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A Convenient Proposal

576 pages

A glamorous, trope-tastic indulgence where pragmatic contracts inevitably melt into passionate love affairs.

What it feels like

Reading this anthology feels like slipping into a perfectly tailored, unapologetically glamorous soap opera. The pacing is brisk and addictive, designed to deliver the immediate gratification of classic romance tropes without unnecessary filler. It wraps the reader in an escapist, tension-filled atmosphere where opulent settings and high-stakes family drama serve as the backdrop for intense emotional awakenings. The prose is earnest and emotionally heightened, focusing deeply on the sensory rush of unexpected attraction and the delicious friction of transactional boundaries breaking down. It is a deeply comforting, indulgent read for anyone who loves the marriage-of-convenience trope, offering a satisfying emotional arc that reliably transforms guarded pragmatism into sweeping, passionate surrender.

Mood
  • glamorous
  • passionate
  • escapist
  • tension-filled
Tone
  • dramatic
  • earnest
  • swoony
  • indulgent
Pace
brisk
Themes
the vulnerability of intimacy · duty versus desire · hidden depths of attraction · surrendering to love
The writing
Accessible, emotionally heightened, and focused heavily on sensory details and internal romantic yearning.
The arc
Moves from guarded pragmatism and transactional boundaries to overwhelming passion and emotional surrender.
Who it's for
Readers looking for classic, trope-heavy romance anthologies filled with wealthy heroes and marriages of convenience.
Content notes
  • mild sexual content
  • family conflict

About the book

Three irresistible men - three proposals of convenience - that turn into passionate love affairs of a lifetime!

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Wife by Arrangment - Lucy Gordon

When Heather is jilted at the altar, she blames her arranged fiancé’s brother Renato - who then decides it’s his duty to take his brother’s place! Heather is wary of this commanding substitute husband - but the attraction between them is too overwhelming to resist...

The Hired Husband - Kate Walker

Sienna is heiress to a fortune - on condition that she’s happily married! So she proposes a one-year marriage to Keir Alexander, the one man she trusts. Only Keir isn’t content to be a hired husband. And he makes his own proposition: that their year-long marriage is a real one!

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