Now, older and busier, Scarlett and Crew face their engagement and their upcoming marriage head-on. What starts as a means to an end soon turns into something real for both of them. In a world where they have felt alone, they find a partner in each other. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Would You Rather is a marriage of convenience romance where two best friends decide to get married in order to benefit from the union. Mia wants to go back to school, and when she gets the opportunity to do so, she realizes that she has to leave her job behind…and the medical insurance. She needs a kidney transplant, so she definitely needs the insurance. Her best friend Noah comes up with the perfect solution: get married so Mia can use his health insurance. And so, this is where their story starts. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. In this novel, Rooney and Axel decide to get married so Axel can get some much-needed inheritance money to fix the well-loved family cabin. Right after the nuptials, they have to learn how to navigate their newfound feelings for each other while also trying to keep them hidden (because when it comes to fake dating, they always think the other one doesn’t feel the same way). Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. In A Wicked Bargain for the Duke, Frampton crafts a magnificent and thrilling story about two strangers who have nothing in common. The newest Duke of Hasford is looking for a bride, and he thinks he’s found the perfect one. The only problem is her sister. She’s constantly butting in! When they’re unexpectedly found in a compromising position, the only thing left to do is to marry so that they don’t become a scandal. Rebellious Lavinia is someone he didn’t expect in his life, but soon enough, he finds himself enamored with his convenient wife. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Cash’s estranged mother just passed. He finds out that, in her will, she has left him part of her dude ranch. The other part? She has left it to Brianna. He’s ready to make the dude ranch a sensation again, but his family advises to buy Brianna’s half first. But Brianna has an offer: She’ll give him her half if she can have his sperm. Because what Brianna wants is a baby! Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. To Marry and to Meddle follows Lady Emily Turner who is in dire need of help. After six unsuccessful seasons, and with no marriage offer, she knows time is not on her side. With her father’s debts, the only suitor happens to be a persistent and odious man who owns her father’s favorite gambling house. When Lord Julian Belfry hatches a plan that can benefit both of them, things take an unexpected turn. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. When Hannah’s mother suddenly dies, she knows she’s next in line to become the boss of the family’s moonshining business. The last thing she needs is trouble to come knocking on her door. But when a band of vicious enemies appear in her small town, she believes that forming an alliance with a rival moonshining business is the perfect answer to protect her people. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Xeni’s late Aunt Sable has left her an estate that could set her up for life. But before she can claim it, her aunt has left some conditions: Xeni must marry…and the ruggedly handsome Scotsman is the perfect groom for her. Thirty days, one marriage of convenience — but can they make it? After all, falling in love was never in the cards. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Electric Idol follows Eros, whose mother (Aphrodite) assigns him to assassinate Psyche, but instead of ending her, Eros proposes that they get married. But as lines blur and loyalties shift, Eros and Psyche soon realize that it’s harder to survive when you’re falling for your enemy. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Why you should read it: When the marriage starts as only business, but soon turns into romance…YEAH. That never disappoints. I’m sure this is one of the reasons why I adore this trope. In Some Dukes Have All the Luck, the Duke of Buckley needs to find a wife. He knows he won’t ever marry for love, but at this point in his life, he doesn’t care. He needs to find someone who can benefit from a marriage of convenience as much as he does. Enter Bronwyn, a young woman who wants the freedom to pursue her dream of becoming an entomologist. Marrying each other can solve many of their problems, but when unexpected attraction arises, what will they do? Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. What Declan needs to inherit his family’s media empire is a wife. Getting married and having an heir seemed impossible — until his assistant Iris offers herself for the position. They thought it could be a simple transaction: move in together, get married, have a baby. They set the rules, but it becomes harder to follow them when feelings appear. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Why you should read it: This book doesn’t come out until next year (April 18, to be exact) but I want to talk about it anyway, because it’s fantastic! Bellefleur returns with a steamy sapphic rom-com where a quiet bookseller and a romance novel cover model have to pretend to be married. Tansy wants to save her bookstore while Gemma needs to marry to inherit her family’s publishing company, Van Dalen Publishing. Their plan might work if they’re able to convince everyone that the marriage (and their feelings for each other) are real! Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. If you read one book series in your life, let it be The Bourbon Brothers series. In Waking Up Married, the fifth book (although can be read as a stand-alone), you’ll meet Zora and Dallas, best friends who spend a fabulous night in Vegas celebrating only to wake up married to each other! Loosely inspired by the myth of Hades and Persephone, A Rogue by Any Other Name is a wonderful tale of reunions and second chances. Once upon a time, they knew each other, but things change with time. Now, the Marquess of Bourne is ruthless, cold, and unforgiving. He would do anything to take back his inheritance, including marrying proper Lady Penelope Marbury. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. In Tempest, Dr. Colton Lee wants a bride to care for his daughter. There won’t be any love in the match. But, when he finally meets his mail-order bride, Regan Carmichael, an independent spirit, nothing goes as planned. Get it from Bookshop. Why you should read it: You can never say no to a Canterbary book! This time around, Kate Canterbary blesses us with a marriage of convenience romance. In a Jam follows Shay Zucconi whose step-grandmother just passed away. She has left Shay her tulip farm, but with two conditions. First, Shay has to move to a small town, and second, Shay must be married within one year. This is obviously difficult for Shay because her fiancé just called off the wedding! Who comes to her rescue, though? Single dad Noah…who used to have a massive crush on Shay back in high school. Get it from Barnes and Noble. Why you should read it: If you’re a fan of Beauty and the Beast, this regency romance will rapidly become a new favorite of yours. Wallflower meets an infamous war hero in this fascinating and intriguing love story. In the second book of the Belles of London series, Julia finds it difficult to navigate the occasional ballrooms. With her social anxiety, she prefers to stay indoors, away from gatherings and parties. Meanwhile, Captain Jasper Blunt needs a rich wife to save his failing estate, but not just any woman will do. He needs Julia. And maybe Julia needs Jasper, too. Get it from Bookshop or your local bookstore via Indiebound. Hatcher’s sophomore novel tells the story of Emery and Augustus, life-long friends who decide to enter a marriage of convenience so Emery can avoid the pressure of searching for a husband during the London season.
