The Marriage Candidate

After inheriting my family's vast but struggling estate, I discover a strange clause in my great-grandmother's will: to secure my fortune, I must marry and produce an heir within one year. My lawyer presents me with a list of pre-approved candidates—men from powerful families, all willing to enter a marriage of convenience. I choose Liam, a quiet, handsome rancher whose gentle eyes seem to hold no ulterior motives. Our arrangement is supposed to be a business transaction, our nights together a means to an end. But Liam is kind, patient, and surprisingly passionate. The clinical act of "trying for an heir" becomes a journey of genuine discovery and intimacy. Now my heart is terrified—not that I won't get pregnant, but that I'll fall in love with my temporary husband.