The idea of seeking a wife to salvage our family’s reputation starts as a joke… until it spirals into a desperate reality.

Before I know it, I’m lying my way into a marriage of convenience with a woman who is everything I’m not.

Estelle Deveraux radiates warmth where I’m shrouded in darkness, exudes vibrant colors while I dwell in shades of gray, and irritates me with her maddening cheerfulness.

I find myself entranced, watching… craving.

Before I know it, she’s not just my wife but an all-consuming obsession—one I didn’t anticipate.

Being presented with an opportunity to kickstart my clothing line is a dream come true.

The only caveat? I have to stay married to Miles Ravage for a year and sing his praises to anyone who will listen.

Bad-tempered, unsmiling, and cold, Miles is exactly the kind of man I loathe.

However, beneath the ice, I uncover an enticing complexity–a veiled darkness that lures me in, begging me to discover his secrets.

One watchful secret in particular… with me as his sole obsession.