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The Fake Fiancée Proposition by Vivian Wood
Release Date: June 28th, 2024
Pages: 500
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Meet real estate CEO River, the most anti-marriage son of the Billion Dollar Bennett clan. And Pearl, the gorgeous diner waitress that he happens to have a thing for. Pearl is next in line to inherit a huge property... and the crushing debts tied to it. River wants to get close to Pearl’s heart before proposing that he should take her would-be-tax burden off her hands.
When Pearl confesses that all she wants from life is to have a baby, River has a foolish idea. He offers to knock her up in exchange for Pearl pretending to be his new fiancée. Insane? Sure. But it just so happens that he desperately wants to sleep with her.
Pearl is so baby-crazy that she’s willing to do almost anything to be pregnant. Even if it means deceiving everyone they love. They seal their pact with the steamiest, panty-melting, bang-on-the-kitchen-table kind of sex.
River feels he has a surefire scheme. Everything will be fine as long as Pearl never finds out that River targeted her from the get go. Oh, and one more thing... neither of them can fall in love.
My Review:
As the CEO of Bennett-Taylor Real Estate and son of the Billion Dollar Bennett clan, River Taylor has the wealth and status to get just about any woman he could possibly want. But River is not interested in ever getting married, unless it’s to get something that he wants. Enters Pearl Brown, a diner waitress that works at Gem’s Diner and the one person that holds the key to exactly what River wants. He is used to dealing with multi million-dollar deals, and he is very much interested in a huge property to add to their portfolio.
A property that Pearl, his little sister’s friend is going to inherit one day. He just needs to convince her to sell it to him, but to his surprise her family doesn’t want to sell the property. After all, it has been in the family for generations. Yet, when Pearl finds out that her aunt hasn’t kept up with the IRS taxes for the property, she doesn’t know how to help her family. The only thing she knows is that she has always wanted to be a mom and River is willing to help her, if she helps him in return. Little does she know how the true motives behind River’s help will come at a cost… her heart.
I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Fake Fiancee Proposition, there is instant chemistry between the characters that only grows throughout the book. We get to see both of their families come together as the two main characters navigated their way through their pretend relationship. But as the two start get closer, the harder it becomes to fake any feelings for each other. Pear’s goal is to get pregnant, knowing well that River will not be in the picture and wishing for their relationship to be real. Meanwhile, River wants to help Pearl by giving her what she wants, not realizing the extent of his feelings or how much he was going to hurt Pearl. All in all, if you like a billionaire hero and fake engagements then I would highly recommend checking it out! :)
***I received an advanced copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own.***
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Vivian Wood is a USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Top 20 bestselling author. She specializes in writing about damaged billionaires, ruined princesses, mouthy ballerinas, and anti-heroes that are oh so deliciously bad.
Vivian likes to write about troubled, deeply flawed alpha males and the fiery, kick-ass women who bring them to their knees.
Vivian's lasting motto in romance is a quote from a favorite song: "Soulmates never die."
