Sunday, July 2, 2023

The Husband Hoax (Accidental Love #1)


Trying to (slowly) go through my TBR piles. Here's Saxon James's "Husband Hoax" (which is in the same universe as her's and Eden Finley's Puck Boys series, specifically the latest novel, "Foolish Puckboy"--Christian is BFFs with Gabe). "Husband Hoax" is the first novel in her (Saxon's) series, Accidental Love.

["Christian
Being invited to my cousin’s wedding really shouldn’t be such a big deal except, oh yeah, I haven't seen my family for a decade.
My parents turned their backs on me and I’ve done everything since to become successful and show them what they lost. Only, it’s kinda hard to be a success when you’re a walking trainwreck.
So I’m going to fake it. Hire a guy with an online presence so impressive they’ll be desperate to welcome me back into the elitist fold, and roll into the wedding with the kind of confidence I’ve never felt a day in my life.
The plan’s a knockout.
Until my fake date cancels minutes before the ceremony.

Émile
One letter from my dearly departed grandfather, and suddenly I’m on a husband hunt.
He’s reworked his entire will so I’m set to inherit far more than I'm entitled to, and all because he’s asked me to use that money for “good”.
In order to get that inheritance, though, there’s one stipulation: marriage.
Even with his request, I’m tempted to stick to my original plan of getting as far from my wretched family as possible, and letting them fight it out.
But then I run into a tall drink of scattered mess outside of a wedding who’s in desperate need of a date, and the pieces click into place.
I help him, he helps me.
Marriage, money, then go our separate ways.
Easy.
Now all I have to do is stop myself from actually falling for the guy."]

This meet-cute/meet-ugly slash arrangement was so damn cute. Émile was so sweet and protective of Christian. And Christian treated Émile with so much respect and kindness that Émile was just shook. Neither of them had been treated like that (Christian had, but by his non-romantic friends, but Émile never had, by anyone). They were meant for each other, even if they avoided the obvious while pursuing the hoax (which they did...a lot).

I mean, they felt so much and so deep, but they ignored it due to the not so conventional circumstances that was their relationship. Idiots. ANYway, they did figure it out (HEA guaranteed with Saxon—after I cried). So. Freaking. Good.

Trigger Warnings: homophobia, asshole families, blackmail, and more

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