The Exit Strategy
The woman who nearly destroyed his empire may be the only person he can trust to save it.
Organizational psychologist Fiona Vance has built her career challenging powerful executives who treat people like numbers. So when her blistering criticism of billionaire investor Julian Vance-Cross goes viral, she expects retaliation.
She does not expect a marriage proposal.
A family trust has placed Blackwood Capital, Fiona's struggling company, and thousands of employees in jeopardy. The only apparent solution is outrageous: Fiona and Julian must marry, share control of the trust, and convince everyone that their relationship is real.
For six months.
It should be a simple transaction between two people who can barely survive the same room. But someone has been manipulating their lives for years. Documents have been forged. Family histories have been rewritten. Hidden letters point toward a conspiracy buried deep inside Blackwood's past, and the closer Fiona and Julian get to the truth, the more dangerous their alliance becomes.
Their marriage may have begun as a strategy. Their chemistry was never part of the agreement.
Now, with an empire under attack and old enemies closing in, Fiona and Julian must decide whether trust is merely another form of leverage or the one risk worth taking.
Because the greatest danger is no longer losing their companies.
It is discovering that the relationship they planned to escape has become the one thing neither of them can bear to leave.
The Exit Strategy is a slow-burn contemporary romance featuring enemies-to-lovers tension, a temporary marriage, sharp banter, an intelligent heroine, an emotionally guarded billionaire, corporate intrigue, family secrets, and a deeply satisfying happily-ever-after.
What if the smartest decision of your life wasn't the one you planned?
Organizational psychologist Fiona Vance has built a career helping leaders create healthier workplaces. She's fearless, brilliant... and has no patience for billionaire executives who mistake profits for wisdom.
So when a podcast interview criticizing Julian Vance-Cross, the reserved CEO of Blackwood Capital, goes viral, she assumes she'll never hear from him.
Instead, he asks to meet.
Their unexpected encounter sparks an impossible proposition. A family trust, a legacy hanging in the balance, and a temporary marriage that neither of them wants... but both may need.
What begins as a business arrangement quickly becomes far more complicated.
As long-buried family secrets come to light, hidden letters reveal a decades-old mystery, and a battle for the future of Blackwood Capital unfolds, Fiona and Julian find themselves fighting side by side against forces determined to reshape everything Charles Vance-Cross built.
The closer they come to uncovering the truth, the harder it becomes to remember where the arrangement ends... and where something real begins.
Because the greatest risk isn't losing a fortune.
It's losing the one person who quietly became home.
The Exit Strategy is a slow-burn contemporary billionaire romance filled with unforgettable characters, sparkling banter, emotional depth, family secrets, fake marriage, corporate intrigue, and a mystery that keeps the pages turning until the very end.
Perfect for readers who love:
Fake marriage romance
Enemies-to-lovers tension
Slow-burn chemistry
Billionaire romance with heart
Strong, intelligent heroine
Emotionally reserved hero
Family secrets and hidden legacies
Corporate intrigue and high-stakes drama
Witty dialogue and emotional payoff
A guaranteed happily ever after
Sometimes the best exit strategy... is choosing not to walk away.
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