The Marriage Arrangement by Kim Loraine

 

    THE MARRIAGE ARRANGEMENT by Kim Loraine Release Date: November 14th Genre/Tropes: Marriage of Convenience/Hockey/Scotland/Grumpy/Sunshine/Forced Proximity   THE MARRIAGE ARRANGEMENT by Kim Loraine is NOW LIVE! Grab this all-new marriage of convenience, sexy sports romance TODAY!   NOW AVAILABLE!!! books2read.com/the-marriage-arrangement         Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61354948-the-marriage-arrangement        

  Blurb: I need a wife. NOW.   With this hockey season on the line, I can’t afford any distractions. And a dating reality show is one huge distraction. But there's a surefire way to get out of this dating show contract. All I have to do is get married.   Even with a reputation like mine–the Scottish bad boy of hockey–I'm confident I can find someone to play Mrs. Taylor Savage for a year.   Like Becca Barnes. The one who got away. Too bad she hates me. But that's why she’s perfect for this arrangement.   My contract is dissolved. She gets the bakery of her dreams.   Win-Win.   She just has to live with me and pretend she loves me in public for a year. No strings. No touching (unless there’s a camera). No messy heartbreak.   It’s sure to be a challenge because with the way I crave her, keeping my hands to myself might be harder than I planned.   But I can handle this. Being married to her will be easy. As long as I don't fall in love with her along the way.    

My rating: 4 out of 5 stars

My review:

The Marriage Arrangement is the third book in the Anything for Love series by Kim Loraine, a new-to-me author.  I had no trouble reading the book as a standalone and I am glad I had a chance to read it.  The mention of an arranged marriage and hockey player caught my attention. 

Taylor Savage wanted out of his contract with the dating app and the only way he could get out of it was to get married.  The only woman he would consider was Becca, the woman who had gotten away.  He had fallen for her instantly, but he had messed up too many times.  Now he needs a wife and she is the perfect woman.  If only he can keep his hands to himself and not fall in love with her. 

Becca Barnes’s dream was to open a bakery with her sister but they had run into problems with the shop they had rented. All the appliances needed to be replaced and it needed to be remodeled.  Taylor’s proposal of an arranged marriage between them for a year in return for him making the repairs for the bakery was too good for her to pass up.  Can she keep her heart from being broken again by the hockey player?

This was an entertaining book and I enjoyed watching Becca and Taylor’s slow-burn romance.  The connection between Becca and Taylor was there from the beginning.  Their relationship started off rocky but eventually, they were able to work out their issues.  I am glad I had the opportunity to read this book and look forward to reading more from the author.

I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

        About the Author: Kim writes steamy contemporary and sexy paranormal romance. You’ll find her paranormal romances written under the name K. Loraine and her contemporaries as Kim Loraine. Don’t worry, you’ll get the same level of swoon-worthy heroes, sassy heroines, and an eventual HEA. When not writing, she’s busy herding cats (raising kids), trying to keep her house sort of clean, and dreaming up ways for fictional couples to meet. Connect w/Kim: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimlorainewriter FB Group: www.facebook.com/groups/kimlorainebooks Twitter: https://twitter.com/kimloraine2 Instagram: https://instagram.com/kimloraineauthor Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/kim-loraine Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/kimloraine Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/kimloraine