Better Together
Crista McHugh
(One Fond Embrace, #1)
Publication date: August 20th 2018
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Hawaiian rancher Alex Kahale needs a temporary wife to close a deal that’s vital to the welfare of his herd. Thankfully, he’s already married to a woman stole his heart in less than a week, even if that same wife filed for divorce a few days after they said their “I dos”.
Rising country music star Britney Moore had a wild fling with a cowboy in Las Vegas a year ago which ended in a drunken drive-through marriage. Once she returned to Nashville, she filed for divorce to save her squeaky clean image. Besides, spontaneous marriages never last, and she knows better than to risk her heart on Alex. But no matter how many requests she sends him, he refuses to sign the papers. Then he sends her an intriguing offer. Come to his ranch on Kauai and pretend to be his wife for two weeks for business purposes, and he’ll sign the papers.
As much as Britney tries to resist his charm, Alex manages to tear down her defenses one by one until she falls for him all over again. But when the press finds out about her secret husband, will their revived romance be killed by the tabloids?
Author Bio:
Crista McHugh is a NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY BESTSELLING author of fantasy and romance with heroines who are smart, sexy, and anything but ordinary. She also writes fantasy with a little less kissing and bit more action (outside the bedroom) as C. A. McHugh.
Growing up in small town Alabama, Crista relied on story-telling as a natural way for her to pass the time and keep her two younger sisters entertained.
She currently lives in the Audi-filled suburbs of Seattle with her husband and two children, maintaining her alter ego of mild-mannered physician by day while she continues to pursue writing on nights and weekends.
Just for laughs, here are some of the jobs she's had in the past to pay the bills: barista, bartender, sommelier, stagehand, actress, morgue attendant, and autopsy assistant.
And she's also a recovering LARPer. (She blames it on her crazy college days)
To be the first to know about her latest releases or to be entered into exclusive contests, please sign up for her newsletter using the contact form on her webpage, www.cristamchugh.com.
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My Review
I enjoy second chance romances, where the main characters have met at been lovers in the past but for some reason or another it didn't work out at the time. In this case, Alex and Britany had a whirlwind romance and marriage during a week in Vegas. She left in the middle of the night and since then Alex has refused to give her a divorce. Now Alex needs someone to play the part of his wife to impress someone he wants to do business with, who better than his actual wife, and perhaps he will even manage to win her back in the process.
Alex is very sweet, in fact, he's a little too sweet. I get that he loves Britany, but she vanished overnight and refused to talk to him. He wants to win her back, but I think really she should have had to grovel more to reach that point. As for Britany, I don't really understand her motivation. If they hadn't had a quick marriage, then perhaps, but to get married during their fling and then to suddenly vanish... I'm not totally sold on that.
On the whole, though, this was an enjoyable read and I did want them to work it all out. What I really did like about this book was the setting. I like the use of the Hawaiian language and the feel was very 'Pacific island'. I always find the similarities between the various Polynesian languages interesting.
I'd definitely be keen to read more books in this series and see how the others characters stories develop.
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