When a billion-dollar arrangement becomes something money can't buy...
Elena Castellano never imagined saying "I do" to save her family's failing shipping empire. But when the enigmatic Nathaniel Hawthorne—Boston's most ruthless billionaire CEO, known as the Ice Prince—proposes a three-year contract marriage, she has no choice but to accept.
The terms are
Three years of marriageSeparate bedrooms, separate livesNo emotional entanglementA clean exit when the contract expiresWhat they didn't account
Late-night conversations that turn into confessionsHis terrible cooking attempts to make her breakfastThe way he fights his entire board to protect her integrityHow vulnerability might be stronger than any contract clauseAs Elena pursues her dream career at the Getty Museum and Nathaniel battles corporate enemies trying to destroy him, their carefully constructed walls begin to crumble. But when the past threatens their future and their arrangement becomes tabloid fodder, they must stick to the contract or risk everything for something real?
Perfect for readers who ✓ Marriage of convenience romance with depth
✓ Billionaire heroes who are secretly soft inside
✓ Strong, ambitious heroines claiming their voice
✓ Slow-burn romance that builds authentically
✓ Forced proximity that becomes genuine partnership
✓ Emotional growth and character transformation
✓ Smart, witty dialogue ✓ Contemporary romance with substance ✓ Boston and Los Angeles settings
✓ Art world and business world collision
✓ Found family and chosen relationships
Table of Contents
The PortraitChapter 1: The OfferChapter 2: The MeetingChapter 3: The PactChapter 4: The WeddingChapter 5: Collision of WorldsChapter 6: The SparkChapter 7: Cracks in the IceChapter 8: The TestChapter 9: Breaking PointChapter 10: Rebuilding TrustChapter 11: The ExhibitionChapter 12: RevelationsChapter 13: Los AngelesChapter 14: The BalanceChapter 15: Full Five Years Later