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Owned by the Cold Billionaire, A Blackwood Industries Novel Book one

BellaVance
Two years. One contract. No feelings allowed. Ava Montgomery is drowning. With her father in a coma and a mountain of fraudulent debt threatening to send him to prison, she is out of options. When she walks into the office of Ethan Blackwood—the ruthless "Ice King" of Seattle—she expects a miracle or a door slammed in her face. Instead, she gets a proposal that feels more like a sentence. Ethan Blackwood needs a wife. To secure his seat as CEO and satisfy his grandfather’s ironclad will, he needs a woman who can play the part of a devoted spouse without the messy complication of love. Ava is the perfect candidate: desperate, beautiful, and completely under his thumb. The deal is simple: He wipes her family’s slate clean and provides the best medical care money can buy. In exchange, Ava must move into his penthouse and become the future Mrs. Blackwood. But as the front door closes on their private life, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. Behind Ethan’s cold exterior lies a man haunted by secrets that have turned his heart to stone. As Ava navigates a world of high-society sharks and Ethan’s venomous ex-lovers, she discovers that the greatest danger isn't the contract—it’s the magnetic pull of the man who claims to own her. When a mysterious figure from the shadows threatens to expose the truth behind their "fairytale" marriage, Ava and Ethan must decide if they are just business partners, or if some contracts are written in the heart. Core Themes: The Golden Cage: Exploring the tension of living in luxury while being bound by a secret. Slow-Burn Chemistry: The friction between Ava’s warmth and Ethan’s calculated ice. Redemption: Can a man who views love as a "chemical flaw" learn to trust again?
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