Madden Donahue, the newest catcher for the Yankees, has been down ridiculously bad for Eve Mitchell since high school. But for reasons that are a total mystery, the burlesque club owner constantly shuts him down. Naturally, that hasn't stopped him from stepping up as her self-appointed protector. Case in point: when Eve’s sister pulls a ghosting act and dumps her two kids on her indefinitely, Madden swoops in with a proposal—a marriage of convenience so she can get those top-tier health benefits.
Plot twist: Eve has been low-key obsessed with Madden this entire time. The problem? Her bestie Skylar called dibs on him when they were fourteen, and girl code is absolute. Eve values her tiny inner circle above everything, especially since growing up in a strip club didn't exactly give her a massive squad. But now that Skylar is officially taken and living her best life, Eve finally gives in and accepts Madden's offer—on one condition: they keep this whole arrangement strictly hush-hush. She is not about to let her career aesthetic or the local gossip ruin his shiny new MLB era.
Madden, however, is not playing around. What begins as a practical, tax-bracket-friendly union quickly ignites into pure, unadulterated fire. Now it’s on Madden to prove to Eve that their dynamic is way more than a business deal. As the tension escalates, can they actually transform this fake-marry side quest into a permanent, end-game reality?
Madden Donahue, the newest catcher for the Yankees, has been down ridiculously bad for Eve Mitchell since high school. But for reasons that are a total mystery, the burlesque club owner constantly shuts him down. Naturally, that hasn't stopped him from stepping up as her self-appointed protector. Case in point: when Eve’s sister pulls a ghosting act and dumps her two kids on her indefinitely, Madden swoops in with a proposal—a marriage of convenience so she can get those top-tier health benefits.
Plot twist: Eve has been low-key obsessed with Madden this entire time. The problem? Her bestie Skylar called dibs on him when they were fourteen, and girl code is absolute. Eve values her tiny inner circle above everything, especially since growing up in a strip club didn't exactly give her a massive squad. But now that Skylar is officially taken and living her best life, Eve finally gives in and accepts Madden's offer—on one condition: they keep this whole arrangement strictly hush-hush. She is not about to let her career aesthetic or the local gossip ruin his shiny new MLB era.
Madden, however, is not playing around. What begins as a practical, tax-bracket-friendly union quickly ignites into pure, unadulterated fire. Now it’s on Madden to prove to Eve that their dynamic is way more than a business deal. As the tension escalates, can they actually transform this fake-marry side quest into a permanent, end-game reality?