Terms and Conditions
A marriage of convenience between a woman and her boss's grandson
By Ember · Updated July 2, 2026
Terms and Conditions is the second book in Lauren Asher's Dreamland Billionaires series. Declan, the cold CEO grandson who needs to marry to secure his inheritance, proposes a contract marriage to Iris, his assistant's best friend. What starts as business arrangement becomes something neither expected.
Asher writes marriage of convenience with emotional stakes that matter. Declan is emotionally closed off because of family trauma, not because brooding is sexy. Iris has her own damage around trust and vulnerability. The fake marriage forces proximity that makes hiding impossible.
The romance develops through small moments of care and attention. Declan showing up for Iris in ways no one has before. Iris seeing past his control to the person underneath. The heat is balanced with genuine character work, and the family drama adds weight without overwhelming the central relationship.
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Terms and Conditions by Lauren Asher follows Declan, emotionally closed CEO who needs marriage to secure inheritance, and Iris, who agrees to contract marriage for own reasons. Second book in Dreamland Billionaires series features marriage of convenience, family drama, slow-burn vulnerability, and damaged hero learning to trust again.
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What draws readers who loved Terms and Conditions
Marriage of convenience works when it takes the premise seriously. Where the contract has actual stakes, where characters have real reasons for agreeing beyond plot convenience. Books that understand fake relationships require proximity, and proximity reveals truth.
You're drawn to emotionally damaged heroes who soften for the heroine. Not abusive alphas, but men who are closed off and controlled until they meet someone worth being vulnerable for. The growth earned through trust rather than magic.
What you're after is the satisfaction of watching walls come down gradually. Of seeing someone choose connection when they've spent years choosing isolation. The moment when the fake relationship becomes the most real thing in their lives.
The reader take
Asher understands that marriage of convenience works when both characters have real reasons for agreeing. The emotional payoff comes from watching someone choose connection after years of isolation. Declan's growth feels earned, Iris gets her own arc, and the family drama adds stakes without overwhelming the love story.
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Book recommendations
The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
by Mariana Zapata
Assistant fake-marries her football player boss for green card. Zapata writes slow-burn marriage of convenience with similar emotional depth and earned trust.
The Spanish Love Deception
by Elena Armas
Fake dating with workplace enemies becoming real. Armas writes damaged heroes softening for competent heroines with care and attention.
The Simple Wild
by K.A. Tucker
City woman moves to Alaska to reconnect with dying father and clashes with his bush pilot protege. Tucker writes emotional depth and character growth.
Kulti
by Mariana Zapata
Slow-burn sports romance with closed-off hero gradually opening up. Zapata excels at showing vulnerability through accumulated small moments.
The Fine Print
by Lauren Asher
First in the Dreamland Billionaires series. If you love Asher's style of emotional billionaire romance with actual character work, start here.
Common questions
Do I need to read the Dreamland Billionaires series in order?
No, each book is standalone. There are recurring characters and settings, but Terms and Conditions works independently. That said, reading The Fine Print first provides context.
Is Declan actually cold or just traumatized?
Traumatized. Asher gives him real backstory that explains his emotional walls. The book is about him learning vulnerability is strength, not weakness to overcome.
How explicit are the sex scenes?
Moderate to high. Asher writes explicit bedroom scenes, but they're emotionally connected to relationship development. The intimacy serves character arc, not just heat.
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The Wall of Winnipeg and Me
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The Simple Wild
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The Fine Print
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