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Bride by Day
192 pages
A double dose of classic, trope-tastic romance where cynical billionaires and undercover investigators meet their matches.
What it feels like
Reading this double-feature romance feels like wrapping yourself in the comforting, nostalgic embrace of a classic vintage soap opera. The pacing is brisk and delightfully predictable, whisking you through a landscape of cynical millionaires, secret identities, and marriages of convenience. It is an unapologetically earnest and escapist experience, leaning heavily into the heightened melodrama and swoony tension that define classic category romance. The prose is straightforward and dialogue-driven, keeping the focus squarely on the simmering chemistry and inevitable misunderstandings between the couples. It is the perfect palate cleanser for readers who crave the cozy familiarity of classic tropes, where every guarded secret and cynical facade is ultimately dismantled by the sheer force of true love.
- Mood
- cozy
- swoony
- nostalgic
- Tone
- earnest
- melodramatic
- romantic
- escapist
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · hidden identities · secret pining · protective family bonds · workplace romance
- The writing
- Accessible and dialogue-heavy, leaning into the heightened emotional registers of classic category romance.
- The arc
- Moves from cynical misunderstandings and guarded secrets to earnest vulnerability and sweeping romantic declarations.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love the comforting, trope-filled predictability of vintage Harlequin romances with billionaire bosses and mistaken identities.
Content notes
- pregnancy
- deception
About the book
Two books in one. BRIDE BY DAY: Cynical millionaire Perseus Kostopoulos is no Prince Charming but Samantha can't help but find her boss attractive, especially when, in return for a favour, he offers to grant her three wishes! All she has to do is become his temporary wife... Only Perseus himself is the wish she seeks... UNDERCOVER BACHELOR: Whitney Lawrence is determined to find the man who seduced her sister and left her pregnant. Her immediate suspect is Hank Smith, the French teacher... But 'Mr. Smith' really Gerard Roch, private investigator. And he's very alarmed to find himself attracted to 'teenage temptress' Whitney...
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