[Audiobook] Arranged marriage romance with genuine partnership

She never wanted to be a bargaining chip. He never wanted to be controlled. Together, they rewrote the terms. Isabelle Whitmore has spent three years building her career and proving she's more than just her father's daughter. But when a cream-colored envelope arrives at her desk, everything changes. Her father is calling in a deal she made in desperation: her autonomy in exchange for an arranged marriage when he decided the time was right. That time is now. Adrian Castellano built his shipping empire from nothing, fighting for every success. But his European expansion hinges on one thing—a strategic alliance with the powerful Whitmore family. An alliance that requires him to marry a woman he's never met. When Isabelle and Adrian face each other across a country club table, they recognize something unexpected: a shared enemy in the fathers who treat them like chess pieces. Neither wanted this arranged marriage. Neither had a choice. But what if they could turn their fathers' manipulation into their own advantage? What begins as a business arrangement evolves into an unlikely partnership. As they navigate engagement parties, corporate espionage, and their fathers' machinations, Isabelle and Adrian discover that the best relationships aren't the ones you choose from the start—they're the ones you choose to fight for, every single day. From strangers bound by contract to partners forged in defiance, they'll prove that sometimes the most powerful alliances are the ones no one saw coming.