She needed a solution.
He needed a wife.
Neither of them expected to need each other.
When financial pressure threatens everything she has worked to protect, Emily Carter accepts the one offer that could save her family from falling apart: a temporary marriage contract with Adrian Vale, a powerful businessman known for his ruthless decisions and emotionless reputation.
The rules are simple.
Six months.
A public marriage.
No feelings.
No expectations.
No breaking the contract.
Adrian doesn't believe in love. He believes in control, strategy, and protecting everything he has built. A wife is nothing more than a necessary arrangement to secure his future and silence the questions surrounding his company.
Emily is supposed to be a role he plays.
A name beside his.
A person standing next to him at public events.
Nothing more.
But living under the same roof changes everything.
Behind the cold billionaire image, Emily discovers a man who carries old wounds, impossible expectations, and a loneliness he has spent years hiding. Behind her quiet strength, Adrian finds a woman who refuses to see him as a fortune, a reputation, or a powerful name.
Slowly, stolen moments replace careful boundaries.
Fake smiles become real laughter.
Pretend affection becomes something neither of them can control.
But when jealousy appears, secrets from Adrian's past return, and the truth about their arrangement threatens to destroy everything they have built, they must face the one rule they were never supposed to break:
Do not fall in love.
Because when the contract ends, they will have to decide whether their marriage was only an agreement...
or the beginning of something real.
SIGNED TO STAY is a slow-burn contemporary romance featuring a marriage of convenience, forced proximity, a powerful but emotionally guarded hero, a strong heroine, intense chemistry, emotional healing, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.