She bet Bellweather's most notorious playboy that he could not remain committed for one hundred days. He dared her to marry him and prove it.
Preservation architect Nyla Everden has spent years protecting her family's historic estate from developers—including the charming, infuriating Leo Ardellane. But when a fraudulent structural report threatens to place Everden House in the hands of a corrupt redevelopment network, Nyla needs money and legal standing no outside investor can provide.
Leo has built his reputation on effortless charm, expensive mistakes, and never staying with one woman for long. Behind the headlines, however, is a brilliant restoration expert determined to uncover who has been stealing Bellweather's historic properties. Marriage to Nyla could save her estate, expose the conspiracy, and prove that everyone has underestimated him.
Their wager is simple: one hundred days of marriage, complete fidelity, shared residence, and no quitting. If Leo fails, Nyla gains control of the restoration project and the funding needed to protect Everden House. If he succeeds, she must support their joint redevelopment plan.
Neither expects the marriage to awaken a century-old property trust—or reveal that someone will kill to control it. Forced beneath the same roof, Nyla and Leo must decide whether trust can survive concealed motives, dangerous family secrets, and an attraction their contract explicitly forbids.
The Ardellane Playboy's Wedding Bet is a contemporary Black billionaire romantic suspense novel featuring a marriage of convenience, professional rivals, forced proximity, a preservation-architect heroine, a charming hero with hidden depths, family secrets, and a hard-won happily ever after.
