The Billionaire Rancher's Fake Bride: A Small Town, Second Chance Love

One marriage contract, one grumpy billionaire, and one pragmatic heroine—what could possibly go wrong?

When Aurora Lancaster returns to her hometown, it’s not for a fresh start or to rekindle old connections—it’s to care for her ailing parents.

But the last thing she expects is to run into her childhood best friend, Lachlan Hawthorne, the brooding billionaire rancher who lives next door.

When Lachlan proposes a shocking solution—a marriage of convenience that could solve both their problems—Aurora hesitates.

It’s practical, even logical, but the thought of tying herself to the man who once knew her better than anyone stirs a whirlwind of doubts and emotions.

For Lachlan, the marriage was just a means to an end—protecting his family’s legacy and outmaneuvering his father’s lifelong rival, James Alcott.

What he didn’t count on was Aurora breaking down his walls or uncovering secrets that could destroy the ranch he’s fought so hard to save.

As James escalates his schemes and long-buried betrayals surface, Lachlan and Aurora find themselves fighting not just for their future but for the love they never expected to find.