Is This Real or Just Pretend?

About the book

They believed they could deceive everyone with a fake courtship, but they may only be fooling themselves...

Alexandra Atkinson takes pride in her sense of control. It's what makes her a valuable asset to her father's investment firm, along with her lack of a social life and her knack for identifying successful ventures. However, with her father approaching retirement and the board hesitating to appoint a female leader, Alex risks losing it all...

After being betrayed by his business partner, Lucien Taylor is determined to start anew. When Alex, his childhood friend's sister, proposes a unique idea to help him secure funding by pretending to court her for a period of time, Lucien sees an opportunity...

As Alex and Lucien navigate their arrangement, they realize they overlooked certain details—like the undeniable chemistry between them that cannot be ignored. The more time they spend together, the more their intense connection becomes uncontrollable. Even Alex finds herself unable to resist. If they give in to their feelings, she's uncertain of the consequences, but she's willing to take the risk to find out...