An Intimate Charade

Cargo ship captain Galin is in desperate need of a contract. When a lucrative, if not quite legal, opportunity comes his way, he takes Addison—smart, stubborn, and the only human member of his crew—to help with the negotiation.

The person offering the contract, however, has unconventional methods for choosing where to put her trust. Galin reluctantly agrees to pose as one of her distant relations during a gathering at her private estate, where the negotiation will take place.

Everything takes a complicated turn when hot-headed Addison proclaims that Galin is not only his captain, but his mate—a lie they must now maintain, or risk losing the contract. Easy enough for Addison, who's used to bluffing his way through problems. But Galin is a terrible liar, and worse he's deeply in love with Addison, leaving him stuck between losing the contract, or giving away a secret he's guarded for years.