{"product_id":"steamy-negotiations-alisson-bento-9798245631264","title":"Steamy Negotiations: A Fake Engagement Rom-Com","description":"\u003cp\u003eDerek \"Del\" Schneider is a machine in a bespoke suit. He's the ruthless CEO of Schneider Holdings, the \"Ice King\" of Chicago, and a man who treats human emotion like a software bug. He needs to secure a massive merger to save his father's legacy, but his board thinks he's too cold, too robotic, and too unstable to lead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo get the vote, he needs a fiancée. Someone messy. Someone chaotic. Someone who makes him look... human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnter me: Elsie Craig.\u003c\/b\u003e Barista, artist, and currently drowning in culinary school debt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen I accidentally turned his Italian wool suit into a chocolate-covered disaster zone, I thought I was fired. Instead, he made me an offer I couldn't refuse: \u003cb\u003eFifty thousand dollars to play the loving future Mrs. Schneider for six weeks.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt should be easy money. But there's a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDel Schneider isn't a robot. He's a man who buys me an espresso machine to say sorry, who defends me from high-society sharks, and whose touch makes me forget that I'm supposed to be pretending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh, and there's one other tiny variable I forgot to mention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy last name isn't actually Craig. It's \u003cb\u003eKinsman\u003c\/b\u003e. As in, the daughter of his biggest corporate rival. The family he swore to destroy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm not just a liability. I'm a ticking time bomb sleeping in his bed. And when the truth comes out, a broken contract will be the least of our problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Caffeine Clause meets Romeo and Juliet in this high-stakes, slow-burn billionaire romance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrope Checklist: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGrumpy x Sunshine\u003c\/b\u003e (He's a spreadsheet; she's a sketchbook)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFake Engagement\u003c\/b\u003e (The classic \"contract\" romance)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBillionaire Boss\u003c\/b\u003e (He buys her building just to keep her safe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSecret Identity \/ Hidden Heiress\u003c\/b\u003e (She's sleeping with the enemy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eForced Proximity\u003c\/b\u003e (Snowed in at a cabin!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Touch Her And Die\"\u003c\/b\u003e (Protective hero energy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWorkplace Romance\u003c\/b\u003e (Strictly business... until it isn't)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alisson Bento\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245631264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.19d","brand":"Alisson Bento","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50664988705023,"sku":"9798245631264","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steamy-negotiations-alisson-bento-9798245631264","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}