An ice-cold crisis consultant. A notorious billionaire heir. One viral paparazzi photo. One fake relationship. One ruthless smear campaign. One forged paper trail.

Sloane Barrett, crisis communications consultant
She did not build her career on charm. She built it on control, precision, and never crossing the line.
She wants to clean up Dominic Aldrich’s image, protect her reputation, and walk away untouched.
She refuses to become the scandal she was hired to contain, no matter how magnetic he is, or how expensive the fallout.

Dominic Aldrich, billionaire hotel heir and tabloid favorite
He has spent years being the headline. Now he needs to be the leader.
He wants legitimacy, a future that is not a joke, and one person in his orbit who sees the man behind the myth.
He cannot outrun a rival determined to destroy his family, or the rules that say Sloane is strictly off-limits.

Tropes you get ✅
✅ Fake dating for PR ✅ Billionaire heir x ice queen heroine ✅ Forbidden workplace romance ✅ Forced proximity through public appearances ✅ Paparazzi scandal and tabloid pressure ✅ Corporate rivalry and smear campaign ✅ Pining hero, she resists ✅ High-stakes reputation war ✅ Open door spice ✅ Happily ever after

A single paparazzi shot detonates Sloane’s carefully curated life and turns Dominic’s rehab plan into a public spectacle. The only way to stop the bleeding is to control the narrative, and that means playing the part everyone already believes. Together.

But the Sinclairs do not just want Dominic embarrassed. They want Sloane professionally ruined and Dominic pushed out of his own legacy. Forged records. Manufactured timelines. A scandal built to look airtight. And every staged smile Sloane delivers buys them one more day before the trap snaps shut.

If Sloane tells the truth, she risks lighting the match that burns Dominic’s empire and her career with it. If she keeps pretending, she risks losing the only man who makes her want more than control, and this time it will not be just her heart on the line.

Sharp banter. A relentless PR war. Undeniable chemistry. A hero who stops performing for the world and starts choosing her in public. A heroine who learns that control is not the same as safety, and that the right man does not demand she shrink to be loved.

Perfect for fans of fake-dating billionaire romance, forbidden workplace tension, and high-society scandal stories with open-door heat and a hard-earned HEA.

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