Steamy Negotiations : A Fake Engagement Rom-Com
Overview
Derek "Del" Schneider is a machine in a bespoke suit. He's the ruthless CEO of Schneider Holdings, the "Ice King" of Chicago, and a man who treats human emotion like a software bug. He needs to secure a massive merger to save his father's legacy, but his board thinks he's too cold, too robotic, and too unstable to lead.
To get the vote, he needs a fianc e. Someone messy. Someone chaotic. Someone who makes him look... human.
Enter me: Elsie Craig. Barista, artist, and currently drowning in culinary school debt.
When I accidentally turned his Italian wool suit into a chocolate-covered disaster zone, I thought I was fired. Instead, he made me an offer I couldn't refuse: Fifty thousand dollars to play the loving future Mrs. Schneider for six weeks.
It should be easy money. But there's a problem.
Del Schneider isn't a robot. He's a man who buys me an espresso machine to say sorry, who defends me from high-society sharks, and whose touch makes me forget that I'm supposed to be pretending.
Oh, and there's one other tiny variable I forgot to mention.
My last name isn't actually Craig. It's Kinsman. As in, the daughter of his biggest corporate rival. The family he swore to destroy.
I'm not just a liability. I'm a ticking time bomb sleeping in his bed. And when the truth comes out, a broken contract will be the least of our problems.
The Caffeine Clause meets Romeo and Juliet in this high-stakes, slow-burn billionaire romance.
Trope Checklist:
- Grumpy x Sunshine (He's a spreadsheet; she's a sketchbook)
- Fake Engagement (The classic "contract" romance)
- Billionaire Boss (He buys her building just to keep her safe)
- Secret Identity / Hidden Heiress (She's sleeping with the enemy)
- Forced Proximity (Snowed in at a cabin )
- "Touch Her And Die" (Protective hero energy)
- Workplace Romance (Strictly business... until it isn't)
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9798245631264
- ISBN-10: 9798245631264
- Publisher: Independently Published
- Publish Date: January 2026
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.19 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.56 pounds
- Page Count: 536
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