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The Fiancée Farce

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The Fiancée Farce is a steamy sapphic romantic comedy that follows Tansy, a bookstore lover who invents a fake girlfriend to avoid nosy questions about her love life. Her imaginary girlfriend is inspired by Gemma, a glamorous cover model. When Gemma learns about the ruse and faces a condition to marry in order to inherit her family's publishing company, she proposes an engagement to Tansy. As they pretend to be affectionate fiancées, real feelings begin to develop, but the scheming Van Dalen family threatens both their relationship and happiness.
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The Fiancée Farce is perfect for fans of contemporary sapphic romance and romantic comedies, especially readers who enjoy stories about marriages of convenience, slow-burn relationships, and witty, steamy dialogues. Readers who appreciate authors like Ashley Herring Blake, Casey McQuiston, and Talia Hibbert will find this novel particularly delightful.

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A steamy Sapphic rom-com about a quiet bookstore owner and a romance novel cover model who agree to a modern-day marriage-of-convenience . . . Perfect for fans of Ashley Herring Blake, Casey McQuiston and Talia Hibbert.

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A steamy Sapphic rom-com about a modern-day marriage-of-convenience. Perfect for fans of Ashley Herring Blake, Casey McQuiston, and Talia Hibbert.

'Marry me and no one has to know none of this was real.'

Tansy's greatest love is her family's bookstore. But when it comes to actual romance, she can't get past the first chapter. Tired of questions about her love life, she invents a fake girlfriend, inspired by the stunning cover model on a bestselling book. But when the real-life Gemma crosses Tansy's path, her white lie nearly implodes.

Gemma is a wild child, the outcast of her wealthy family, and now the latest heir to Van Dalen Publishing. But the title comes with one tiny condition: she must be married in order to inherit. When Gemma discovers a beautiful stranger has been pretending to date her for months, she decides to take the charade one step further - and announces their engagement.

But as Tansy and Gemma play the role of affectionate fiancées, unexpected sparks start to fly and suddenly the line between convenient arrangement and real feelings begins to blur... But the scheming Van Dalen family won't give up the company without a fight, and Gemma and Tansy's newfound happiness might just get caught in the fallout.

Why readers love Alexandria Bellefleur...

‘Everything I want from a rom-com: fun, whimsical, sexy’ Talia Hibbert

‘I was hooked from the very first page!’ Christina Lauren

‘This book is a delight’ New York Times Book Review

‘You can never go wrong with an Alexandria Bellefleur novel’ Buzzfeed

‘Sparkles with a delightful mix of wit, humour and good-natured sarcasm’ Mia Sosa

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Praised as a "fake dating masterpiece" brimming with heart by Buzzfeed, the novel is lauded for its cleverness, engaging storytelling, and steamy romance. Reviewers such as Mazey Eddings commend its delicious prose and addictive quality, while Sierra Simone highlights the vibrant and swoony sapphic vibes. Sarah MacLean describes it as "romcom at its absolute finest," calling it irresistibly funny and sexy. Overall, it is celebrated as a dazzling, witty, and heartwarming romance.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780349435619

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 18 April 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piatkus Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 38.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 285g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Alexandria Bellefleur is a bestselling and award-winning author of swoony contemporary romance often featuring loveable grumps and the sunshine characters who bring them to their knees. A Pacific Northwesterner at heart, Alexandria has a weakness for good coffee, Pike IPA, and Voodoo Doughnuts. Her special skills include finding the best Pad Thai in every city she visits, remembering faces but not names, falling asleep in movie theaters, and keeping cool while reading smutty books in public. Her debut novel, Written in the Stars, was a 2021 Lambda Literary Award winner and a 2020 winner of The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction.

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