Ruthless Heir, Ruthless Heir

Agreeing to fake date my older brother’s best friend—the first man who ever broke my heart— was a disaster waiting to happen.Asher Le Blanche is heir to a multibillion-dollar empire.He has the flawless face of Adonis, the body of a Greek god, and the soulless heart of the devil.The tabloids crown him the most desirable bachelor in the country.To me? He was the guy I’d been in love with since I was ten.Three years ago, I made the foolish mistake of throwing myself at him, only for him to turn me down without a second thought.Fast-forward to today, when I make another mistake that sees him bailing me out of a county jail.Things spiral further when I’m denied campus housing, and my brother asks Asher if I can stay with him for a few months.What neither of them knows is that I’m running from a loan shark, a secret that explodes in my face when Asher discovers it.That’s when he makes me an offer I can’t refuse.He’ll pay off my debt if I agree to one condition:Fake date him for three months.Pretend to be his girlfriend to keep his father from arranging his marriage to the daughter of his biggest rival.It was supposed to be simple.We just had to make everyone believe we were real.But soon, every touch and every kiss starts feeling all too real.And the rules we set become harder to follow. For both of us.I swore I wouldn’t fall for him again.Then we become so wrapped up in each other that I can’t even see the line we weren’t supposed to cross.Just when we think we’ve outsmarted everyone, everything blows up in our faces.What started as a temporary fix quickly turns into the biggest risk I’ve ever taken.And this time, more than my heart is on the line.Ruthless Heir is a steamy fake dating billionaire romance. It's the fifth book in the Ruthless Billionaires series, and can be read as a standalone.Tropes: Enemies to lovers Fake dating Older brother’s best friend Forced proximity She falls first, but he falls harder Age gap Office romance