Title:
An Arrangement
Author:
Lindsay Marie Miller
Genre:
New Adult Contemporary Romance
Release
Date: August 30, 2016
Synopsis
When Claire Andrews returns home from college for
the summer, her little sister is rushed to the hospital due to a
life-threatening heart condition. On her twenty-first birthday, Claire will
receive a trust fund set aside by her late father with enough money to cover
all medical expenses.
The catch?
Claire must marry a rich man or her access to the
trust will be denied.
Her childhood crush, Benjamin Lewis, is a
twenty-eight-year-old billionaire business mogul and New York City’s most
eligible bachelor. When Ben agrees to marry Claire, her financial problems are
solved.
But will the price Claire must pay in return be too
much for her heart to bear?
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Excerpt
“They
can treat Amy,” I announced, staring blindly out the window. “It’s experimental
stuff, but the doctors are going to do everything they can. It’s not too late.”
Mom
breathed a sigh of relief, and I seemed to feel it more than see or hear it.
“Insurance
won’t cover it, but I told Dr. Abrams that it wouldn’t be a problem.” I looked
back over my shoulder at Mom, confused by the fearful look on her face. Her
cropped black hair looked frazzled and worn, while her blue eyes, Amy’s eyes,
shifted with terror and panic. “What? What is it?”
“Claire,”
she cried, grabbing ahold of my wrist until I sat down in the chair beside her.
“We can’t afford that. We don’t have the money.” The tears started up again,
and I wanted to slap her for lying to me.
“What
are you talking about?” I jerked at her shirtsleeve. “What do you mean we don’t
have the money? Daddy left you a fortune!”
“Your
father only left me with enough to live on until you girls came of age. That
and the house.”
“Came
of age?” I crossed my arms over my chest, while she dabbed her eyes with his
handkerchief.
“The
rest of your father’s wealth is in a trust fund that he set up especially for
you girls. He wanted to take care of the two of you, maybe because he knew that
I couldn’t.”
Wouldn’t
was more like it.
“And
why wasn’t I told about this? This mysterious trust fund?”
“Because
you can’t access it until you turn twenty-one,” she clarified.
“My
birthday’s next week,” I noted, stating aloud what we both already knew.
It
was my twenty-first birthday to be exact.
“I
know.” Her tears dried immediately, as she reached into her handbag to grab her
phone. “I’ll call your father’s attorney. He drew up the contract. I think
there were some other stipulations.”
“What
do you mean?” My frustration resurfaced, while I watched her dial numbers on
the LED touch screen. “What kind of stipulations?”
“In
order to access all of the money in the trust…”
“Yeah,”
I answered, nudging her on. “I have to be twenty-one. What else?”
“I
think you have to be married, too.”
Married?
How could that even be legal?
I
sat down on the floor and held my head in my hands. Everything had happened too
soon, making my world spin out of control. I penned a mental list in my head
that summed up the main points of the day.
Amy
was sick. And her condition, if not treated, was most likely fatal.
Insurance
would not cover the experimental treatments, and Mom didn’t have the money to
pay.
Instead,
my late father’s wealth had been stowed away in a trust, which I would soon
have access to.
As
long as I married. As long as I had a husband. And all the while, Amy’s heart
could be failing.
Money
was the only way to save my sister, and at present, marriage was the only way
to get the money.
I
needed a husband by next week.
And
I didn’t even have a boyfriend.
***
About the Author
LINDSAY
MARIE MILLER was
born and raised in Tallahassee, FL, where she graduated from high school as
Valedictorian. Afterwards, Lindsay attended Florida State University and
graduated Summa Cum Laude with an English Literature major, Psychology minor,
and Specialized Studies in Markets and Institutions.
Lindsay
is the author of the Jones Series, Jungle
Eyes, Emerald Green, S.I.N.G.L.E.
and An Arrangement. An incurable romantic
at heart, she enjoys writing about strong heroines and the honorable gentleman
who claim their hearts, often utilizing elements of suspense, adventure, or
even comedy. While the context of her writing is diverse, one factor always remains
at the center of every novel: Love.
In her free time,
Lindsay enjoys singing, playing the piano and guitar, and writing songs. The
author resides in her hometown of Tallahassee, FL, where she is currently
working on her next novel.
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