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Weekend wife
181 pages
A playful and sweet romance that explores the tender tension of a convenient charade turning into genuine love.
What it feels like
This brisk, lighthearted romance delivers the exact cozy satisfaction readers crave from a classic fake-relationship trope. The atmosphere is cheerful and swoony, inviting the reader to sit back and enjoy the inevitable blurring of lines between a pragmatic arrangement and genuine affection. The prose is breezy and accessible, focusing intently on the internal tug-of-war of hiding true feelings while playing the part of a devoted partner. It moves with a playful energy, transitioning smoothly from a comedic workplace-avoidance setup into a tender exploration of vulnerability and proximity. It is a perfect fit for readers who delight in earnest, big-hearted characters navigating the sweet, agonizing tension of a make-believe romance that feels entirely too real.
- Mood
- cheerful
- swoony
- cozy
- Tone
- playful
- lighthearted
- earnest
- romantic
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- blurring the lines of a charade · hidden romantic yearning · the vulnerability of proximity · accidental love
- The writing
- The prose is breezy and accessible, leaning heavily into the internal emotional tug-of-war and sparkling chemistry of its leads.
- The arc
- The emotional journey shifts from a lighthearted, pragmatic arrangement to the tender anxiety of concealing genuine romantic feelings.
- Who it's for
- Readers who delight in classic romance tropes, especially the sweet tension of a fake marriage where the feelings become all too real.
Content notes
- unwanted workplace romantic attention
About the book
Tyler Newroth, an up-and-coming executive, was the reluctant object of his new female supervisor's desire. But Ty had an idea that was guaranteed to put a damper on his brazen boss. A gorgeous, too-good-to-be-true secret weapon...
Big-hearted Emily Brant never could say no. Now she was "married" to the best catch in town. Posing as Tyler Newroth's loving wife was easy...too easy. In fact, the only hard part was hiding her very real feelings for her make-believe husband....
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