The Paradise Problem
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
Christina Lauren, the instant New York Times bestselling and “reigning romance queens” (PopSugar), returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance.
Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam “West” Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she’d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.
Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. There’s just one catch.
Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather’s will, Liam won’t see a penny until he’s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he’s in the home stretch, pressure mounts from his family to see this mysterious spouse, and he has no choice but to turn to the one person he’s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents—his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.
But in the presence of his family, Liam’s fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part to whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
A couple has to pretend their marriage of convenience is the real thing in this witty, heartfelt romantic comedy. Anna and Liam were broke college students when they got married to get a deal on university housing. Five years later, Anna is a struggling artist who has lost her day job when Liam appears with a surprising offer. He’ll gain an inheritance of a hundred million dollars if he can convince his family that he and Anna are still together, and he’s willing to pay her handsomely to pretend they’re a happy couple at his sister’s beyond-luxurious destination wedding. The bestselling writing duo Christina Lauren wrings lots of laughs out of scruffy but good-hearted Anna’s efforts to pose as one of the 1%, and there’s also plenty of dysfunctional-family drama and abundant questions of “will they or won’t they?” as Anna and Liam share a cottage. Find out how the other half lives—and falls in love.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A marriage of convenience leads to unexpected romance in the swoony latest from bestsellers Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, writing as Lauren (The Honeymoon Crashers). Aspiring artist Anna Green married fellow grad student Liam Weston to secure the cushier student housing available to married students. It was strictly platonic and, Anna believes, ended in divorce three years before the start of the book. She's shocked when Liam shows up at her door to reveal that the divorce was never finalized and that he's the heir to a grocery store fortune. As required by his grandfather's will, Liam must be married for at least five years to receive a $100 million inheritance. He's almost run out the clock, but needs Anna's help to convince his family that their relationship is real. Anna agrees to play the role of Liam's loving wife at his sister's Indonesian destination wedding for a cut of the money. As Anna holds her own among Liam's toxic, privileged family, especially his father, she and Liam form an unexpected bond and their lovey-dovey playacting becomes real love. But will Liam be able to get out from under his family's thumb? There are just as many emotionally charged moments as sizzling sex scenes, and readers will adore down-to-earth Anna, who's the perfect match for uptight Liam. Lauren's fans will be swept away.
Customer Reviews
Great plot
When I first got into it, I was hooked to the circumstance they were in and I couldn’t put the book down truly. It’s been a while since I’ve liked a book this much. 4 stars tho cuz it got boring at one or two parts
Just okay.
It was fine. Not one of their best.