The Tycoon's Unexpected Bride

Theodoros Vlahos is a man who has everything. Wealth. Power. A shipping empire that stretches across the globe. And an untouchable reputation as the most dangerous bachelor in Greece. His body is a canvas of ink, each tattoo a reminder of the violence and poverty he escaped. He has one rule when it comes to women: thirty days, then goodbye. No exceptions. No complications. No love. Eleni Papadopoulos has spent her entire life trying to be invisible. Her mother criticizes everything—her weight, her choice to become a pastry chef instead of a society wife, her refusal to fit into the mold of a proper Greek daughter. But Eleni has secrets of her own: a nose ring she wears like armor, a tiny sparrow tattoo on her wrist, and a fire inside her that refuses to be extinguished. When Eleni's father—Theo's oldest and dearest friend—is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he makes Theo promise to look after his daughter. Theo agrees without hesitation, expecting a simple arrangement: Eleni will work as his private pastry chef, live in his guest house, and stay out of his way. But the moment he sees her, curves and piercings and defiance in her eyes, he knows he is in trouble. Eleni remembers Theo from childhood—the intimidating man with the dark eyes who always seemed to be watching her. She has been warned to stay away from him, but she is no longer a child. She is a woman who knows what she wants, and what she wants is to prove that she doesn't need anyone's protection. Their arrangement is supposed to be simple. But nothing about their connection is simple. Theo finds himself breaking every rule he has ever made. Eleni discovers that beneath Theo's cold exterior is a man haunted by his past.