Greta and Jacob aren’t looking for love, but lust and longing strike on a stormy Michigan afternoon, leading to a few torrid hours of passion and pleasure. When the clouds parted, so did they, certain neither would fit into the other’s vastly different life.Weeks later, when they unexpectedly meet again, both believe rekindling the fire will destroy their meticulous plans and dreams. Yet, neither … Yet, neither are able to resist the heat.
Jacob wants all of Greta, her heart and body, even though she could destroy the life he’s struggled so hard to build for himself. He’s also convinced she’ll never see him as anything more than a blue-collar nobody—a temporary indulgence who doesn’t belong in her world.
Greta agrees. He doesn’t fit, and trying for more is a mistake. He’d cause nothing but upheaval and chaos in her orderly life. Yet, for someone so wrong, he feels so right.
As tempers flare and passions deepen, Greta and Jacob will have to decide if they’re each other’s fairy tale ending. Or nothing more than an erotic chapter.
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Fairy Tale Lies was a compelling and intriguing read. I don’t read a lot of contemporary romance so it was challenging at first to get past there wasn’t intense fighting or dire situations to deal with. But once I came to grips with the idea these are real-life situations, not fantasy or paranormal, I have to say I really enjoyed this book.
I connected with Jacob. I thought he was the ultimate man’s man. A modern-day Alpha male who was in tune with what, and who, he wanted. Greta, on the other hand, irritated me at times. Her on-again, off-again attitude made me want to slap her. I felt she cared deeply for Jacob from the very beginning, but her archaic beliefs about her family’s objections were frustrating, not to mention her interactions with the dickhead ex. I guess that’s why I was more in tune with Jacob. I was feeling what he was. Which says a lot about D.K.’s writing.
And let’s not forget the sexual tension between these two. It was smoldering and the sex scenes made me want to drop the book and seek out my husband. 🙂
Each scene was superbly written and brought you into every nuance of their lives.
If contemporary romance is your genre, then I highly recommend Fairy Tale Lies. You will not be disappointed.
While I don’t read much Contemporary Romance, I thoroughly enjoyed Fairy Tale Lies. It was the perfect opposites attract romance between Greta (a wealthy, privileged woman) and Jacob (a rugged, slightly rough around the edges, blue-collar man). Their romance was steamy (and had some killer sex scenes) yet believable. DK Marie didn’t shy away from some of the issues that would likely come up in a relationship where partners are from different worlds socially. I felt like she had the characters work through these issues in a believable way as well. Most of the reading I do, doesn’t have a happily ever after — kind of like life. It was nice to be swept up into a story that did have a fairy tale, happily ever after ending. It was just the read I needed to make the world seem a little less heavy. I look forward to reading the rest of the Opposite Attract series.
Greta is astonished when she attends a meeting being held to introduce an important new client and it turns out to be Jacob – with whom she had a brief afternoon fling but was still vivid in her memories. Neither Greta nor Jacob want to make waves professionally, but can they sort out their complicated personal feelings?
I found this steamy and sensual full length novel was surprising and engrossing. I thoroughly enjoyed the authors’ tone and writing style and found it both modern and easy to read, quickly finding myself deeply curious about how Greta and Jacob could resolve their history and build a solid base to begin their relationship again. Each had incorrect, pre-conceived notions about the other and it was amusing to watch them both have to adjust their snap judgments of the other and pretty much start from the beginning again.
The romance moved quite slowly and I both enjoyed this and found it difficult. I love a story where I can really get to know the characters first, understand their motivations and reasons, plus it’s always lovely to see them interact together without all the drama and extra complexities that romance always brings. But since Greta and Jacob had already been intimate in the past it felt a little stilted to me how they tried to wind their relationship backwards and be platonic together, just colleagues and pretend their memories and intimacy didn’t exist. It felt weird and a little unrealistic to me, so in that sense the slowness of the pace of their romance just never gelled or worked properly for me.
I found the intimate scenes between Greta and Jacob to be steamy and well-written, they were descriptive and passionate, but not over the top or too provocative. I thought the author did a good job showing the complexities of Greta and Jacob’s relationship. Each of them had sensible reasons behind their actions but – particularly in the beginning – neither were very good at expressing or conveying themselves to the other. I was a little disappointed that they both tended to make assumptions and react without clearly understanding where the other was coming from – that felt a bit silly to me, personally. But I was pleased particularly once they both began to see the other wasn’t as bad as they had originally assumed they both tried hard to communicate better and understand what was really happening.
For the most part I thoroughly enjoyed this steamy and fun romance, finding the winding and complicated road Greta and Jacob traveled together to be interesting and a great read. There were a few clichés – Greta’s ex and the smarmy co-worker who wanted to get in her pants both felt a little like plot-devices to ramp up the competitiveness and tension – but I have to admit they worked a treat to make the story feel more complicated. I enjoyed watching both Greta and Jacob have to work to mend and then build their relationship and blips on the path are a part of what life’s all about.
With modern and interesting characters, a good cast of strong secondary characters and plenty of twists and turns I found this to be a fun and interesting read.
This is a very good contemporary romance between Greta, a graduate student from a wealthy family, and Jacob, a self-made businessman with a blue collar background.
While desperately attracted to each other, they both carry the baggage of trust issues from their past. They decide to try spending enjoying each other’s company casually, but struggle mightily keeping it that way.
Where the book seems to begin these characters with differences of social rank – the real challenges between them are much more about the disparate ways they deal with problems. The scorching passion between them comes through as clearly on the page as their internal misery and self-doubt. Of course, passion between them isn’t one of their problems.
From a readers point of view, I enjoyed the realism of this relationship. For example, while they are both very likable characters, sometimes each of them acts in ways that are obnoxious, unfair, or irrational. That’s real life. You don’t always say the right thing in the right moment, and impulsive or irrational responses can be a part of genuine behavior. We’re also all carrying along the baggage of our past experiences along with us into new relationships and friendships, and it’s nice seeing the reality of that conditioning being addressed.
You should definitely read this if you like a modern romance which is strongly focused on the characters, their personalities, struggles and growth.
I really enjoyed Fairy Tale Lies. Though Romance is pretty far outside the genre I typically write and read in, I follow DK on social media and wanted to give it a shot. I loved DK Marie’s characters here. The dichotomy of their backgrounds worked perfectly to add some conflict to the story and keep me turning the pages to see how it would all turn out. Both of the main characters, Greta and Jacob, were very relatable and easy to invest in. She also builds great chemistry with the pair. If you’re into Romance, give it a shot. It was a fun read.
This is the first book in a new series, and is Jacob and Greta’s story. Jacob has worked hard in order to have his dream career, and works with Greta on a job for her father, but they had met previously. Can they ignore the undeniable attraction between them though? This is a well written story which is humorous, entertaining and steamy. I was intrigued and hooked throughout and recommend for all.