Keep Me

Keep Me

Author: Sara Cate

Genre: Contemporary Romance / Marriage of Convenience Romance

Book Rating: ⭐ 8.5/10

Spice Rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ 4/5

Description

All Killian Barclay wants is peace and solitude.

After years of heartbreak, the broody Scottish heir has shut himself off from the world, transforming his ancestral estate, Barclay Manor, into the setting for wild parties and reckless living. His reputation as a notorious playboy spreads quickly—much to the concern of his powerful family.

So they come up with a plan.

Enter Sylvie Devereaux.

Sharp, independent, and hardened by a childhood with famous but emotionally distant parents, Sylvie is used to keeping people at arm’s length. While visiting Scotland, she unexpectedly crosses paths with the infuriating—and undeniably attractive—Killian during a late-night break-in at Barclay Manor.

They clash instantly.

But weeks later, Killian’s family approaches Sylvie with an outrageous proposal: marry Killian for one year to help repair his reputation. In exchange, she’ll receive ten million dollars when the arrangement ends.

It should be simple. A temporary agreement with clear rules and an expiration date.

Except nothing about their marriage feels fake.

As Sylvie begins to see beyond Killian’s guarded exterior and the walls he’s built around his heart, the lines between obligation and genuine connection start to blur.

And as the end of their agreement approaches, Sylvie must decide if walking away with the money is worth losing the man who has slowly become impossible to leave behind.

Tropes / Mood

Marriage of convenience • grumpy × strong heroine • billionaire romance • forced proximity • fake relationship • broody Scottish hero • emotional healing • slow burn romance