Runaway Groom, Rental Husband: A Fake Marriage Romance

Three years ago, Liam Reyes made a mistake. He traded his independence for a golden cage, agreeing to marry into the powerful, suffocating Calder family. But as he stands in a twelve-thousand-dollar tuxedo listening to his future father-in-law describe him as a managed asset, the cage door swings open. Liam runs.

Drenched, desperate, and terrified of the fallout, he realizes he needs a human shield to keep the Calders at bay. He needs a fake husband.

Enter Alex Morgan. At forty, Alex is polished, professional, and built like a bespoke weapon. He’s spent thirteen years as a high-end social companion, mastering the art of controlled intimacy. Playing the role of a devoted partner to a runaway groom should be easy. But from the moment Liam pins him with an honest, hungry gaze, Alex’s carefully constructed armor begins to crack.

What starts as a business arrangement quickly ignites into an all-consuming, scorching connection. As the Calder patriarch threatens to destroy Liam's architectural career and expose Alex's past, the lines between professional and personal obliterate entirely. Liam is discovering exactly what he wants, and Alex is terrified to realize he wants to give it to him.

But fighting a billionaire requires more than just fake devotion. It requires risking everything for the real thing.