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Cinderella Wife
188 pages
A glittering, tension-filled marriage-of-convenience romance where pragmatic boundaries inevitably melt into genuine passion.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like slipping into a perfectly tailored, vintage romantic fantasy. It delivers the quintessential marriage-of-convenience experience, wrapping the reader in a world of high-fashion glamour and stark class contrasts. The pacing is brisk and addictive, driven by the delicious, ticking-clock anxiety of a one-year contract and the inevitable blurring of professional boundaries. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken yearning, as the protagonist navigates the glittering, intimidating world of the super-rich while guarding her own increasingly fragile heart. It is an earnest, emotionally direct story that delights in the tension of forced proximity. Fans of classic billionaire tropes and fake relationships will devour the satisfying, swoon-worthy journey from a cold business arrangement to a deeply felt, undeniable love.
- Mood
- glamorous
- emotionally tense
- swoony
- wistful
- Tone
- earnest
- dramatic
- escapist
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · class disparity · inevitable feelings · vulnerability behind wealth · ticking clock romance
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally direct, leaning heavily into internal monologue and the breathless tension of proximity.
- The arc
- Begins with a pragmatic, anxiety-laced business arrangement and slowly melts into undeniable, high-stakes romantic devotion.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic category romance who devour the marriage-of-convenience trope and love watching a stoic billionaire fall for an ordinary woman.
Content notes
- mild emotional manipulation
- classism
About the book
She'd be crazy to say yes
Powerful fashion mogul Davin Sigmundsen's proposal of a marriage of convenience was the most bizarre thing Susanna had ever heard.
She knew she'd be convincing in the role of Davin's adoring wife, but what experience had she really with his world--the world of the super-rich?
More important, when her year as Davin's wife was over, how could she bear to give him up?
Description from Open Library.
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