🔖 BLOG TOUR 🔖 The Marriage Arrangement by Kim Loraine {REVIEW}

The Marriage Arrangement by Kim Loraine

Release Date: November 14th 2022

Series: Anything for Love #3

Pages: 239

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

I need a wife. NOW.

With this hockey season on the line, I can’t afford any distractions. And a dating reality show is one huge distraction. But there's a surefire way to get out of this dating show contract. All I have to do is get married.

Even with a reputation like mine–the Scottish bad boy of hockey–I'm confident I can find someone to play Mrs. Taylor Savage for a year.

Like Becca Barnes. The one who got away. Too bad she hates me. But that's why she’s perfect for this arrangement.

My contract is dissolved. She gets the bakery of her dreams.

Win-Win.

She just has to live with me and pretend she loves me in public for a year. No strings. No touching (unless there’s a camera). No messy heartbreak.

It’s sure to be a challenge because with the way I crave her, keeping my hands to myself might be harder than I planned.

But I can handle this. Being married to her will be easy. As long as I don't fall in love with her along the way. 

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My Review:

Not having read any other books by the author before, I didn’t know what to expect before reading The Marriage Arrangement. Needless to say, Loraine manages to deliver a swoon worthy and steamy sports romance that should definitely make the top of your must-read list!

As the bad boy of Seattle hockey, Taylor Savage has a reputation of attracting women left and right. Although he is the best at the what he does when it comes being out on the ice, being in a relationship is not something that he wants. But it’s due to his job that Taylor is able to attract sponsors and one of them is ready to sign him for a five-year endorsement deal. All Taylor has to do is use a dating app and then potentially be in a reality dating show after. With no time to lose, Taylor is set on to do whatever it takes to get out of the contract and that is to get married. He needs to find the right person to play his wife for a year, and he wastes no time going to ask the one person that got away to be his wife.

Ever since Taylor met Becca a few months ago on a ferry trip, it was their instant chemistry and her sass that attracted him to her. But things didn’t work the way he planned and they went on their separate ways. It’s ever since that he’s been waiting to get another chance with her and so they make arrangement. She will get the bakery that she’s always wanted in exchange for a year of being his wife. It all sounded too simple, yet the longer they spend together, the more Taylor is starting to fall for her. He just needs to convince her to give them a chance before it’s too late.

As a co-owner of a bakery, Becca Barnes has high hopes to make her business a success. The last thing she wants is to get distracted by a Scottish mystery man. He is attractive and has a dreamy accent. But it’s his fun personality that wins her over, until she finds out who he really is. Taylor is quickly set on taking her on a date, but that’s all she can give him. Love is not something she believes in after being surrounded by her parents’ failing marriage that turned for the worse when she was younger. She is quickly reminded that he is a player and they part aways. Only to be reunited again a few months later, this time with a proposal that would change their lives forever.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Marriage Arrangement, though it is part of a series it can be read as a standalone. I had so much fun reading the interactions between Taylor and Becca. He is a dreamy Scottish hockey player who is sweet and caring towards her throughout the book. I think they both made an impression on each other when they met and their chemistry just kept getting better as the book progressed. We have two completely different characters who are connected by the notion of not having the best examples of love growing up. Yet, it’s their marriage arrangement that ultimately brings them together for better or worse. All in all, I would highly recommend checking out this book and I cannot wait to read more from the author in the future. :)

***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***

My Rating: 4.5/5

About the Author:

Kim writes steamy contemporary and sexy paranormal romance. You’ll find her paranormal romances written under the name K. Loraine and her contemporaries as Kim Loraine. Don’t worry, you’ll get the same level of swoon-worthy heroes, sassy heroines, and an eventual HEA.

When not writing, she’s busy herding cats (raising kids), trying to keep her house sort of clean, and dreaming up ways for fictional couples to meet.

