Nico Vann is poised to become the next CEO of Vannevar Software, until his grandfather gives him an ultimatum - get married or lose his place in the company. Nico has sworn to never marry or have children, thanks to his own parents' tumultuous marriage and messy divorce, but his grandfather has other plans for him.

Rebecca Owens is unemployed and on the verge of bankruptcy, thanks to an ex-boyfriend who ran up debts in her name and then disappeared. She lands a temporary job at Vannevar Software and unexpectedly kindles a friendship with her temporary boss, Nico Vann. When he abruptly proposes marriage, she accepts--but both of them see it as nothing more than a business transaction, despite their mutual attraction and growing regard. Will the trauma of their pasts destroy their pretend marriage and their burgeoning relationship?

The Billionaire's Pretend Marriage is created by Gianna Fargo, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author. 

The Billionaire's Pretend Marriage

The next several weeks were some of the best of Nico’s life. Rebecca seemed to have no end of inventive ideas for him to try. 


They experimented with making pottery, and he had a lopsided bowl on his office credenza—fairly similar to the wobbly vase that now graced her desk—to prove it. He hadn’t particularly cared for the feeling of slimy clay on his fingers, and it’d taken him nearly the whole session to make a bowl that looked like a bowl instead of a vinyl record. 


To continue the theme, he’d discovered an amazing Greek restaurant that offered some of the best souvlaki he’d ever had, and Rebecca had loved the baklava. 


Chapter 15: The Return