The last thing I’m looking for is a husband and Raven Swann doesn’t deal in “maybe ever afters.”Alicia: I’m focused on my career, not getting married and making babies. So when my aunt and my grand-baby crazy mom decide to hire a professional match maker on my behalf I about come unglued.Imagine! An arranged marriage in this day and age. It’s insulting! But when I meet the man I’m supposed to … man I’m supposed to marry I can’t deny the chemistry between us.
Michael: When I signed up for an arranged marriage through a professional match maker, I was thinking I was ready for something serious, but I wasn’t in a hurry to get to the marriage part. Until I meet my fiance. Suddenly getting married sounds incredible; the sooner, the better.
Too bad this arranged marriage plan wasn’t even Alicia’s plan. How do I convince her that I’m the man she didn’t know she was looking for?
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An Elegant Solution is the 8th book in the Arranged Marriage series by Rocklyn Ryder. It contains a complete story that follows one couple from their beginning to their happily ever after with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and just enough drama to keep it fun.
All the books in the Arranged Marriage series are complete stories that can be read in any order.
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Alicia is sitting at the bar, nursing a drink, trying hard not to let on how peeved she is about this situation. Her aunt and her mother have gone ahead and started the matchmaking process, but thank goodness they went through Raven’s site. But Alicia doesn’t want to settle down and have kids, yet. Not for a while actually. She is just not thrilled that this whole thing started without her consent. She is handed the questionnaire from Raven’s site by her aunt….and man this is pretty intense. What can she do? This is paid for, and if she doesn’t fill this paperwork out, her aunt will….ugh!
Michael is not ready to settle down just yet, but there is a little prank he is helping a girl he is seeing out in the works. Her parents think that since the sister was just married now Michael and this girl should be getting married. Only there is nothing there, really. His brother has talked to him about a lot of things, and ultimately it came down to him realizing it is time to get serious, a little bit more anyways. He checks out Raven’s site and fills out the paperwork. Man, intense and worth it. Just as that is finished he is about to call that girl but she beats him to it, and “breaks up” with him…Wow!
Raven has her hands full with this one, first to top everything off Alicia’s aunt…..enough said. Alicia has been talking with Raven, and come clean with the not really wanting to settle down and all. The response that Alicia gets is not at all what she is expecting, but she is going to at least give it a try and see where this ends up. Michael also has been in contact with Raven. Busy lady with this situation, indeed.
The selection for each others teams has been made, and now it is meeting time. Michael is stunned when he sees her in person. Alicia is mortified because her aunt is being….well her over zealous pushy aunt self….including meeting Michael for the first time in person. The “date with chaperone’s and no alcohol” is all brought together by her aunt, and it is horrible. Needing air Alicia slips out, so did Michael (separately) and now things heat up and really quickly. These two definitely have chemistry. But Alicia admits to Michael she is not into this for marriage. Things look a little bleak for them.
Back home, Michael has again been in touch with Raven. and her advice is not what he thought it would be. He is convinced that Alicia and him were a perfect match. After talking with his mom a bit, he decides he is going to do something about it, try to convince Alicia they are right for each other. Alicia also has been talking with Raven and again not hearing what she thought she would have, she decides that she really does like Michael a lot more than she thought, and she needs to do some convincing to win him back. The surprises start with where and when Michael and Alicia meet up again, and then all the awesome things that happen from that point on. Happy ever ending achieved and in true style.
Loved it
Michael had been trying to end his fake engagement to his friends with benefits, when she abruptly brakes up with him. She has found someone she is serious about. Michael being called out on his serial dating by first his brother and now his former friends with benefits. Now he is thinking its time to get serious. Not ready for marriage, but a relationship that will lead there some day. So when he comes across Raven Swann’s site he signs up.
Alicia values her independence. She is just starting to have some success in her design business. She doesn’t have time for a serious relationship. Her mom wants grand babies and her maidan step aunt Vera thinks its time for her to settle down, so they sign her up with Raven Swann.
Loved Alicia and ;Michael. Aunt Vera was cringe worthy. Loved Michael’s family. Loved learning more about Raven Swann. The epilogue closed out their story nicely. A fun, light and steamy story.
I received an ARC copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. I bought a copy in support of the author. Have and will be reading again. Love the Raven Swann stories.
ARC review For honest review. Alicia and Michael are looking for marriage and turn to Raven Swann business. This is a great story of two people are not sure of what they want but get what they need.
This is a fun story with some really interesting characters. I love this series and the characters that this author develops for each new story. This one was full of pushy, assertive, and brash secondary characters (in the form of a mother and aunt). When the mother and aunt of Alicia decide that they do not want to wait anymore for her to find her husband they take matters into their hands and sign Alicia up with Raven. Michael is read for a wife and family but when he meets Alicia he finds out that this was not her idea. He is instantly hooked and just needs to help her along in the process.
I will say that this story starts out a bit blemished (there is a bit with Michael and another woman) but this story catches up to the wonder of the series. I really enjoyed that even though they are in love and getting marries, it was not a mad rush to the alter. This story is filled with great lines, funs story lines, and some steamy scenes. The story is short and sweet and makes a great addition to the others in this series. If you have enjoyed the others in this series you will enjoy this story and if you are new then you will get a feel for the greatness of this author.