Lira thought arranged marriages were a thing of the past untilit happened to her. At the tender age of ten, her parentspromised her hand in marriage in exchange for financialstability. As the wedding date vastly approaches, she searchesfor a way out, not realizing she'd already found it.Beau was the forbidden fruit. In her eyes, he was God inhuman form. In the midst of all the chaos, he was her peace...her safe place, but no one wanted to see them together.Wade was terrified of commitment and has been eversince his mother walked out on him and his father. Whathappens when the timid, bookworm Noel's world collideswith playboy Wade and she gives him her most prizedpossession?