Book excerpt: “I have a proposal for you..... a marriage proposal” he stated and Ashleigh could not hide her shock. “I’m sorry? Could you repeat what you said?” she questioned, staring at him like he had two heads. “I am asking you to marry me" he repeated again, and she burst out laughing. This man seemed to be out of it at the moment, because who talks about marriage so lightly. “I’m sorry. It’s just that it sounds funny. Is it a joke? Can you tell a better one" her smile quickly dimmed and she looked serious. Orphan girl Ashleigh Hartman is a rather ordinary girl working as a cleaner at a company owned CEO Adrian Calgari with aspirations to study and make a better life for herself. A turn of events sees her getting married to the domineering CEO for six months in order to find the truth of her birth. How will she navigate through this marriage?