Plus One, Forever – Paperback

Seven years of professional rivalry. One inconvenient family wedding season. And a fake-dating contract designed to keep hearts safely out of bounds.

As the owner of Ever After Events, Sophie Bennett spends her life crafting picture-perfect fairy tales for other people. But when her family’s relentless matchmaking pushes her to the brink, she turns to the last man on earth she should trust: Daniel Hayes. Confident, disciplined, and her fiercest corporate competitor, Daniel has his own family pressure to dodge.

A mutual agreement is struck: a tactical fake-dating arrangement with strict, unshakeable rules-no catching feelings, no career interference, and no pretending when they are alone.

Yet, as forced proximity melts into genuine camaraderie, Sophie and Daniel begin to uncover the explosive truth behind a past venue betrayal that fueled their long-standing feud. Stripping away their corporate armor, they must confront the silent assumptions and wounded pride that kept them apart for years. But when the fake contract expires and real-world ambitions collide, breaking down their walls requires more than a performance. It demands absolute vulnerability.

Plus One, Forever is an inspirational, slow-burn contemporary romantic comedy about two independent professionals learning that true love doesn’t require sacrificing your ambition or your identity. Exploring themes of direct communication over silence, mutual independence, and healing past wounds, this charming enemies-to-lovers story proves that the best relationships are built not on a script, but on the courage to choose something real.