Hate You More

What happens when the person you once loved becomes the last person you want to depend on? Clara Forbes was raised in privilege, but her circumstances have changed dramatically. Locked out of her Park Avenue inheritance and struggling to support herself through gig work, she needs a way to reclaim her trust fund. The solution comes in an unexpected form: a husband. Troy Templeton is no longer the son of the household help who once lived on the edges of Clara’s wealthy world. He has become a successful billionaire mogul, and he has never forgotten the painful history between them. When an unexpected encounter attracts public attention, Troy and Clara discover that an arrangement could benefit them both. Clara needs access to her inheritance, while Troy needs a carefully managed public image to satisfy his investors. Their agreement seems straightforward: present themselves as a couple and keep the arrangement professional. But sharing a marriage with someone connected to your deepest memories is not as simple as signing a deal. As they navigate their new public relationship, unresolved feelings and old hurts begin to challenge the boundaries they have established. Their carefully controlled arrangement raises a difficult question: can two people who once lost each other find a way to trust one another again? Hate You More combines contemporary romance, billionaire romance, second-chance tension, and marriage-of-convenience themes. Readers can expect a relationship shaped by contrasting backgrounds, complicated history, public expectations, and the possibility of a fresh start. It is suited to readers who enjoy contemporary romantic fiction, enemies-to-lovers tension, second-chance relationships, and stories about love complicated by money, status, and the past