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A Mutually Beneficial Proposal

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By Harper Reed
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I'm engaged to a stranger. When the protagonist pretends to be Owen Porter's fiancée in a moment of embarrassment, she agrees to be his date to a company mixer and ends up sharing a hotel room with him during her vacation. What starts as a fake arrangement soon blurs into genuine feelings, challenging her to confront her past and decide if Owen is different from the exes who hurt her. Filled with humour and spice, this romantic comedy explores self-discovery and unexpected connections.
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I'm engaged to a stranger.


Okay, maybe not officially, but when Owen Porter spots me floundering for words in front of my ex-fiancé and his new wife, I decide to go along with his little farce. The catch? He wants me to return the favor by being his date to a company mixer.


I'm supposed to be on vacation-forgetting about men. Now, thanks to unforeseen events, I'm not only Owen's date, but I'm also his hotel roommate.


Lines I didn't want to cross are quickly blurred, and my best friends convince me that there's nothing wrong with a vacation fling. That one might help me get over my latest relationship disaster. But as the clock counts down to my departure, I know my feelings aren't as fake as I'd like them to be. Far from it.


Meeting Owen wasn't in my plans. Finding out who I am was. But maybe I can make both work... That is, if Owen can prove he isn't like my other exes: a lying cheat.



A Mutually Beneficial Proposal is a laugh-out-loud and spicy romantic comedy. It's told in dual POV, and is a full-length standalone included in The Unexpected Series that can be read in any order, but best consumed consecutively.

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ISBN: 9781957731063

Publisher: Hrb Publishing LLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 September 2022

Imprint: Hrb Publishing LLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 336g

Pages: 310

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Contemporary Romance Fiction General Fiction Harper Reed Humour Romance

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