A Contract for His Runaway Bride by Melanie Milburne is a heart pounding second chance reunion marriage of convenience masterpiece.
Elodie is desperate to obtain funding to get her design business up and running. Shocked is word of the day when the mysterious financer, Mr Smith, turns out to be her ex fiancee Lincoln Lancaster. The ex fiancee she left at the alter! But the shocks keep coming. If Elodie agrees to be Lincoln’s temporary wife for 6 months he will fund Elodie’s business. Caught between helpless with little choice and securing her dream, Elodie jumps right in feet first! It’s only 6 months right? And with their paper only marriage what could possibly go wrong?
Melanie Milburne is so, so clever and extremely talented when it comes to painting a picture with words. The emotion is absolutely on point and the magical weave of back story is like a fine tapestry. The fun side of the author’s cheekiness shone through Elodie and her ability to write a hugely likeable hero was found in Lincoln. I also liked how Elodie was redeemed and saw life from her point of view. I thought the amazing book one painted her as a bit of a brat and she kind of is but a loveable one and it was easy to see why she is who she is. I loved Lincoln and admired his attempt to stick to the rules. He had no chance. I thought the family connection that drove him was sweet and well written. The drama was well played with his house keeper and I loved that Elodie’s twin and partner were well featured to tie everything together.
Just because the media paints you as one type of person, it doesn’t mean that is who you are. Elodie and Lincoln let the outside world make assumptions based on their internal pain for their loss of love. Finding their way together again was an absolute delight to read.
And how can I not love the cover?
Book Info:
Publication: December 2021 | Harlequin Presents | The Scandalous Campbell Sisters #2
Supermodel Elodie Campbell is ready to prove the tabloids’ lies about her all wrong! Yet if the aspiring CEO is to make her fashion brand a reality, she’ll need billion-dollar backing. As if pitching to a billionaire wasn’t hard enough…Lincoln Lancaster is her ex-fiancé!
Elodie loved Lincoln deeply but ended their engagement, fearful she might become his trophy wife and nothing more. Now, the key to Lincoln’s help is anything but simple: she must become his convenient bride! The biggest complication? The all-consuming chemistry that never went away!
Book 1: Shy Innocent in the Spotlight
Book 2: A Contract for His Runaway Bride
Latesha B.
This book sounds like a winner.