Not just the cold businessman who leaves for weeks at a time without notice, but also the sweatpants-wearing guy who sneaks into the kitchen late at night.
To keep up appearances, Vivian moves in with Dante, and it’s there that she gets to know her fiancé. He soon makes it clear that their one-year engagement will be a business arrangement only, as will the loveless marriage that is set to follow. But she never expected that her new fiancé would be Dante, a man whose reputation precedes him.
While Vivian is a modern, independent woman, she doesn’t want to damager her relationship with her parents by refusing the arranged marriage that she is sure will come sooner or later. The story follows Vivian, a woman who thought she’d have her freedom for another year or two. Would I have liked fewer time jumps and more swoony moments? Absolutely, but this easily held my interest the whole way through – and it’s got me excited to read more from the author. I also liked the way that this introduced some characters whose stories I’d love to read a true series starter that sets things up without being bogged down by too many threads. I loved that this had darker undertones without going all in – it just added a layer of tension that made the story more interesting, but it never went over the top. Their relationship is a slow burn, especially emotionally, and it simmers in the background before coming to a full boil. My first Ana Huang, and it was a good one! I can see why this author has become so popular – this was soapy and spicy, with a compelling marriage of convenience/forced engagement romance that develops between two strangers who are not very enthusiastic about the arrangement.
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