Strictly Cordial

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲: 𝗡𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗡𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲.

When elite golden boy 𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐝 gets brutally dumped just weeks before his older brother's high-society wedding, he faces the ultimate nightmare-showing up alone to endure the pity of his judgmental family and the smug satisfaction of his ex. Desperate for a distraction, a chaotic, sharp-tongued encounter with 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 changes everything.

Paislee is everything Ethan's world isn't: unfiltered, fiercely independent, and currently having the worst week of her life. She doesn't do high society, and she definitely doesn't do pretentious rich boys. But when Ethan offers a financial deal she desperately can't afford to turn down, they strike a contract.

The arrangement? Play the part of the madly-in-love, perfect couple for one week.

Armed with a literal rule book to keep things strictly professional, they step onto the ballroom floor. But under the blinding reception lights and the slow-dance intimacy, the rehearsed glances start feeling a little too real. Because when the acting gets this good, the finest lines are always the first to blur.