Fearless Heart

Quinn Cartwright treats the narrator as her rival and her enemy. He has been fixated on her since their teenage years, though. To him she is stunning and razor-smart, with a wit sharp enough to draw blood, and she has no idea how much he enjoys every barb she aims at him.

When Quinn needs a husband to deal with a difficult boss, he agrees immediately to become her spouse. The two of them sketch their arrangement on a napkin. The marriage exists only on paper, and nobody in their small town can find out. Quinn still sees him as a playboy, yet sharing a bed with her night after night tempts him to show her how convincing their pretend union could become.