Hitched to the Enemy

A Grumpy Forced Proximity Romance

I fake-married the grump whose car I jumped into on the side of the road— Now I think I might be falling for him.

I was supposed to say “I do” in front of five hundred people.
Instead, I ran—in my wedding dress—and threw myself into a stranger’s car.

Max Donovan is a grumpy reporter, infuriating, and clearly allergic to joy.
But when the paparazzi catch wind of my great escape, he becomes my fake husband.

We crash at seedy motels.
Sleep inches apart.
Argue like it’s foreplay and share toothbrushes like it’s war.

But then—he starts to see me.
Not the heiress. Not the headline. Me.

He defends me without flinching.
He listens when I ramble.
He looks at me like I’m more than a mess in borrowed boots.

Somewhere between gas station coffee and small-town secrets, I fall—hard.
And then I see a text from his editor.

If he’s using me for a story…
I won’t just walk away from our fake marriage—
I’ll never forgive him.