Some love stories end at the altar. This one begins there. Detective Rhea Monroe has spent her life reading criminals before they can strike. But when the FBI sends her undercover as the future wife of elusive billionaire Adrian Thorne-a man suspected of murdering the women who once wore his ring-she walks into the one case she may not survive. The rules are simple: gain his trust, uncover the truth, and make it out before the wedding on July 18. But inside Thorne Manor, nothing behaves the way it should. Not the locked west wing that hums at night. Not the servants who refuse to meet her eyes. Not Adrian himself-cold one moment, devastatingly tender the next, as though he's trying not to love her harder than he already does. And certainly not the collection hidden beneath his study floorboards: Seven polished teeth. Seven dates. Each belonging to a woman who disappeared after saying I do. Rhea knows she's being watched. What terrifies her most... is that she's no longer sure she wants to expose him. Because the closer the wedding day comes, the more dangerous the truth becomes: Adrian Thorne knows exactly who she is. And he still wants to marry her.

When Miraya Desai is forced to marry into the powerful Malhotra family in place of her missing sister, she becomes entangled in a web of secrets, obsession, and betrayal. But her new husband, Vishal Malhotra, isn't fooled and he might not be mourning the wrong bride. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This book has been rated mature due to some scenes which might not be suitable for YA. #1 in unique out of 16.1k stories [08 September 2025] #5 in truth out of 37.2k stories #278 in family out of 302k stories 50K READS [11-04-2026] 🧿💗