Riley: My almost-kiss from three years ago just got stabbed and landed in my ER. Now he's proposing fake marriage and I'm living in his mansion 😱 The man I've replayed for three years just bled out in my ER. One almost-kiss, then Adrian Blackstone disappeared into his empire. Adrian: I never forgot her. Now activists threaten her, and I'm not walking away twice. Riley: He installs me and Miguel in his mansion. Forced proximity with the man I never got over, sleeping down the hall, shirtless at midnight. Adrian: She thinks this is security. It's obsession. Riley: He's soft with Miguel—signing, advocating, torching his empire for what's right. He'd burn the world for me. Adrian: When her hospital moves against her, I offer fake marriage. Riley: I say yes for protection. I stay because he feels like home. Adrian: The ring's fake. I'm not. Both: Three years apart. Now we survive falling in love 💜 AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story is packed with: ❤️ Found family (friends of all nationalities, pets, community) 🏠 Big-city drama (think San Francisco elite) 🔥 Alpha male bad boy vibes (unethical, ruthless) ⏳ A slow-burn that builds until it explodes (in mansions, showers, penthouses, limos, kitchens) This is book 3 in the Bad Boy Billionaires series that can also be read as a standalone steamy romance novel. The story is based on the following tropes: friends to lovers, second chance, fake marriage, multi-racial romance (British and Spanish), forced proximity, billionaire, bad boy with a good heart, alpha male, protector, strong independent woman, doctor, big city. *ALSO COMES WITH A BONUS EXTENDED EPILOGUE!*