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They agreed to fake an engagement. Neither expected to fall in love. Especially with each other.

Ryan Blackwood doesn't follow rules. He breaks them—and occasionally blows them up on live podcasts. But when his rebellion threatens the family's already-shaky public image, he's forced into the one thing he swore he'd never do: get engaged to a woman he's never met… for politics, power, and PR.

Sophia Hartwell, daughter of a Supreme Court Justice, has lived her life under a microscope. She agrees to the fake engagement for one reason: freedom. It buys her time to finish the novel she's been writing in secret—before her father locks her into a future she never chose.

They're supposed to play nice. Smile for the cameras. Stay emotionally distant.

Instead, they share secrets. Linger too long. Kiss like it means everything.

But when old wounds, leaked truths, and clashing ambitions threaten to expose more than just their arrangement, Ryan and Sophia must decide:

Is love just another performance?
Or is it the one tradition worth breaking every rule for?