Sean by Maura Rose

SEAN
I’m the heir to the Donaghue Irish mob family, and my father insists I find myself a suitable wife and get ready to settle down. Father wants me to marry a nice Irish girl, of course—preferably one with connections. But I have something different in mind.
I’ll pay someone to marry me. A fake wife. Someone pretty. Someone from the wrong side of the tracks. Someone who’ll grind my father’s gears. And as soon as I inherit, I can divorce her and get back to living my life on my terms.
When I meet my new wife-to-be for the first time, I’m stunned. She’s all red hair and curves and force and fire. She has a snappy retort for my every word, and she aggravates me to no end. Fake wife or not, she needs to be tamed, and I intend to have her my way, no matter what it takes….

BRIDGET
My parents have both passed away and I’m living a humble, solitary life, working a menial job in a mediocre neighborhood in Ireland. That all stops when some old “friends” of my father show up, threatening to out my da’s deathbed secret—a secret that could get me killed, or worse.
I find out about an Irish-American guy who needs a wife to keep up appearances. The terms sound simple enough: play the part of wifey in public, and do whatever you want behind closed doors. And the money could go a long way toward paying off the medical bills left behind after my mother’s death.
But when I finally meet Sean, he’s insufferable. Arrogant and haughty, so sure of himself and his opinions. He’s also incredibly, painfully hot, with icy blue eyes and dark hair and a charming smile. As irritating as he is, I find myself wanting him, even if this is just a business transaction. Because that’s all it is.
Right?