The Heir: An Enemies-to-Lovers Marriage of Convenience Romance (Crownhaven)

Two rival families are bound together through a marriage between their heirs. Publicly, the couple presents themselves as in love, but privately their relationship is contentious. Aiden Prince is the heir to an old money family that destroyed the narrator's family. He is a prominent figure in high society. The narrator has never felt she belonged in his world. Years earlier, at sixteen, she poured soda on his loafers; he responded by telling her to lick it off. At eighteen, she learned that Aiden's family had taken everything from hers, and she resolved to make those who had mocked her family answer for it. At thirty, the narrator sees an opportunity to reclaim what Aiden's family took, but only by marrying Aiden. They maintain a facade of a perfect couple in public while engaging in a private power struggle—with the understanding that whoever develops romantic feelings first will lose. As the narrator discovers who Aiden is beneath his cold exterior, their dynamic shifts. He proves willing to protect her, and his touch affects her deeply. However, both their families oppose the union, and they have agreed to divorce once their arrangement concludes. If either falls in love, they stand to lose everything.