Alana Gates thought losing her father was the worst thing that could happen to her until her mother married the cruel man who turned her life into a living nightmare.Abused, betrayed, and nearly killed by her own family, Alana escapes to New York determined to rebuild her life and finish college. But her fresh start takes an unexpected turn after a heated encounter with arrogant billionaire Roman Ashford lands them at the center of a media scandal.Roman offers her a deal. Pretend to be his girlfriend for thirty-one days in exchange for the one thing she desperately wants back. But what begins as a fake relationship soon becomes dangerously real.As secrets unravel, enemies close in, and betrayal threatens to destroy everything, Alana discovers that Roman is hiding far more than a cold heart.Now trapped between love and danger, Alana must decide whether to run from the man who could ruin her life or trust the one person willing to burn the world for her.