THE TEMPORARY PLUS ONE

Everyone knows Roman Winters.

The cold, intimidating businessman with a permanent frown and a reputation that's rapidly falling apart.

After his ex-girlfriend abandoned a three-year-old son he never knew existed, the rumours spread faster than the truth. Overnight, Roman went from respected CEO to the man everyone called a deadbeat father.

Belle Beaumont knows better.

For the past six weeks, she's been Roman's personal assistant, and she's discovered that beneath his grumpy exterior is a man who works too hard, sleeps too little and cares far more than he lets anyone see.

Then Arlo arrives.

Shy, dinosaur-obsessed and clinging to Belle from the moment they meet, the little boy turns both of their lives upside down.

When Roman's damaged reputation begins affecting his company, he asks Belle for one impossible favour.

Pretend to be his girlfriend.

It should be easy.

Smile for the cameras.

Attend a few events.

Convince everyone that Roman Winters isn't the man they think he is.

But pretending becomes complicated when Arlo starts asking for Belle every morning, Roman begins looking for her before he realises it, and their fake relationship starts feeling a little too real.

Because somewhere between bedtime stories, shared coffees and a three-year-old determined to keep them together, they stop acting like a family.

And slowly, without meaning to, they become one.