A quick rundown: Millie Parker is in trouble. She only has one month to save her wedding-planning business, also known as the current love of her life. She is willing to do pretty much anything to stay afloat, including asking her brother's best friend, Samuel Marsden, for help even though she hates him. Billionaire and well-known playboy Samuel has his own problems, his mother is desperate for him to settle down. This means that every time he's home, he is the subject of her ridiculous matchmaking efforts. When Millie approaches him for help, he agrees on one condition: Millie pretends to be his fiancée for two weeks. She agrees easily, two weeks is nothing, just enough time to get over the stress of the holidays, and then her business will be saved. As the two begin to blur the lines between feelings of love and hate, they discover that they want more than two weeks, they might just want forever with each other.
My thoughts: I am definitely a fan of the fake relationship trope, and this was an excellent rendition of it. Millie and Samuel's relationship is easy and entertaining, and Ryder does an excellent job of moving the plot forward. I also found the characters really likable, even though Samuel is everything I would consider myself against. This book, while written from an Australian perspective, has the potential for a worldwide audience to relate. I've never read anything by Kathleen Ryder before, but this was an extremely good first read. I'll be looking into her other works for sure. This is a great read for fans of Samantha Whiskey and Elle Kennedy. I think that this is a delightful read, and will probably read it again soon.
Overall rating: 4/5
The Marriage Deal will be available for purchase on September 23rd. Be sure to add it to your Goodreads shelf and see where it's sold here. Also, be sure to check out Kathleen Ryder’s website here!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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