The King’s Fake Bride by Layla Valentine

He was only ever meant to be the spare,
Could a marriage show the public that this playboy prince is capable of wearing the crown?
…Even if his fiancée is entirely fake?

HIM
They told me I had one shot at improving my image,
And the way to do it? Find a wife,
No matter if she’s real or not.
Getting married is the last thing I want while I’m trying to figure out how to be king,
And lying to my people seems like an even worse idea,
If there’s one girl I’d want to do it with, it’s Amy,
All I have to do is not fool myself into believing it’s real…

HER
It was a ridiculous deal,
But my life was a dumpster fire, and the terms were too good to turn down –
A red-hot prince, a fixed-term marriage, and the bakery of my dreams.
Switching to business-only seemed like the only way to stop things from spinning,
Obviously we made things complicated,
Friends with benefits for a royal couple in waiting,
What could possibly go wrong?