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A CONTRACT WITH THE LESBIAN
Cecilia Hale grew up witnessing her friends suffer through heartbreak caused by men, her own bisexuality a constant presence since childhood. Convinced that embracing her lesbian identity would shield her from pain, she devoted herself to building a life free from romantic devastation. Yet when her girlfriend's infidelity shatters that carefully constructed sanctuary, Cecilia faces an impossible question: can she truly abandon hope for love?
Enter Fredrick Jago—Fred, the city's most coveted bachelor: wealthy, strikingly handsome, and notoriously ruthless. Women pursue him relentlessly, but his cold demeanor and dark reputation keep them at arm's length. When family pressure forces him to find a wife, an unexpected encounter with Cecilia changes everything.
What unfolds when a woman fleeing heterosexual love collides with a man desperate to escape marriage? In this romantic contract between two wounded souls, can they heal each other—or will they destroy what little remains?
Enter Fredrick Jago—Fred, the city's most coveted bachelor: wealthy, strikingly handsome, and notoriously ruthless. Women pursue him relentlessly, but his cold demeanor and dark reputation keep them at arm's length. When family pressure forces him to find a wife, an unexpected encounter with Cecilia changes everything.
What unfolds when a woman fleeing heterosexual love collides with a man desperate to escape marriage? In this romantic contract between two wounded souls, can they heal each other—or will they destroy what little remains?