They gave me ninety days to hand over my whole life.Page's Books has stood on Pike Place since 1972.Natalie Page knows every creaking floorboard. The third one from the register. The one by the poetry section her father swore had a soul. She restocked those shelves on Tuesday, the day before the eviction notice turned the world to paper.Sterling Development wants the building gone. A luxury tower in its place.And Julian Sterling is the man who owns the wrecking ball.So Natalie marches into his glass tower to fight, and walks out tangled in something far more dangerous than a lawsuit.A bargain. A pretend engagement. A war fought across boardroom tables and behind closed penthouse doors.Because Julian isn't the villain she expected. He's colder. Sharper. And underneath the tailored suits, he's hiding the one thing that could save her store, or burn it down.She came to negotiate a deed. She stayed for the man who keeps looking at her like she's the one thing he didn't plan for.Fake fiancee by day. Sworn enemy by contract. And somewhere in the boardroom war, the lie starts to feel like the truest thing she has.Meanwhile, the clock keeps ticking. Lily's oxygen machine hums in the dark. Graham Foster smiles like a man who already knows he's won.And every truth Natalie uncovers costs her something she can't get back.Then, in front of the people who could end her, Julian's own lawyer turns on her."Did you forge that signature, Ms. Page? Because the deed in your possession is a forgery."One accusation. One ruined reputation. One man who has to decide whether to defend the woman he was supposed to evict, or protect the empire his father built on lies.The bookshop is her father's legacy.The tycoon is the last person she should trust.Natalie can save one. She's terrified the answer is both.Bound by the Tycoon is a steamy fake-engagement billionaire romance about an office affair, a ruthless CEO, enemies to lovers, a family legacy on the line, forbidden desire, and the home two opposites build from ruins.Perfect for readers who love fake-relationship billionaire romance, grumpy-meets-sunshine, a feisty heroine fighting back, slow-burn forbidden desire, and an emotional happily ever after. A standalone romance with a hard-won happy ending.