Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]

Left with no choice, Marianne Larazano sacrifices herself to help pay her brother's debt. But when problems don't seem to leave her alone, she is forced to approach Ryan Del Carmen, the guy she had a one-night stand with years ago. *** Young and innocent, Marriane Larazano gets the biggest twist of her life when her older brother asks her for help in paying off his debt. As a college student, there's nothing much she can do-until an idea comes to her mind. Marriane then joins the secret service, where she sacrifices her innocence in exchange for money. There, she meets Ryan Del Carmen, the ruggedly handsome guy she shares a steamy night with. Believing everything's finally solved, her brother brings more problems, eventually leaving her in a pile of debt. With her life now on the line, Marianne reluctantly approaches Ryan to tell him she got pregnant with him years ago. Now torn between prioritizing her safety and keeping up with her lies, can Marianne ever prepare herself when Ryan finds out the truth?