The Marriage Pact by Holly Rayner

A forgotten promise rekindles a romance.

A surprise baby makes it impossible to walk away…

Twelve years ago, on prom night in Cedarhurst, Kaitlyn Winslow and Alex Lancaster sealed a pact with a plastic-straw ring: if neither was married by thirty, they’d marry each other. It was a joke… mostly.

Now thirty and back home after her mother’s death, Kaitlyn is trying to rebuild her life when Alex – now a self-made billionaire – returns for a friend’s wedding. One look, one kiss, and their old promise suddenly feels real.

In New York, Alex sweeps her into a world of penthouses, private flights, and a studio of her own. But as his high-powered life crowds their fragile romance, Kaitlyn realizes she’s losing the man she once loved to the very success that shaped him. She walks away before it breaks her completely.

But back in Cedarhurst, she soon discovers she’s pregnant…

Alex may have built an empire, but winning back Kaitlyn and becoming the father and partner she deserves will be his greatest challenge. With nothing but sincerity and a recreated plastic-straw ring, he returns home hoping for the one thing money can’t buy: a second chance at forever.