I didn’t come back to Dry Creek for him.
I came back for my son—for his health, for stability, for a custody battle I refuse to lose. The last thing I need is Adrian DeLuca—billionaire CEO, vineyard owner, and the man who once broke my heart—looking at me like I still belong to him.
But his grandfather’s will leaves him no choice: marry and live in town for a year, or lose control of his company and the family ranch. I need legal protection. He needs a wife.
So we sign a contract.
We play perfect at wine tastings, school events, and the county fair. We share a house. A name. A bed when the town is watching.
What we don’t fake is the heat. The history. The way he touches me like he never forgot.
Then someone starts digging up dangerous secrets buried on DeLuca land—and I become a target.
Now Adrian isn’t pretending anymore.
And somewhere between the lies and the fire, I realize the only thing more dangerous than our enemies… is falling for my husband again.
I married Adrian DeLuca for stability. He married me to keep his inheritance. It was supposed to be a contract. Until my son got sick… and my fake billionaire husband started acting like we were already his family.
my 4 star review- titled: Rules, Boundaries & Cautious Alliances
I really liked that Emmy was a STRONG, but exhausted woman. Protective of her 6 year old son Noah and trying to protect her son for her ex's manipulations ! Martin Hales is he enemy from Adrian DeLuca's side and of course HER ex is the other !! So sad, that custody is one of the things weaponized against her. And they are relentless! The pressures were coming from all sides and Adrian was sincerely trying to help but Emmy's also teaching HIM to let go of his control of her situations. He's trying but he does fail a few times. Emmy wants him to stand WITH her not in front trying to fix things ! Dom works with him as much as Adrian will allow but knows when to back off too ! The enemies start lining up confident that they are about to win ! Problem after problem designed to make them cave in ! Not going to happen but it is tough for quite a while !
Things get really intense before the ending that made me smile.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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