The Contract Clause
Open with Protagonist already under immediate pressure. Deliver "fake engagement clause" through action, conflict, or reveal. Use Key Relative or the key relationship line to complicate the protagonist's read of the situation.
Novel
Corporate fixer Iris Bell agrees to fake an engagement with reclusive billionaire Adrian Vale to stop a hostile takeover from gutting the community legal center she secretly funds Built for general-romance-serial readers with fast pacing and pilot-then-expand delivery.
Story Units
Open with Protagonist already under immediate pressure. Deliver "fake engagement clause" through action, conflict, or reveal. Use Key Relative or the key relationship line to complicate the protagonist's read of the situation.
Open with Protagonist already under immediate pressure. Deliver "public misunderstanding" through action, conflict, or reveal. Use Key Relative or the key relationship line to complicate the protagonist's read of the situation.
Open with Protagonist already under immediate pressure. Deliver "hidden philanthropy risk" through action, conflict, or reveal. Use Key Relative or the key relationship line to complicate the protagonist's read of the situation.