"Marry him, or our company will be in ruin after everything we built."
Carmen never asked for attention — and definitely not a secret engagement to the one boy who lives to get under her skin. Rowan’s loud, reckless, and way too charming for his own good — her exact definition of a walking headache.

But when their feuding families force them into an arranged marriage to protect an empire neither of them asked to inherit, the deal is simple: survive the charade until graduation, then walk away.

Too bad nothing stays simple when hearts get involved.

Now stuck sharing secrets, family dinners, and stolen glances, Carmen and Rowan find themselves caught between loyalty and desire, rivalry and attraction. The more they pretend, the more real it feels — and the more dangerous it becomes.

Because the stars may have aligned, but love was never part of the plan.

Thank you so much for reading Aligned Stars—it truly means the world to me. Every view tells me that someone out there is joining me on this emotional, messy, and beautiful journey between Rowan and Carmen .


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Chapter 8 - Author's note