She signed away her freedom.
He promised protection.
Neither expected to fall in love—especially with enemies closing in.

Emma Carter never imagined herself wearing a designer ring for a man she barely knew. But when her family's home teeters on the brink of foreclosure, she agrees to billionaire Ethan Black's chilling proposal: a contract engagement to shield his empire from a hostile takeover.

All she has to do is smile for the cameras, play the perfect fiancée at glitzy events, and keep her emotions locked away.

But nothing about Ethan is what it seems.

Cold, controlled, and breathtakingly powerful, Ethan hides more than boardroom secrets—he's entangled in the shadowy world of the Volkov Group, a brutal criminal syndicate with its sights set on total domination. And Emma, now firmly at his side, becomes a target in a game far more dangerous than she signed up for.

As their public charade turns into whispered late-night confessions, stolen touches, and undeniable tension, Emma finds herself drawn to the man behind the mask. But Ethan's haunted past and his ruthless enemies threaten not only their fake engagement—but their lives.

When hidden cameras surface, an ambush nearly takes Emma's life, and a traitor within Ethan's circle is exposed, the fragile trust between them shatters. And at the center of it all is Nikolai Volkov, a powerful enemy who will stop at nothing to destroy them both.

From ballroom glamour to safehouse standoffs, Owned by the Billionaire is a high-stakes romance filled with forced proximity, fiery attraction, dangerous secrets, and a love neither of them expected to find.