Her Contracted Heart: A Fake Relationship That Became Dangerously Real

By Howard Barnes

She needed the money. He needed the image. Neither of them needed feelings and yet.

Amara Cole has built her entire life on one principle: stay in control. smart, driven, and emotionally guarded after years of watching love destroy everything she worked for, she has no room in her carefully organised world for anything as unpredictable as a man.

Adrian Voss is exactly the kind of man she should avoid.

Ruthless. Powerful. Cold. The kind of CEO whose name makes headlines and whose past makes enemies. He doesn't need a partner, he needs a performance. A controlled, contractual, six-month arrangement that will protect his business deal, satisfy his investors, and disappear quietly before anyone gets attached.

She almost said no. She should have said no.

But the terms were generous. The timeline was finite. And the contract was legally binding, which meant safe, contained, manageable.

Except nobody told her heart about the fine print.

Her Contracted Heart is an emotionally charged, slow-burn romance that follows two fiercely guarded people as a business arrangement quietly dismantles every wall they spent years building. Set against a backdrop of corporate power, media scrutiny, and old wounds that never fully healed, this is the story of what happens when control meets its match and love refuses to stay inside the boundaries you drew for it.

What readers are saying about this style of story: 'I stayed up until 3am. I could not stop.''The tension was unbearable in the best possible way.''I knew where it was going and I still wasn't ready.''Emotionally devastating. Absolutely beautiful.'
Inside Her Contracted Heart, you'll experience: A fake relationship romance where the slow burn is real, earned, and completely addictiveTwo complex, wounded protagonists with layered backstories and razor-sharp chemistryA contractual agreement with terms that crumble under the weight of genuine feelingHigh-stakes corporate drama, public scandal, and private devastationJealousy, moments of unexpected vulnerability, and one unforgettable breaking pointA love story that asks: when you agreed to feel nothing, what do you do when you feel everything?
This is not a light, breezy romance. This is the kind of story that gets inside you, the kind where you hold your breath through the argument scenes, ache through the silences, and find yourself rereading chapters just to feel it again.

If you love slow-burn romance, forced proximity, billionaire romance with real emotional depth, or fake-dating stories where the stakes are genuinely high, this book was written for you.

The contract had an end date. The feelings didn't.

Scroll up and grab your copy of Her Contracted Heart today before you spend another night wondering what you're missing.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GZGTFK4J
• ISBN13: 9798195452414
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"