Not Exactly a Meet Cute
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MatureOngoing1h 29m
Last published Tue, Jul 15, 2025
Fanny's life is picture-perfect-she has the best job in the city, a cozy apartment, and no desire to complicate things with romance. But when she returns home for her grandmother's 70th birthday, she's blindsided to learn that her family's estate has been sold to Jacob Hale, a reclusive billionaire known for his cold, exacting ways.
Jacob is everything she's sworn to avoid; aloof, impossibly wealthy, and rumored to have left a trail of broken hearts. But when an unexpected inheritance clause forces Fanny to spend the summer in close quarters with him, her neatly arranged life begins to unravel.
As sparks ignite and old wounds resurface, Fanny must decide if she's willing to risk her independence-and her heart-for a man who doesn't believe in love. Because sometimes, fate doesn't just play its hand, it reshuffles the entire deck.
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