Romance · Novel

A Wife by Contract, a Queen by Destiny

by Ashlie Dickson

Mia Bennett is a struggling restaurant worker who has spent years keeping her late father's small business alive and protecting her younger brother's future. When a disputed debt threatens to destroy everything she has built, she receives an extraordinary offer from Alexander Sterling, the reserved CEO of Sterling Global. Alexander needs a wife before an upcoming corporate succession vote. Mia needs financial security and protection from a powerful family determined to seize her father's remaining assets. Their agreement is simple: marry for twelve months, maintain a convincing public image, and never mistake the contract for love. But Alexander's glamorous former fiancée wants him back, his family believes Mia is an opportunist, and a hidden connection between their families threatens to turn their marriage into a weapon. As Mia discovers that the billionaire's empire was built on a history of carefully buried betrayals, she must decide whether she wants to become the woman beside Alexander—or the woman powerful enough to stand against him.