The Standby Bride

She was supposed to be a bridesmaid. Four hours later, she was a bride.

When Cordelia's sister vanishes hours before her own wedding, there's no time for questions — only a dress that doesn't fit right, a church full of guests who don't know the truth, and a stranger waiting at the altar. To save her family from ruin, Delia does the only thing she can. She says "I do."

August Renshaw didn't choose this marriage either. Cold, controlled, and furious at a life stolen out from under him, he makes it clear from their wedding night that this is a business arrangement — nothing more. Separate wings. Separate lives. A silence that swallows the entire house whole.

But silence doesn't last. Not when an accidental touch turns into something neither of them can explain away. Not when the only person who understands what this marriage actually costs is the man sitting across the table every night.

Delia never meant to fall for her husband. She definitely never meant to still be in love with the boyfriend she left behind to marry him.

And when her runaway sister comes back — wanting her old life, her old family, and the husband that was supposed to be hers — Delia will have to decide if the vows she never chose are the ones she's not willing to let go of.

A slow-burn, forced marriage romance with a billionaire alpha hero, a tangled love triangle, and family secrets dark enough to burn everything down.

He was never supposed to be hers. Now she can't imagine giving him up.