Broke, jobless, and stranded in Las Vegas on Valentineâs Day, I am forced to call my parents for a bailout. Again. A pampered princess and wannabe environmentalist, I know Iâm a clichĂŠ and would do anything to change it. So when I meet Xander, a struggling photojournalist with absolutely nothing in common with my domineering, millionaire parents, I know just where to go next: A wedding chapel.
But when I wake up the next day, my matrimonial rebellion comes with an unpleasant surprise. My husband is no penniless globetrotterâXander King is the son of a billionaire oil tycoon, and my parents couldnât approve of the match more. Now the only thing that could shock them would be a quickie divorceâŚexcept my new husband has a proposition for me.
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I take one look at Savvy and know I could spend the rest of my life with her. The feeling is mutualâŚuntil she figures out who I am. I didnât mean to hide my identity, and I thought a desire to get out from under the weight of familial baggage was something we had in common. But with Savvy just moments from proposing divorce, I offer her the one thing Iâd been ready to walk away from: A trust fund worth millions.
All Savvy has to do is stay married to me for a year and then sheâll get halfâexcept I have no intention of letting her go after 365 days. Iâve spent a decade running from my fatherâs disapproval and my brothersâ successes. Now Iâm willing to spend a lifetime convincing the woman I love to stay put by my side.