The Dangers of Renting a Fiancée

by Patricia Mason Boufford

Alex Wagner is a young professional with almost everything – great looks, a bright career future, money. He lacks only one a serious love interest. His girlfriends are always very attractive but they never last more than a few months. This doesn’t bother Alex. He’s content to play the field as a carefree bachelor. But Alex’s parents would like to see their son settle down. So what can a loving mother do, if she expects to enjoy grandchildren? Here’s Alex’s mother on her attempts to “Occasionally, if I meet a girl I think would be right, I’ll arrange for him to meet her, hoping he will see how she might be a better match than the type he keeps choosing on his own. I don’t mean to try to control him. I just hope to suggest a few good options.”His mother’s “good options” make Alex feel like he’s living in a foreign country where arranged marriages are the norm, and each time his mother plays matchmaker, he’s left with the task of breaking up with the arranged match. So when his mother finds yet another candidate who would be “just perfect” for him, Alex takes the easy way out. To avoid the issue he invents a fake fiancee he can keep in the background and eventually allow to fade away gracefully.But Alex’s parents are overjoyed by this announcement that their son has found his true love at last, and they want to meet the new future daughter-in-law immediately. So Alex is faced with the uncomfortable choice of admitting his lie or producing a real temporary stand-in fiancee. It seemed like such a good plan. . . but soon consequences start to arise that Alex could not have foreseen.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance

164 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 14, 2013

Reviews

[Tracy L. Cathey · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't like the annoying banter between main character s

Didn't like the annoying banter between main character s

I couldn't finish this book, Karen was completely unreasonable and annoying. While Alex was a weak, pathetic man/boy. So glad it had been a freebie!

[Coco · Rating 3 out of 5]

I know this isn't real life but the main character, Alex, is intensely annoying with his selfish and arrogant attitude. Aagh, he infuriated me. At least there was a happy ending: there had to be as this book is in the 'Romance' category. But would he really turn into a nice guy after finding his true love?

[amadi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this a while ago, more than a few times. Great writer. The world isn’t as developed as the characters are which doesn’t bother me. It’s fast paced and gets to the point of the matter; A blossoming romance between two strangers. It really reminds me of the character Jane Novack from the film, “Down with Love,” if she was a more modern girl of the 90’s. It’s quick-witted, funny, and romantic.

[Kaffi · Rating 2 out of 5]

~!~ I just couldn't finish this book ~!~

I gave up at 19% on my kindle. I went back to this book a couple of times. I thought maybe I was in a bad mood or just to tired...but no, that wasn't it. I just couldn't connect with characters or the storyline at all.

[Tarra Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute!!

I loved this book, I read it in one sitting, I loved the relationship between Karen and Alex's parents, they were a little kooky but she loved them and it made Alex finally see what he was missing by not spending a lot of time with them!!

[Ezza · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one just didn't flow well for me

I managed to get through it all and the ending was alright but the characters didnt really gel together for me