THE MARRIAGE CLAUSE

She knows how to plan a wedding. Loving the man who could destroy her venue is another matter. Clara Bennett has eight weeks to save Bellwether House, the Manhattan wedding venue her mother built. The last person she can afford to trust is Adrian Vale-the wealthy developer whose company owns her loan and wants her land. Then a photograph of Adrian on one knee goes viral. The internet sees a proposal. Clara sees a man helping her pick up wet paperwork. Their supposed engagement is a mistake. The attraction that follows is not. As Clara fights for her business, she discovers a patient, unexpectedly tender man beneath Adrian's polished control. When they choose a real marriage, she insists on keeping her independence. Loving him cannot mean signing away her future. But Adrian is accustomed to solving problems before anyone can object. One decision threatens the life Clara has worked so hard to protect-and reveals how little a promise means unless he is willing to keep it when it costs him something. Now saving their marriage will take more than money, an apology, or a carefully written clause. The Marriage Clause is a standalone, slow-burn contemporary romance featuring an independent heroine, a powerful hero who must earn a second chance, fade-to-black intimacy, and a complete happily-ever-after.