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Alexander is the quintessential damaged billionaire. He doesn't know how to say "I care about you," so instead he says, "You will sleep in my bed for appearances, but do not mistake this for affection." The reader spends the entire book screaming at the page, because you see the cracks in his armor. He buys her a library for the mansion but refuses to hold her hand in public. He fires any staff who disrespects her but won't tell her she looks beautiful.

The Setup: From Receipts to Rings We rejoin our heroine, the sweet but resilient Ella , and our brooding, alpha-hole hero, Alexander Blackwood (because of course his last name is Blackwood). After their explosive first encounter ended in a shocking pregnancy reveal, Book 2 opens not with a whisper, but with a lawsuit.

Rating: ★★★★☆ (4/5) Trope Alert: Billionaire Romance, Marriage of Convenience, Virgin Heroine, Second Chance(ish), Forced Proximity

Alexander, a man who measures his life in stock options and square footage, discovers that his one-night escape from his sterile world has consequences. His solution? Not love. Not apologies. A binding, ironclad marriage contract.