The Billionaire's Christmas Surprise — Laura Haley-McNeil

He needs a wife to inherit his grandmother's estate. She needs cash to save her family's lodge. Will a fake marriage solve their problems, or will hidden emotions test their strength when it's time to say goodbye?

Carter Haines is declared the heir to his grandmother's estate, provided he satisfy one requirement -- stay married for two years. He can fulfill the request if he can find a woman as anxious as he is to enter a temporary marriage.

When Emma Waite's grandmother dies, she's stunned to learn the family lodge is on the verge of ruin. Her disappointment increases when the bank refuses her a loan. Carter, the bank president, offers her a proposition -- be his wife for two years, and she'll have all the money she needs. She's about to walk away but realizes if she refuses Carter's offer, she'll lose everything her grandmother worked hard to maintain.

Desperate to run the lodge and save the family name, Emma agrees to the ruse. How difficult can it be to pretend to be married? For two years, Emma and Carter live a lie. But the last night of their marriage, their plan goes terribly awry. The emotions they struggled to suppress surge to the surface and create a problem neither is prepared to face.

Can they endure the pain of walking away, or will a precious love open their minds and their hearts to the true meaning of Christmas?

If you like sweet romance with lots of heart and sizzle, you'll love The Billionaire's Christmas Surprise by Laura Haley-McNeil.