The Temporary Wife

Catharina Maura

Book 2 of The Windsors

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Valentina has spent eight years as the fiercely competent secretary to billionaire Luca Windsor, enduring his icy demeanor while secretly loving the job. When a family crisis forces her to consider quitting just as Luca is pressured into an arranged engagement he doesn't want, he proposes an unconventional solution: a secret marriage of convenience between boss and assistant. As they navigate shared space, workplace secrecy, and unexpected intimacy, the line between a practical arrangement and genuine feeling begins to blur. The story explores grief, family pressure, and vulnerability as two guarded people slowly let each other in.