Epic and incredible story! These two talented authors let loose their crazy and their funny and gifted us with this extraordinary story about two wonderful characters who delighted us, made us laugh, made us sigh, and made us a little sad too. The many emotions they got out of me are incredible in this riveting read.
This is the unwilling arranged marriage between an irrepressible, irreverent, and irresistible young woman, Dallas, with this uptight and extremely controlled man, Romeo. He thought he could dominate her, bend her to his will, but it was clear, early on, that he could not control this wild creature. In turns, fascinated, awed, disgusted, discombobulated, and frustrated, I had a great time witnessing Romeo’s reactions to Dallas’ escapades!
There were sad parts for me, too, as Dallas is seen without a lot of recourses to retaliate against Romeo, although she was gifted and creative in upstaging his controlling ways. I felt sad as I witnessed her trapped in a gilded cage, with only his money as her power. On the other hand, I rejoiced as I saw a husband who was more and more enchanted (and perturbed!) with this creature who was just not to be contained and bound.
I loved that although she was an unwilling victim to Romeo’s revenge plot against his father’s company, in the end, he was fascinated by his wife and one by one, started to give in on many of his prohibited regulations. I perceived early in the book that he had a somehow broken past and that made me feel sorry for him, too. I was just hoping hard that they would be able to bring happiness to each other, and soon!
There is a rich group of characters that make this story even more delightful, mainly Romeo’s two accomplices and friends, Oliver and Zach; and Dallas slightly psychotic sister Frankie. It’s a testament to Dallas’ charm how she conquered the cook’s and the gardener’s affections and together, they formed a clique to have fun in the house.
It was a long, convoluted, incredibly entertaining story. I had all kinds of feelings while I read it, and ended up enchanted with the characters and this couple. I can only hope that Oliver and Zach get their comeuppances too in the form of lively damsels who will outwit and confound them!
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About the authors
Parker S. Huntington is a stay-at-home dog mom from SoCal, where she discovered her allergy to rain. In spite of her shoddy attendance record and strong aversion to homework, she earned a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of California, Riverside and an A.L.M. in Literature from Harvard. When she's not writing or exchanging food pics with her friends, she's binge-watching an unhealthy amount of Netflix while curled up with her dogs.
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L.J. Shen is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Washington Post, and #1 Amazon bestselling author of contemporary, new adult, and young adult romance. Her books have been translated in over twenty different countries, and she hopes to visit all of them.
She lives in Florida with her husband, three rowdy sons, and even rowdier pets. She enjoys good wine, bad reality TV shows, and reading to her heart’s content. Connect with her on her website at www.authorljshen.com or on Instagram (@authorljshen), or join her Facebook group at http://goo.gl/QZJ0NC. Sign up for her newsletter at https://bit.ly/3LhsIrb, and text SHEN to 313131 to get new release alerts (United States only).
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