Madelaine needs funds to keep her business on Australis Island afloat. Troy needs a wife to secure an inheritance which would benefit not only him but also his extended family. So when a business proposal is put to Madelaine after she's already fallen for Troy, it muddies the waters to true love... Should she marry before she knows it's really love? And if she marries, will that ruin every chance they might have had?
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Madeleine needs money for her business - would a silent partner stay silent and let her run things her way?
Troy needs a wife within the next three months or he looses 65 million dollars - but who would marry him with such short notice and sign a prenup they would not place claim to his inheritance?
Their parents, Carol and Uncle El, have been scheming. What if Madeleine and Troy got married? That would solve their problems. As an added benefit, long time lovers Carol and Uncle El would then be free to marry each other. What a mess!
Madeleine and Troy are caught in a net they cannot escape. The attraction that existed before this deal was struck is about to die, according to Madeleine. She finds it unsavory to marry for money without having fallen in love with Troy first. If only they would have had more time, maybe this would have happened.
This is an interesting proposition in this day and time. Arranged marriages are no longer the norm... or are they? Maybe we are not as vocal about the arrangements anymore, but it seems that many marriages are approached weighing the pros and cons of the union. Money is most definitely a consideration in some of these considerations.