.

When she falls upon a buried secret from Ethan's past, Maya's heart and safety are suddenly at risk. With her family in danger, Maya must decide whom she can trust before things get worse.

Maya's biggest danger isn't the lies she's telling others. It's the truth she's not facing: she's falling for a man who might just be using her.

Saturday evening found me standing in front of my closet, staring at the array of designer dresses Ethan had provided for our various appearances. Everything screamed expensive, sophisticated, untouchable—exactly the opposite of what I wanted for tonight.


I pushed past the silk and cashmere, reaching for my own clothes tucked away in the back. A simple navy blue dress I'd bought years ago, comfortable flats, my grandmother's silver earrings. Real things from my real life, before contracts and performances and men who called intimacy a "lapse in judgment."


My phone buzzed with a text from Marcus: Looking forward to tonight. Pick you up at 7?


I typed back quickly: Actually, can we meet at the restaurant? I'm running errands nearby.


Chapter 14 - Who Is This?