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🌟BLOG TOUR!🌟 The Marriage Arrangement by Jennifer Probst {REVIEW}

The Marriage Arrangement by Jennifer Probst

Release Date: May 1st 2018 by Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated

Series: Marriage to a Billionaire #4.5, 1001 Dark Nights #80

Pages: 125

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Novella

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Probst comes a new story in her Marriage to a Billionaire series. The Book of Spells returns in this sparkling addition to the series! 

She had run from her demons… 

Caterina Victoria Windsor fled her family winery after a humiliating broken engagement, and spent the past year in Italy rebuilding her world. But when Ripley Savage shows up with a plan to bring her back home, and an outrageous demand for her to marry him, she has no choice but to return to face her past. But when simple attraction begins to run deeper, Cat has to decide if she’s strong enough to trust again…and strong enough to stay… 

He vowed to bring her back home to be his wife… 

Rip Savage saved Windsor Winery, but the only way to make it truly his is to marry into the family. He’s not about to walk away from the only thing he’s ever wanted, even if he has to tame the spoiled brat who left her legacy and her father behind without a care. When he convinces her to agree to a marriage arrangement and return home, he never counted on the fierce sexual attraction between them to grow into something more. But when deeper emotions emerge, Rip has to fight for something he wants even more than Winsor Winery: his future wife. 

**Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.**

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My Review:

From the beautiful cover to the synopsis, Probst did an amazing job delivering a well thought out novella that will leave you wanting for more. 

In The Marriage Arrangement we get to meet Rip (Ripley) Savage, a business man who was hired to save Windsor Winery from bankruptcy. It’s his relationship with the owner, Edward Windsor that slowly grows between them and they both bring success to the company once again. But when Mr. Windsor tells Rip that he wants to step down from his job, Rip expected to be given full control over the company and that’s not what happens. Turns out that the company can only be given to a family member and although Edward treats Rip like a son, they are not related. This angers Rip and he feels like an outside after having worked so hard to save the company that he loves. But Edward Windsor has other plans and that includes Rip marrying Caterina Windsor to keep the company within his family. Edward’s daughter ran out on him over a year ago and after traveling throughout Europe, she has settled down in Italy. With strict instructions to bring Caterina home, Rip has one week to woo her without revealing his identity and get her to like him for who he is. If he fails, Mr. Windsor will call her and tell her about the arrange marriage. Rip wasn’t expecting to meet his perfect match and after spending time together, he wants to keep her as his wife.

Caterina Windsor hasn’t had the best of luck in the past year, after her ex-fiancé humiliated her before the wedding, she is ready to change things in her love life. With nothing to lose, she decides to create a love spell to find her soulmate. But she ends up getting more than she bargain for the minute Ripley Savage walked into her life. Now she has no choice but to follow him back home in order to keep her dad happy. After growing up in the winery, Cat has always known that it’ll eventually get passed down to her and that scares her. Her last relationship was deeply tied to the winery and she had no choice but to let her ex make decisions for them. When she fled to Italy, things started looking out great and she had a say in her future. She discovered all the things that she now loves doing and her passion for design is one of them. Cat also got to meet people and experience what it’s like to just be her without having people recognize her last name. Nevertheless, Cat is able to trust Rip and their chemistry is instant from the very beginning. But when he reveals his identity to her, will she still trust him enough to marry him in the end?

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Marriage Arrangement, it was full of sizzling chemistry and charm. Rip is a business man with a past that doesn’t allow him to get to close to people. It’s the same thing for Caterina, she doesn’t feel like people will actually like her for her and not for her famous last name. As these two strangers meet in Italy, they go on an adventure that will test their ability to let go and trust in one another. I really loved the characters that they meet in Italy, the author did an amazing job describing their interactions and the setting itself. Although the story it’s only meant to be a novella, I wish the story was longer, but it all ties really well in the end. I highly recommend checking out the book and others by the author. :)

***ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.***

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BIO:

Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a house, get pregnant again, pursue a master’s in English Literature, and rescue two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again.

She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.
She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon's Best Books for 2012. She loves hearing from readers. Visit her website for updates on new releases and her street team at www.jenniferprobst.com.

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