** @TheWattys 2025 Shortlister in Romance ** **A spicy enemies-to-lovers romance with a fake marriage contract trope.** To rescue her missing best friend, a lawyer must marry her arrogant boss, only to realize her entire life has been built on lies. Can be read as a Standalone. || Book 1 of Fatal Alliances Series ************ Sofia Reyes has fought her way to the top of New York's legal scene, hiding scars she can't fully remember. But just as she's about to claim the promotion for Junior Manager she's worked so hard for, her best friend, and her boss's fiancée, Kiara, disappears. This forces Sofia into a marriage she never asked for; an alliance bound by secrets, contracts, and survival. Xavier Kingston is everything she loathes: ruthless, cunning, and impossibly arrogant. Yet behind his cold, calculating exterior lies a hunger for something real, something neither of them dares to admit. As Sofia navigates their fake marriage, the line between duty and desire blurs dangerously. Their chemistry ignites, but the truths Sofia uncovers: about the law firm, Kiara's disappearance, and her own hidden past, threaten to destroy everything. In a world of billion-dollar deals, betrayals, and forbidden glances, love might just be the deadliest game of all. **Cover image by Freepik**

Hello. I am Hinata Yang. Don't let my name fool you, I am neither Japanese nor Chinese. I am a South East Asian with a deceiving name. Twelve days ago, I went to Kyoto to explore and experience fall foliage but my curiosity was rewarded by something else. It sounds crazy but I met my love centuries before I was born. You might be asking how that could happen, but will you listen to my story? I won't leave a single detail behind, I promise to tell you how I met Shogun Kirishima Kaname despite being born in the 21st century. Will you listen to my story? This is how it all began... ~~~ Cover art by and used with permission from Clémence Gouy (https://www.instagram.com/chou_a_la_clem/). ~~~ Inspired by the iconic Jude Deveraux's A Knight in Shining Armor. ♡