She is a brilliant, fiercely independent architect and a lifelong misogamist, who is at the cusp of her career breakthrough: the high-stakes Boston Seaport public housing project. When the bidding rules suddenly shift to prioritize applicants who have "established local household status," Clara strikes a strictly no-romance, no-strings-attached deal: a 12-month fake marriage to Elias Voss, a quiet, unassuming single father who is fighting for full custody of his young daughter, Lila. It turns out that the father is the reclusive billionaire CEO of the construction giant she works for. What begins as a cold business transaction turns into a battle for family, fortune, and true love against a ruthless corporate schemer.
