The Wedding Date Clause

Adrian Vale wins arguments for a living. As one of Manhattan's most ruthless divorce attorneys, he knows exactly how relationships fail, which is why he avoids them entirely. But when his sister’s destination wedding in the Caribbean turns into a family battleground, Adrian needs a shield. He needs a professional. He needs a fake boyfriend who can navigate his mother’s matchmaking and his brother’s resentment without getting emotionally entangled.

Luca Reyes reads rooms, manages expectations, and never, ever crosses professional boundaries. Taking a four-day luxury booking to play the doting boyfriend to a tightly wound lawyer is just a paycheck—one that will finally fund his dream event space in Brooklyn. The rules are simple: perform the romance, collect the fee, and walk away.

Then the resort loses their second room, leaving them with one king-sized bed.

Between the sweltering island heat, a meddling family, and a tropical storm that strips away Adrian’s carefully constructed armor, the lines of their contract begin to blur. Luca realizes the man beneath the charcoal suits is fiercely protective, unexpectedly tender, and utterly terrifying to fall for. Adrian realizes that the one thing he can’t litigate his way out of is wanting Luca for real.

But when a legal crisis threatens the wedding, Adrian’s instinct to manage the problem alone might cost him the only man who has ever asked him to simply stay in the room.