I never planned to fall for a billionaire—but some plans are meant to be broken…

I’ve always played by my own rules. As an aspiring engineer, I’m determined to earn my master’s degree and revolutionize the tech world—despite my controlling father’s demands that I find a suitable husband instead. But when my secret side hustle selling sex toys to fund my education falls apart, I’m left with no choice but to strike a deal with sinfully gorgeous Maverick Ransom.

Maverick is the tech world’s most eligible bachelor and a certified bad boy. With his panty-melting smile and cocky swagger, he’s as jaded about love as I am about marriage. A chance encounter and a sizzling kiss should have been the end of our story. But when our paths cross again, Maverick offers me a lifeline I can’t refuse.

He’ll fund my grad school dreams if I pretend to be his girlfriend to fend off meddling society matrons. It’s the perfect arrangement—until our hearts start breaking all the rules.

Now I’m caught in a whirlwind of fake dates, real kisses, and a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing to tear us apart. I have to decide if love is worth the risk. If I walk away, I lose everything I’ve worked for. But if I stay, I just might lose my heart to the one man I swore I’d never fall for.