Millionaire Simon Pearce's bride-to-be left him standing at the altar and wedding planner Megan Ashton was dumbfounded when she was asked to fill in. Literally. Be Simon's bride. For a year. For business reasons only. Her shock soon gave way to reason: what better way to escape her father's domination than by marrying a stranger! By day Simon escorted Megan for the benefit of nosy society watchers, but by night she was his willing bedmate. Their lovemaking was wild and reckless, and the always-in-control Simon was soon spiraling out of his binding boxers. But when family scandals shattered their lusty illusions, Simon had to choose: marriage for a year, or marriage forever.