Renee Richards is one smart, beautiful and sassy sister, but she has the worst taste in men. The last man Renee trusted with her heart, ended up stealing her money. Determined to make him pay, she hires a private investigator to track him down, but the con-artist ex-boyfriend threatens her safety. Renee vows never to give her heart to another man...then her childhood crush pops back into her life...and he has a proposal, of sorts.
Successful account executive, Craig Thompson needs a bride like yesterday, so he can get his hands on his heritance. He's got a sure fire plan to purchase the ad agency where he works, unfortunately, the last thing Craig wants to do is get married. But, as a plan forms in his head, the first person he thinks of is Renee, the skinny little sister of her former best friend. She always did have a crush on him and she did make a childish promise to marry him whenever he was ready. Surely, she would jump at the chance to be his wife. Right?
Secondary Characters:
Miss Lilly - the assistant to the banker. Miss Lilly?s set to retire and leave her banking days behind her. Nothing will stand in her way. That is, until she spots her former boss, Mr. Jennings doing his happy dance in a dusty parking lot. ?Uh-Oh, he?s up to no good,? and she?s determined to find out just what he?s done.
Lawrence Jennings - the V.P. of the bank. He?s slick. He?s sly and he steal?s other folks money. Lawrence thinks he?s hit the jackpot. So he schemes a devious plan to get some of Craig?s inheritance money. Blackmail isn?t pretty.
Vivian Jennings - Lawrence?s young wife. Marriage to Lawrence has afforded her opportunities she never thought possible before...she?s accepted by the society circle. She cares little of what the towns folks say behind her back. Vivian?s been on the wrong side of the tracks before. She knows how to come out fighting and she will to protect what is really important to her.
Ray Newman - Vivian?s boy-toy lover. Ray?s dalliances with Vivian puts his life in jeopardy, when he?s unwittingly caught in the mix of jealousy and hate.
James Tinsly - the president of the bank. James sets out a game of cat and mouse to catch Lawrence, with his greedy hands in the till. Besides, James has a responsibility to fulfill...to his old friend, Reginald...Craig?s deceased grandfather.
A marriage, even for three months, seems a godsend for both Renee and Craig...unfortunately, both are hiding secrets which could cost them everything...including someone's life.