ABOUT THE BOOK
Much more than he bargained for…
“You want me to find you a wife?”
“No. I want you to be my wife.”
Garrett Song is this close to taking the reins of his family’s LA
fashion empire…until the Song matriarch insists he marry her handpicked bride
first. To block her matchmaking, he recruits Natalie Sobol to pose as his wife.
She needs a fake spouse as badly as he does. But when passion burns down their
chaste agreement, the flames could destroy them all…
MY THOUGHTS
I will always give books about marriages of convenience and
fake relationships a closer look because there’s something about the trope that
I find so very appealing. When I came across TEMPORARY WIFE TEMPTATION by Jayci
Lee, not only did the set up appeal to me but the cover had Asian people
pictured on it. I was hoping – and was rewarded with a story that also delved
into Korean culture.
This is a Harlequin Desire title, and I know they follow a
formula but I think Lee’s done a great job in balancing the right amount of
detail needed to cement the foundation of the story and giving us a very sexual-tension
filled romance between Garret and
Natalie. There is certainly a power imbalance on the face of it (he’s the
employer, she’s the employee) but it’s never used as tool of manipulation and I
do feel Garret and Natalie came together as professional equals; their roles might
be different but they were both dedicated, hardworking and high-achievers
within their respective professional spectrum.
There is a sense of soap-opera drama in some scenes but I
enjoyed them, and as mentioned previously, learning a bit more about some Korean
cultural norms was an interesting and welcome addition.
This is the author’s debut novel and I think she’s done
marvellously well. I will certainly be looking out for her next book.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jayci Lee writes poignant, sexy, and laugh-out-loud romance
every free second she can scavenge. She lives in sunny California with her
tall-dark-and-handsome husband, two amazing boys with boundless energy, and a
fluffy rescue whose cuteness is a major distraction. At times, she cannot
accommodate real life because her brain is full of drool worthy heroes and
badass heroines clamoring to come to life.
Because of all the books demanding to be written, Jayci
writes full-time now, and is semi-retired from her fifteen-year career as a
defense litigator. She loves food, wine, and travelling, and incidentally so do
her characters. Books have always helped her grow, dream, and heal, and she
hopes her books will do the same for you.
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