Two rivals. All around the world. On fake honeymoons.
Poppy:
All I've ever wanted to do was travel and see the world, every inch, every corner of it that I could. Everything in my life was going according to plan. Every day was summer vacation for m...
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Evie:
Rowan Alastair Volkov had been my biggest nightmare and rival since I met him. Every time I thought I was finally free from him, he reappeared, like a shadow I couldn't shrug off. Perhaps my own. With his arrogance, his snide remarks, his grumpy frown, and his sadistic smirk, he proved to be the one thing standing in my way to a happy life and a happy ending.
We'd come to a mutual understanding. Regardless of our history and families, we'd be strangers. That was until the one link separating us shattered and dissolved. What I never imagined was Rowan asking me for help. Asking me to be his wife. On paper only. Worse? I never imagined falling for him, and when I did, I knew damn well my heart would be broken. But I let it happen anyway.
We signed ourselves away to certain terms & truths, but now, everything was different. Because I fell in love with him beyond those terms.
Rowan:
Evie Rose Spencer has been the epitome of an annoying thorn in my side that I can't pull out. I've done everything to escape her. With her sarcastic wit, her confident facade, her brighter-than-the-sun smile, and her sparkly ocean blue eyes, I'd come to hate her more than anybody I'd ever met. She liked to push my buttons and I pushed right back.
But, we had an understanding. Steer clear and be strangers. Then my whole life began to fall apart all thanks to one inheritance will. I was meant to take the seat beside my older brother and run the Volkov empire, but those stupid conditions could snatch it all away.
In order for me to take what I inherited, I had to be married and make it last a whole year. If I failed, everything I wanted, beyond the company, would be taken from me. The best shot I had at finding a new wife was marrying a stranger. But fate left me with no choice and tied me down to Evelyn.
We signed ourselves away to certain terms & truths, but if she breaks them, she'll have no one to blame but herself. Breaking her heart was inevitable with this marriage license. No matter those terms.
Tropes -
Childhood enemies to lovers
Childhood academic rivals
Co-workers (rivals)
office romance
boss x employee
grumpy x sunshine
fake marriage / contract marriage
forced proximity
interracial couple (Indian and Russian <3) (gotta serve my Indian girls being one myself yk)
living together
billionaires (with a bit of family drama)
weddings (yes, multiple)
That was so many tropes, JESUS lmao
anyway, if you're wondering about similar books irl then here they are:
Marriage for one
The fine print
Terms & Conditions (even tho I just found out about it and haven't read it yet but HOW COME NO ONE TOLD ME THE FINE PRINT HAD A SEQUEL ABOUT DECLAN??!!!)
But yeah, that's about it :)
the book will be uploaded soon with the character aesthetics, so hopefully, I'll see you there!
