Title: Marry Lies
Series: Ravaged Castle #2
Author: Amanda Richardson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tropes: Marriage of Convenience/Opposites Attract
Release Date: August 22, 2023
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He never wanted a wife, but for her, he’d spin a web of lies.
Miles
The idea of seeking a wife to salvage our family’s reputation starts as a joke… until it spirals into a desperate reality.
Before I know it, I’m lying my way into a marriage of convenience with a woman who is everything I’m not.
Estelle Deveraux radiates warmth where I’m shrouded in darkness, exudes vibrant colors while I dwell in shades of gray, and irritates me with her maddening cheerfulness.
I find myself entranced, watching… craving.
Before I know it, she’s not just my wife but an all-consuming obsession—one I didn’t anticipate.
And one I can’t let go.
Stella
Being presented with an opportunity to kickstart my clothing line is a dream come true.
The only caveat? I have to stay married to Miles Ravage for a year and sing his praises to anyone who will listen.
Bad-tempered, unsmiling, and cold, Miles is exactly the kind of man I loathe.
However, beneath the ice, I uncover an enticing complexity–a veiled darkness that lures me in, begging me to discover his secrets.
One watchful secret in particular… with me as his sole obsession.
Marry Lies is a marriage of convenience, opposites attract/frenemies-to-lovers romance with a voyeur hero and Beauty and the Beast themes. It is book two in the Ravaged Castle series. All books can be read as standalones.
Warning: This book contains a grumpy hero who hates everyone but her. It also contains explicit sexual situations and strong language. There is no cheating, and there is a HEA.
Renee’s Five Star Review
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
This is the story of Miles and Stella. He is a fierce businessman who has a father that has all but ruined the family names. He has clients cancelling all the time on him and is fighting alongside his brother for the company they are building. Stella is a girl who is carefree and smart. She has a dream to start a clothing line. Her beloved grandmother loved fashion but was in a wheelchair and could not wear a lot of the clothes that she loved. In her memory Stella is grinding and working to get the money to start the fashion line. She also finds herself in Paris in front of the Eiffel Tower in a fountain. Naked and relaxing. Miles in in Paris for business and he can’t wait to get out of there. The city in not his favorite and since he can’t sleep he finds himself walking around and spying a young lady in a fountain. One things leads to another, a taxi ride and these two have a kiss to end all kisses until Stella looks at his scar and this ruins what could have been. You can imagine her surprise when her father has dinner and Miles is there. But both of them are not admitting to meeting before. Her father has befriended his and they have a proposition for their kids. Marry and save the family name with the Deveraux name since their reputation is spotless. However they both refuse. That is until Miles realizes that he needs her more than he thought he did. However love and marriage was never something either of them wanted. This is their story and I can’t tell you more than that. I want you to experiences the greatness that is this book. I loved every single second of it. Fell head over heels for Miles and Stella is just absolutely amazing. They have work to do and they really are going to go on a journey of self discovering doing things they swore they never would. I loved watching their relationship grow from strangers to friends to more. However there is a twist in this book that could destroy everything. Will it or will they beat the odds and find their happily ever after? You have to read to find out. I loved this book, and I think that you will too.
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Amanda Richardson writes from her chaotic dining room table in Yorkshire, England, often distracted by her husband and two adorable sons. When she’s not writing contemporary and dark, twisted romance, she enjoys coffee (a little too much) and collecting house plants like they’re going out of style.
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