Marielle Chen, 23, swore off love the day she caught her boyfriend in bed with her best friend.With no home, no savings, and no work history, she's waiting tables at a glittering Manhattan restaurant, one tray away from losing everything. Then she makes the mistake of defending a stranger from his father, and the stranger turns out to be Liam Blackwood.Liam Blackwood, 26, is New York's most notorious playboy and the heir to a billion-dollar empire. He's cold, controlled, and never loses. But his father has given him thirty days to marry, or he forfeits the company.He needs a wife by the end of the month. She needs a way out of her life.All it took was one signature.The deal is simple. A year on paper, but a few months in truth. A fake marriage, a real fortune, and two rules:His: I don't do love.Hers: Don't fall for me.It's only a contract. No feelings. No heartbreak. What could possibly go wrong?