Land-trust attorney Simone Price has spent her career protecting families from contracts designed to take what they own. When a forged property claim threatens Juniper Trace, the fastest way to stop the sale is also the most dangerous to her independence: marry billionaire rancher Rhys Hartwell.

Their agreement is precise. Separate lawyers. Separate careers. No required intimacy. Public respect is mandatory, and love is nowhere in the terms.

Rhys can charm a boardroom and finance a rescue, but Simone will not let his money replace community authority. As their staged marriage becomes a private partnership, forged records, a public scandal, and an abduction force them to choose what their vows are worth when no camera is watching.

To keep Simone, Rhys must place his fortune under limits he cannot control. To trust him, Simone must decide whether a promise freely chosen can protect her without becoming another cage.

Married to the Billionaire Rancher is a steamy BWWM marriage-of-convenience romance with a powerful Black heroine, a charming billionaire rancher, legal suspense, explicit consent, and a deeply earned happily ever after.