RomancEmpire Fayre

“You’re a liar. And a coward. And you broke me twice.” I laughed, hollow, bitter. Then bent to pick up the torn pieces of the file. I couldn’t believe I’d fallen for the same man twice in one lifetime. If this was a dream, it was a cruel one. When I walked past him, I didn’t look back. “I know I hurt you,” he said behind me, his voice low and raw. “But I never stopped loving you… not even for a single day.” --- They were never supposed to end up together...again, but fate had other plans. Alina has always been the unwanted twin, the quiet, overlooked sister living in the shadow of her perfect twin. So when her father faces financial ruin, he makes a chilling decision: marry one of his daughters off to save the family name. The groom? A powerful, mysterious heir hidden from the public eye. The chosen bride? Alina’s stunning sister. But at the last moment, her father switches them. Now, Alina finds herself married to a man she doesn’t know, yet strangely feels drawn to. A man who might just remember her from a forgotten moment in their past. As sparks begin to fly, she finds herself falling in love with a familiar stranger again. But dark secrets begin to unfold and only their love could see them through. She was never supposed to be the bride. But she just might be the woman he’s waited for all along.

When supermodel Audrey Willows wakes up in bed next to billionaire Jonathan Ryder, with pictures of their night together trending everywhere, she and Jonathan must take the biggest decision of their lives; enter a fake engagement to clear their names. ***** Audrey Willows has it all; fame, beauty, and a career most women dream of. But when a scandalous photo of her in bed with the enigmatic billionaire Jonathan Ryder hits the tabloids, everything she’s built teeters on the edge of ruin. Determined to protect their reputations, Jonathan proposes a bold solution: a fake engagement. He’s a man of precision and order, not one for romance or complications, especially not with a woman like Audrey. But as the world watches their every move, pretending to be in love starts to blur the line between act and reality. What begins as a strategic cover-up slowly unravels secrets, challenges past wounds, and forces both of them to face what they truly want. Can a lie built to fix a mistake become the truth they never knew they needed?!

“You'll have to present a girl to us as your fiancée, else…” his father paused. “You'll have to give up Blackwood Enterprise.” “What?” Adrian shot up from his seat. “What do you mean?” “You heard your father. You'll have to show us your fiancée, a girl worthy of the Blackwood name. If you're not able to, then you lose Blackwood Enterprise,” his mother explained calmly. “Mom,” he whined, running a hand through his hair. “Mom, Dad. I promise, you won’t get a bad report or news of me with any woman again.” Darren shook his head. “You only have one option. Bring us a girl.” “I don’t fall in love with women. They’re all after the same thing… my wealth. How do you expect me to fall for any of them?” “That should be your problem, not ours. Fall in love with someone and present her to us. You have four months,” his father said in finality. *********** Adrian Blackwood, heir to Blackwood Enterprise, was the most notorious playboy the city had ever known. He didn’t believe in love. He didn’t believe in commitment. Women were temporary distractions, nothing more. He changed them more often than he changed his clothes. Models, influencers, actresses, his name was always attached to a new face, and with every new face came another scandal. Headlines followed him relentlessly. Late-night parties. Secret getaways. Whispered affairs. His brilliance in business could not erase the stain on the Blackwood name. So his parents gave him an ultimatum, present a woman worthy of becoming his fiancée within four months… or lose everything he had worked for. Furious at their demand, Adrian stormed out and drowned his frustration at a bar. In the early hours of the morning, still angry, he drove through the quiet city streets. That was when he saw her. Tracy Bennett. An investigative journalist stranded by the roadside, frustrated after her ride abandoned her. A woman who made a career out of exposing powerful men… men like him. He offered her a ride on impulse. She didn’t recognize him. She didn’t care who he was. And she certainly didn’t treat him like Adrian Blackwood. Their encounter was sharp, sarcastic, unforgettable. Neither of them knew that fate had just handed them the solution to each other’s problems. He needed a fiancée. She needed funding to establish her own investigative firm. So what happens when a man who doesn’t believe in love makes a contract with a woman who exposes men like him? Adrian promises to establish Tracy’s dream of owning her own investigation firm. In return, Tracy must pretend to be his fiancée. Four months. One contract. Two opposites. What could possibly go wrong?