Synopsis
I was three months behind on rent when my arrogant, gorgeous neighbor offered me fifty grand to pretend to be his wife for one family dinner.
One dinner turned into a summer. One lie turned into the most dangerous thing of all — real feelings.
Ethan Cole is a control freak with abs, a laminated marriage backstory, and a grandmother who sees through everything. His ex wants his company shares. His family wants a wedding. And I want my bakery — the one I've been pressing my nose against like a Victorian orphan.
The deal was simple: no real feelings, no touching unless Grandma's watching, and it ends after dinner.
But he remembered my coffee order. He bought me my grandmother's ring. And when the enemies came for us both, the fake husband showed up like a real one.
Fifty grand for one dinner. Worst deal he ever made.
Chapters
1.1
Chapter 1: Fifty Grand, One Dinner — Part 1 of 2
630 words
1.2
Chapter 1: Fifty Grand, One Dinner — Part 2 of 2
630 words
2.1
Chapter 2: Wife Training Day — Part 1 of 2
878 words
2.2
Chapter 2: Wife Training Day — Part 2 of 2
878 words
3.1
Chapter 3: Dinner With The Wolves — Part 1 of 2
826 words
3.2
Chapter 3: Dinner With The Wolves — Part 2 of 2
826 words
4.1
Chapter 4: Eight Weeks With Him — Part 1 of 2
647 words
4.2
Chapter 4: Eight Weeks With Him — Part 2 of 2
647 words
5.1
Chapter 5: Wine, Chaos, And Him — Part 1 of 2
710 words
5.2
Chapter 5: Wine, Chaos, And Him — Part 2 of 2
710 words
6.1
Chapter 6: Knives, Tea, and Him — Part 1 of 2
721 words
6.2
Chapter 6: Knives, Tea, and Him — Part 2 of 2
721 words
7.1
Chapter 7: Lunch With A Snake — Part 1 of 2
780 words
7.2
Chapter 7: Lunch With A Snake — Part 2 of 2
780 words
8.1
Chapter 8: The Paperwork Problem — Part 1 of 2
766 words
8.2
Chapter 8: The Paperwork Problem — Part 2 of 2
766 words
9.1
Chapter 9: The Photo And The Viper — Part 1 of 2
664 words
9.2
Chapter 9: The Photo And The Viper — Part 2 of 2
664 words
10.1
Chapter 10: Friday, Family, And Truth — Part 1 of 2
840 words
10.2
Chapter 10: Friday, Family, And Truth — Part 2 of 2
840 words
11.1
Chapter 11: Six Weeks, One Party — Part 1 of 2
721 words
11.2
Chapter 11: Six Weeks, One Party — Part 2 of 2
721 words
12.1
Chapter 12: Flour, Fire, And A Ring — Part 1 of 2
751 words
12.2
Chapter 12: Flour, Fire, And A Ring — Part 2 of 2
751 words
13.1
Chapter 13: The Man Who Photographs Cake — Part 1 of 2
769 words
13.2
Chapter 13: The Man Who Photographs Cake — Part 2 of 2
769 words
14.1
Chapter 14: Rose Tells All — Part 1 of 2
735 words
14.2
Chapter 14: Rose Tells All — Part 2 of 2
735 words
15.1
Chapter 15: The Cannoli Interrogation — Part 1 of 2
784 words
15.2
Chapter 15: The Cannoli Interrogation — Part 2 of 2
784 words
16.1
Chapter 16: The Page Rose Tore — Part 1 of 2
739 words
16.2
Chapter 16: The Page Rose Tore — Part 2 of 2
739 words
17.1
Chapter 17: flour on his shirt — Part 1 of 2
634 words
17.2
Chapter 17: flour on his shirt — Part 2 of 2
634 words
18.1
Chapter 18: The Ex Who Came Back — Part 1 of 2
677 words
18.2
Chapter 18: The Ex Who Came Back — Part 2 of 2
677 words
19.1
Chapter 19: cannoli with the enemy — Part 1 of 2
730 words
19.2
Chapter 19: cannoli with the enemy — Part 2 of 2
730 words
20.1
Chapter 20: What Rose Did at the Bank — Part 1 of 2
506 words
20.2
Chapter 20: What Rose Did at the Bank — Part 2 of 2
506 words
21.1
Chapter 21: Pearls and Other Bombs — Part 1 of 2
857 words
21.2
Chapter 21: Pearls and Other Bombs — Part 2 of 2
857 words
22.1
Chapter 22: Stakeout with Cannoli — Part 1 of 2
839 words
22.2
Chapter 22: Stakeout with Cannoli — Part 2 of 2
839 words
23.1
