Pretense of Passion: A Fake Engagement Romance
Emma Belle Hart
Elena Pierce is one signature away from losing everything. When the ruthless titan of industry, Bennett Kingsley, sets his sights on her family’s historic boutique, she expects a fight. Instead, she gets a proposal that makes her blood boil and her heart race in equal measure. Bennett needs a fiancé to repair his public image before a career-defining merger, and Elena is the only woman bold enough to stand up to him—and beautiful enough to make the world believe the lie.
The rules are simple: three months of public devotion, no real feelings, and a payout that saves her legacy. But as Elena moves into Bennett’s cold, glass-and-steel world, she discovers the man behind the billionaire mask is far more dangerous to her heart than his corporate schemes. Behind closed doors, the scowls turn to smoldering glances, and the scripted touches ignite a fire that threatens to consume the contract entirely. When the line between their performance and their reality vanishes, Elena must decide if she’s playing a game she can afford to lose, or if this high-stakes deception has become the only thing worth keeping.
Trope Summary: A sizzling forced proximity tale featuring a grumpy billionaire, a defiant heroine, and a fake engagement that feels all too real.
