Description: He promised to pretend to love her. She never expected it to hurt so much. From the moment he rescued her, innocent socialite Ruby Bennett was captivated by Joshua Carter, a man forged in the grit and violence of the streets. Despite his warnings that their worlds could never mix, she recklessly gave him her heart. After a tragedy she inadvertently causes, Joshua offers her a hollow version of her dream-a life together, but without love. Now, living as his woman in name only, Ruby endures his cold indifference, clinging to the hope that her unwavering love can reach him. But as Joshua's empire grows and his old life refuses to let him go, Ruby must decide how much of her soul she's willing to sacrifice for a man who can only ever pretend to love her.