Chapter 23: The Ring and the Racket — Part 1 of 2
599 words
23.2
Chapter 23: The Ring and the Racket — Part 2 of 2
599 words
24.1
Chapter 24: The Green Dress Confession — Part 1 of 2
649 words
24.2
Chapter 24: The Green Dress Confession — Part 2 of 2
649 words
25.1
Chapter 25: She's Moving Means We Run — Part 1 of 2
754 words
25.2
Chapter 25: She's Moving Means We Run — Part 2 of 2
754 words
26
Chapter 26: Courthouse at Eight
847 words
27.1
Chapter 27: Married for Real, Mostly — Part 1 of 2
826 words
27.2
Chapter 27: Married for Real, Mostly — Part 2 of 2
826 words
28.1
Chapter 28: Dinner With the Queen — Part 1 of 2
688 words
28.2
Chapter 28: Dinner With the Queen — Part 2 of 2
688 words
29.1
Chapter 29: Cake Prep, Chaos, and Cannoli — Part 1 of 2
664 words
29.2
Chapter 29: Cake Prep, Chaos, and Cannoli — Part 2 of 2
664 words
30.1
Chapter 30: The Knife Knows Everything — Part 1 of 2
646 words
30.2
Chapter 30: The Knife Knows Everything — Part 2 of 2
646 words
31.1
Chapter 31: The Vow Renewal Nobody Expected — Part 1 of 2
755 words
31.2
Chapter 31: The Vow Renewal Nobody Expected — Part 2 of 2
755 words
32.1
Chapter 32: The Truest Thing I Ever Said — Part 1 of 2
590 words
32.2
Chapter 32: The Truest Thing I Ever Said — Part 2 of 2
590 words
33.1
Chapter 33: Honey, You Have a Vote — Part 1 of 2
506 words
33.2
Chapter 33: Honey, You Have a Vote — Part 2 of 2
506 words
34.1
Chapter 34: Read the Ink, Feed the Table — Part 1 of 2
909 words
34.2
Chapter 34: Read the Ink, Feed the Table — Part 2 of 2
909 words
35.1
Chapter 35: The Table Eats First — Part 1 of 2
752 words
35.2
Chapter 35: The Table Eats First — Part 2 of 2
752 words
36.1
Chapter 36: Feed Them First, Then Vote — Part 1 of 2
789 words
36.2
Chapter 36: Feed Them First, Then Vote — Part 2 of 2
789 words
37.1
Chapter 37: Flour on the CEO — Part 1 of 2
777 words
37.2
Chapter 37: Flour on the CEO — Part 2 of 2
777 words
38.1
Chapter 38: Croissants and a Letter — Part 1 of 2
623 words
38.2
Chapter 38: Croissants and a Letter — Part 2 of 2
623 words
39.1
Chapter 39: The Box Waits Below — Part 1 of 2
865 words
39.2
Chapter 39: The Box Waits Below — Part 2 of 2
865 words
40.1
Chapter 40: The CEO Cannot Relax — Part 1 of 2
763 words
40.2
Chapter 40: The CEO Cannot Relax — Part 2 of 2
763 words
41.1
Chapter 41: The Last Page — Part 1 of 2
841 words
41.2
Chapter 41: The Last Page — Part 2 of 2
841 words
42.1
Chapter 42: Truth Served Family Style — Part 1 of 2
815 words
42.2
Chapter 42: Truth Served Family Style — Part 2 of 2
815 words
43.1
Chapter 43: Grandpa's Wedding Rules — Part 1 of 2
741 words
43.2
Chapter 43: Grandpa's Wedding Rules — Part 2 of 2
741 words
44.1
Chapter 44: Watch Your Doors — Part 1 of 2
737 words
44.2
Chapter 44: Watch Your Doors — Part 2 of 2
737 words
45.1
Chapter 45: Trenton or Bust — Part 1 of 2
838 words
45.2
Chapter 45: Trenton or Bust — Part 2 of 2
838 words
46.1
Chapter 46: Something Old, Something Sued — Part 1 of 2
816 words
46.2
Chapter 46: Something Old, Something Sued — Part 2 of 2
816 words
47.1
Chapter 47: Feed the Town First — Part 1 of 2
804 words
47.2
Chapter 47: Feed the Town First — Part 2 of 2
804 words
48.1
Chapter 48: Forty Years of Almost — Part 1 of 2
803 words
48.2
Chapter 48: Forty Years of Almost — Part 2 of 2
803 words
49.1
Chapter 49: Open for Business — Part 1 of 2
699 words
49.2
Chapter 49: Open for Business — Part 2 of 2
699 words
50.1
Chapter 50: The Last Tape — Part 1 of 2
664 words
50.2
Chapter 50: The Last Tape — Part 2 of 2
664 words
51
Bonus Chapter: The Man Who Ordered Rye
879 words
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