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Debut author Jayci Lee transports you into the glamorous world of high fashion where passion clashes with familial duty—don’t miss the first book in the Heirs of Hansol series!
“You want me to find you a wife?
“No. I want you to be my wife.”
Will he get more than he bargained for?
Garrett Song is this close to taking the reins of his family’s LA fashion empire…until the Song matriarch insists he marry her handpicked bride first. To block her matchmaking, he recruits Natalie Sobol to pose as his wife. She needs a fake spouse as badly as he does. But when passion burns down their chaste agreement, the flames could destroy them all…
From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite.
Review:
Temporary Wife Temptation features a variation on the fake engagement/fake marriage trope. It involves two very competent, driven people, Natalie and Garret, each of whom need a fake relationship, though for very different reasons.
Garrett needs a wife to thwart his grandmother, the matriarch of the Song family dynasty, who has already arranged an engagement with the daughter of another wealthy family.
Natalie needs a husband to solidify her petition to adopt her dead sister’s daughter, an adoption being contested by the paternal grandparents.
I like the insantaneous connection between Natalia and Garrett and their struggle to not give in to their attraction. I also like the way they seemed to not only want each other but genuinely like and respect each other, convincing the reader their relationship is worth investing in. I also loved Garrett’s family and the way their culture was depicted, without being overly didactic.
The plot was a bit choppy, with time jumps that were not immediately clear. I think it was because I wanted more of the events that were relegated to behind the scenes, the like the lead-up to the wedding and the solidifying of the relationship between Natalie and Garrett’s sister. The black moment was handled well but I would have loved more happy times after Garrett’s grovel. Then again, that’s just me being a greedy little romance reader.
I fell in love with the cover of this book (a common theme with me!) and knew I had to read it.
Jayci is an excellent writer and I can’t wait to read the other installments to this series.
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