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The Stand-In
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General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 2 2026
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.37
Height: 0.33 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the glittering world of high-end companionship, Margaux Reilly is the exception. A Columbia PhD candidate in art history, she's built a quiet career saying yes to the right jobs - and no to everything else.
When a last-minute offer arrives - $40,000 for one weekend as a plus-one at a billionaire's sister's wedding in the Hamptons - Margaux says yes. The client is Dashiell Voss: reclusive CEO, engaged to a world-ranked tennis star, and the kind of man who reads academic journals for fun. He chose her specifically because he read her article on a sixteenth-century sculptor three years earlier.
What begins as a professional arrangement quickly becomes something neither of them planned: real conversation. Real attention. Real respect.
But Dashiell is engaged. And Margaux has four non-negotiable rules.
Over the next six months, they build something rare - monthly dinners protected by ironclad contracts, radical honesty, and the slow, careful construction of a connection that could destroy everything... or finally give them both what they've been missing.
A story about consent, contracts, and the radical act of choosing integrity over desire. For readers who want intellectual tension, emotionally intelligent women, and a love story that honors boundaries instead of breaking them.
Perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Normal People, and The Idea of You - but with zero spice and maximum respect.
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