The prince will announce his engagement at the ball tonight.
But itās not his fiance on his armāitās me. Her twin sister.
Those two have been engaged for years, even though theyāve never met. Politics, right?
But the prince doesnāt know my sisterās wild ways. He doesnāt know she disappeared three days ago, last seen lip-locked with a scuba instructor, and he doesnāt realize heās about to be humiliated.
So I step in. I pretend to be her at the ball. Whatās the worst that can happen?
Itās not like anyone will suspect. Not like the prince will even know.
And if itās the best night of my lifeā¦ well. That doesnāt matter.
I still need to let him go.
Title: | Fake Fiance |
Author: | Cassie Mint |
Series: | Bombshell Brides (Book 4) |
Pages: | 63 |
Category / Genre(s): | Contemporary |
Trope(s): | Insta Love Royal Romance Hidden / Mistaken Identity |
Point of View: | First Person, Present Tense, Dual Viewpoint (H & h) |
Location: | Caledithia (a fictional Kingdom) |
HEA: | āļø |
Release Date: | 12th May, 2022 |
A good insta-love story
I enjoyed the last book in the Bombshell Brides series and this one sounded equally cute. Itās another insta-love romance but there is no connection in setting or characters to prior books in the series. So a standalone with its own sticky sweet HEA.
This time we get a modern-day fairytale when the sure and steady (but still ridiculously handsome) Prince Alden falls immediately in lust/love with his betrothed bride. Which would be awesome except thatās not his bride-to-be. Itās her twin sister.
Whenever a straight-laced hero goes off-piste when he meets a heroine and just wants to spend time with her – I get giddy. Alden was a good guy and I totally understood his confusion over the feelings between him and Bea – when she was pretending to be Olympia. While I got that he would be angry when he discovered the deception, I thought his reaction was a bit over the top and dramatic.
Bea was a likeable character, too, and I understood her dilemma. But now that I look back on it – why didnāt she just tell Alden that she was having to step in as Olympia until her twin arrived? She got more sassy once the deception was revealed which just made me think that Alden and Bea didnāt really know each other at all. I donāt want reality to intrude into my insta-love reads. And another thing – if this was a political alliance between neighbouring countries, why was Bea living in an apartment in Aldenās country? Hmmm.
Other than some handholding, close dancing and light touches – Bea and Alden donāt cross any lines during the deception. I think that was meant to ramp up the sexual tension but I actually think I would have preferred it if they had done something. It would have given Bea more reason to be upset and perhaps then I could have accepted Aldenās anger when he found out. When we get there, thereās enough heat to keep me happy – perfect for this type of story.
Despite what Iāve said – I did really enjoy this book. It was another quick read and I like Ms Mintās writing style. She gets you into the scene in an easy and descriptive way and you donāt want to put the book down. Thereās also a sprinkling of humour which is always fun in a cute and sexy short story like this one. Iāll be looking out for future books from Cassie Mint – sheās shaping up to be a favourite insta-love author. 4 stars.
* I received this book in exchange for my honest review *
Cassie Mint – Romance Author & Daydreamer Extraordinaire
Cassie Mint is a romance author with her head firmly in the clouds.
She writes outrageous, OTT instalove with tons of sugar and steam!
Cassie loves growly, possessive alpha heroes who fall HARD for their heroines and will do anything for that HEA.
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