BRIDE FOR LEASE

Jennifer Benz is 24, orphaned, and surviving as a tutor after her aunt Ravenna stole her parents’ company and reduced her to a maid in her own home. When an email from Loriss Corp offers her a 2-year contract to pose as the bride of ruthless CEO David Loriss, she takes it. She needs the money to fight back. He needs a wife to secure his inheritance. David, 33, is cold, powerful, and allergic to emotion. His parents will only hand over the company if he marries in 30 days. Jennifer is broke, compliant, and easy to control. Perfect. The rules are clear: 1. No intimacy. 2. No questions about his past. 3. Divorce after 2 years. But the contract is lying. Clause 7 voids the payout if she falls in love. And falling is inevitable when David starts protecting her from sabotage, media leaks, and Harry Argent — David’s rival who claims he can prove Jennifer’s parents were murdered. As Jennifer digs, she finds her parents’ names in David’s old files, a hidden contract in his safe, and proof that Ravenna sold the company to cover gambling debts. Every truth puts a target on her back. David’s parents force him to choose: the company or Jennifer. Harry frames Jennifer for theft and has her arrested. And David walks into court and breaks Clause 7 himself: “I married her for love.” After 2 years, the lease ends. The company is restored to Jennifer. The killers are exposed. But when the contract is over, David slides a ring across the table and asks if she’s ready for the real thing.