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Substitute Wife
184 pages
A gentle, domestic romance about the quiet yearning that blooms when a practical arrangement becomes something more.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a warm, quiet kitchen where two lonely people are slowly learning how to trust again. The narrative unfolds at a steady, comforting pace, wrapping the reader in a cozy, domestic atmosphere built on friendship and practical affection. It captures the gentle tension of a marriage of convenience, exploring the emotional shift from a strictly business arrangement to the tender yearning for genuine love. The prose is accessible and earnest, focusing deeply on the internal hopes and quiet vulnerabilities of its protagonists. It is a perfect fit for readers who delight in second-chance romances and the heartwarming, slow-burn realization that a readymade family might just be the real thing.
- Mood
- cozy
- domestic
- tender
- yearning
- Tone
- earnest
- warm
- hopeful
- gentle
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · found family · second chances · hidden desires
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally direct, focusing on the quiet intimacy of domestic life.
- The arc
- Moves from pragmatic loneliness and guarded friendship to the tender vulnerability of unexpected love.
- Who it's for
- Readers who love slow-burn, domestic romances where practical arrangements inevitably give way to genuine affection.
Content notes
- divorce
- grief
About the book
A CONVENIENT MARRIAGE
To a widower raising two growing kids alone, it seemed the perfect arrangement. Tom Hayes had always admired his next-door neighbor, and he knew she was having a hard time herself. So why shouldn't they get married? It would be strictly business, after all.
Tannis Carlson thought maybe this marriage of convenience was the answer for a lonely divorcee struggling with a backbreaking mortgage. Friendship, affection, a readymade family--and none of the dangers of falling in love. But she hadn't been this man's substitute wife very long before she was dreaming of being the real thing....
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