True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends

Fiona isn't one to live an everyday noble life. Instead, she finds more fulfillment in working hard. But when she overhears her father planning an arranged marriage for her to her childhood friend, she's desperate to stop it! Luckily, she meets Giles, the son of an earl and the town darling who's also hoping to avoid marriage. Together they hatch the perfect plan to thwart their parents' matchmaking: by pretending to be soulmates! A flawless plan that can't possibly go wrong. Right...?

Fiona Clayburn is one lucky girl. Not only does she have a job she loves, working with fine art at Gallery Roche, but she's also managed to catch the eye of one of the most desired bachelors around—Giles, son of the Earl of Bancroft—and they're madly in love. Well, that's what everyone thinks, anyway. Little do they know it's all but a ruse to help the pair achieve their individual dreams and goals. After all, Fiona couldn't have possibly melted the Icy Scion's heart...right?

After cracking a counterfeit art case, fake lovebirds Fiona and Giles are summoned to the royal palace to commend their efforts. There, Fiona meets the king's younger brother Grenville, who slips a rose into her hair. Later, Fiona is overjoyed when her beloved uncle Reginald suddenly returns home for a visit. Yet when Reginald meets Giles, his keen eye for detail spots something fishy about the two. But Fiona and Giles hardly have time to worry about their cover being blown, because when they attend the White Palace Ball, Fiona is suddenly abducted and thrust into a life-threatening crisis!