What happens when a pretend love feels all too real? Samantha never thought she’d agree to a fake engagement. But when Connor makes the offer to fund her dream business, it was too good to pass up. Pretending to be his fiancée seemed easy enough… until their staged kisses started to feel real. But playing the perfect couple in public was one thing. Ignoring their growing chemistry was another. When Connor suggested a friends-with-benefits arrangement, one night of steamy passion changed everything. The line between pretense and reality blurred. As their connection deepened, they struggled to keep their feelings in check. Things between them felt so good that they were afraid to break the spell. Could they turn their fake engagement into something real? Or would their forbidden romance leave them both heartbroken? Tropes: Fake engagement, spicy, everyone’s watching, cinnamon roll hero, family saga