The Partner Plot
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Publisher Description
Two former high school sweethearts get a second chance in this marriage of convenience romance by Kristina Forest, author of The Neighbor Favor.
To Violet Greene, fashion is everything. As a successful celebrity stylist, she travels all over the world, living out her dreams. Professionally, she’s thriving, but her personal life is in shambles. After surviving a very public breakup with her ex-fiancé six months ago, Violet is now determined to focus on her career. But life hands her something—or rather, someone—that might derail everything…
Xavier Wright did not expect to run into his high school girlfriend Violet—the girl he once thought he’d marry—on a birthday trip to Vegas. As a high school teacher and basketball coach, he rarely leaves his New Jersey hometown, so what were the chances? But when the initial shock wears off, they decide to celebrate together. They feel young and reckless as they party the night away—and reckless they clearly were when the following morning, they wake up beside each other with rings on their fingers.
Their impulsive nuptials might be a blessing in disguise, though, when they realize that both of their careers could benefit from the marriage. So they play the part of a blissfully wedded couple. Yet when their passion comes hurling back, they realize their feelings are just as real as they were back when they were teens. But are their lives too different to stick it through or will they finally get a happy ending?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Forest (The Neighbor Favor) offers a witty take on fake marriage in this fun second-chance romance. High school sweethearts Violet Greene and Xavier Wright once dreamed of a life together, with Violet working as a celebrity stylist and Xavier playing in the NBA. Things did not go according to plan, however, and Xavier broke Violet's heart to allow her to follow her dreams. Ten years later, Violet is professionally thriving, but her heart has never recovered—and it takes another hit when her famous ex-fiancé, Eddy Coltrane, publicly humiliates her. Xavier, now a high school basketball coach, has many regrets—but his biggest is pushing Violet away. During a chance meeting in a Vegas casino, Violet and Xavier rediscover their connection—so much so that, after a reckless and drunken night, they wake up married. Instead of going for a quick annulment, they decide to milk the marriage for the professional benefits it can bring to both their careers. Along the way, their old flame reignites, leading both to learn a sweet and insightful lesson about what is truly important in life. Readers will root for Violet and Xavier as they come to understand that career success means little without a special person to share it with.
