Sold to the Sleeping Colonel

Sold to the Sleeping Colonel — A forgotten Manhattan daughter becomes the prize in a battle between a hidden heir and a comatose billionaire's circle after a proxy marriage.

Iris endures life as the invisible daughter in a Manhattan dynasty that favors her sister and a father's mistress. Her devotion to her bodyguard collapses when she discovers he is a concealed heir pledged to her sibling. The family then arranges for Iris to wed a billionaire colonel trapped in a coma, substituting her for the favored sister. Instead of fading away, the proxy marriage makes Iris the center of a fierce struggle as two powerful men move empires to claim her, though a past betrayal by her bodyguard remains unforgiven.

Quick answers

Why does Iris marry the comatose colonel?

Her family substitutes her for her favored sister in a proxy marriage to the unconscious billionaire.

Who is the bodyguard secretly?

A concealed heir already devoted to Iris's sister.

Recommended for

Readers seeking a contract marriage saga where a discarded daughter becomes the catalyst for a high-stakes battle between powerful men.