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

“Blaze?” Nico repeated, barely concealing a smirk. What a stupid name. 


“Blaze Hutchinson,” she said, clenching her hands into fists on her lap. “He was handsome, and charming, and, as it turned out, rotten to the core.” 


“He romanced me, and then he swindled me,” she said, shrugging, “and I was a gullible fool.”   


“You don’t seem like the gullible type,” Nico objected.


“Well, I was when it came to him,” she said ruefully. “I didn’t think anything of it when he’d offer to go to the ATM and get cash for me. I didn’t have any qualms about leaving him alone in my apartment, where I had my purse and my important paperwork, while I ran to the store or went down to the laundry room. I didn’t realize he was stealing my social security number along with all my credit and debit card information.” 


Chapter 19: Blaze