My fake husband is a toughest mystery to solve and a hard nut to crack… married.
And the next moment he keeps me at a distance.
I sold my soul and now he has my heart as well.
He ignores me and turns cold.
He acts like a spoiled brat and rude at times.
I have to be careful and protect my heart.
But everything ended with us sleeping together.
What a disaster…
And now he again has turned ice cold.
How can I even forget that it was just a simple contract?
“Single Dad’s Fake Marriage: A Billionaire Romance” is a 50000-word Steamy Standalone Romance Story (Happy Ever After). No Cheating and No Cliffhanger. Enjoy 🙂
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When a helping hand turns into something unexpected. I loved the characters in this story. They way the story plays out is like watching your favorite movie. Absolutely loved this story.
Xander is a billionaire who is fighting for custody of his adorably sweet three year old little girl from a one-night stand.
Diana is working her butt of at her mother’s restaurant to cover bills and pay what the medical insurance won’t;t for her mother who is diagnosed with cancer.
Xander hopes faking a marriage will when him his child and Diana hopes by agreeing she can pay for her mother’s care. Neither expect to develop feelings and they definitely aren’t expecting love out of this bargain.
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To get full custody
Of his daughter Kayla, Xander schemes a fake girlfriend/mother figure. That’s Diane.
She’s the opposite of his ex Lolita (of course). But Xander isn’t good at picking the best women. Will he finally get it right with Diane?
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This is a very enjoyable story to read. You have the basic storyline where a rich guy needs to have a fake wife to retain custody of his child and the girl that is working hard to cover family medical bills. From there, this is also a very well crafted story with well-defined characters that each have their own faults.
Diane is working her tail off at her mother’s restaurant. Her mother has been diagnosed with cancer but when she has chemo, she needs to remain in the hospital for at least a week instead of at home. Their health insurance only covers for one day after chemo, so not only do they have to come out of pocket for the extra medical expenses, Diane also has to run the restaurant by herself. To cover the extra bills, she has had to let some of the help go but she has to cover the labor herself. So, she is up super early for opening and working through to closing and then doing the ordering and bookkeeping. When her girlfriend talks her into going out for drinks, she goes to the local pub that is well known and hasn’t changed since the original owner passed away. The two girls start dancing and when a tattooed guy hits on them too much, they get rescued by not only the bouncers but by the owner who invites them back to his table with his friends.
Xander need to find himself a fake wife. He wants sole custody of his daughter from a one night stand and the baby momma wants to squeeze him for more money by taking him to court for custody. His attorney and friend suggested that he gets a fake wife, win custody and then get a quicky divorce. When he sees Diane in his pub, he sees that she is not only exhausted, but she is too innocent for some of the guys here. He watches a tattooed bozo hit on her and when he gets grabby on the dance floor, he has him kicked out. He invites Diane and her friend to his table and free drinks. Xander is drawn toward Diane even though he knows that he has to protect his heart. He even proposes the solution to both of their problems in that they get fake married until he gets sole custody and he will pay all her mother’s medical bills and extra to get more help at the restaurant.
The only problem is that both of these hard-headed people refuse to fall in love with the other because of past heart breaks.
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Xander is in a custody battle for his three year old daughter and he will do whatever he needs to in order to keep her safe from her mother. Diane is struggling to keep everything afloat while her mother is sick fighting cancer in the hospital. But it just seems like its not working so just at her wits end she calls a friend and goes out for a night to unwind. They go to a bar and drink and decide to dance when a guy they keep turning away keeps after them. Finally a bouncer steps in when they can’t get his hands off Diane. Xander steps up and offers a round of free drinks and apologies because they don’t like guys like that in the bar. The girls go and sit with him and his friend and start talking. Soon Diane and pouring her troubles out to Xander and he is doing the same to her. This has Xander ask her if she’ll be his fake wife and he’ll take care of all her financial issues and help with her mother. At first she doesn’t know what to think but then she agrees. Yet what neither expected was for things to turn into something very real between them. Can they stay together with how they started out? Or will Xander let her go?
This is an amazing story that will draw you in from the first page and leave you wanting more with the last. The chemistry between them is blazing hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
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I loved this book. It was entertaining to read. The characters went through a rough period in their relationship, that in the end there let their feelings come to life. The strong family bond was beautiful. The ending was sweet.
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Diane has a life where she has no time for herself she has recently left her cheating boyfriend is caring for her sick mother and is running her cafe. She finally makes time to go out with her friends for a night out and they go to a local bar There she meets Xander he is a single father fighting a custody battle with his wife a woman who only sees her child as a chance to get as much money as possible out of Xander He wants full custody and he knows having a wife would help his case so he offers Diane a deal he will help her financially if she will be his fake wife. Everything is working well until emotions become involved Diane is falling for her fake husband but he is giving her mixed signals Can they have a future together You will have to read to see
This is my first book by author Claire Angel and I enjoyed the plot and her writing style.
This was an extremely well written story with an interesting plot and colorful characters in Diane and Xander.
Diane has been taking care of her I’ll mother and her cafe. When she finally decides she needs a night off after nonstop working for months she meets Xander at a bar.
Xander is in a battle for the custody of his three year old little girl. He could give her everything that she will ever need except for one thing the courts want a stepmother but after he meets Diane things might change.
This is a steamy standalone romance story that I really enjoyed.
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What a wonderful story. The chemistry between the characters and the storyline are fantastic. This story was hard to put down.
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This was a fantastic book! I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. It is a ‘I need a fake wife to gain custody’ story and along the way he falls madly in love with her. It finishes with a lovely HEA. I have a few steamy moments and is a page turner that I couldn’t put down. Loved it!
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Xander will do anything to protect his 3 year old daughter Kayla from her birthmother’s erratic ways. Even faking a marriage with Diane. There is nothing much new to the premise, but Xander’s behavior and maturity is very much like a teenager. I get his concerns, but he wanted this. I loved Diane’s maturity and her strength. Overall a fast, fun, although pretty predictable read.
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What a frustratingly beautiful book! Two very stubborn people who’ve been scorned, pretend to be married and end up falling for one another. Will they actually admit their true feelings?
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Diane has been caring for her ill mother and their cafe. She decides that she needs a break and her girlfriends decide she needs to go out with them on the town. That’s when she meets Xander. He meets a woman how is caring for her mother, running a business and she’s caring. She’s just what he needs to fight for custody of his daughter. He offers Diane a deal, something that could take a lot of stress off her shoulders. There was a lot of drama, twists and turns and don’t forget the steam. Yumm There were lots of things that both Xander and Diane had to overcome to get to where they really needed to be. Great HEA at the end of the story. My first book from this author. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Diane is struggling with her life and one night she goes out with her friend to a bar where she has meets a bit of trouble. Xander is also struggling with his issues but when he sees Diane, he steps up to help her. They have this instant attraction but they are both very gun shy, she needs help with her mother’s welfare and he needs help with a custody issue. They come up with a plan that will help both of them. Can this fake marriage stay fake?I loved the characters and the way Claire brought the whole story together. I honestly volunteered to review this arc.
This was my first book by Claire Angel and I must say it was well worth my time. I loved her style of writing and the story line held my interest. The chemistry between Xander and Diane was instant and electric.
Diane is struggling to take care of her sick mom and working herself to death doing so. Deciding to take a break her and her best friend go out one night to a bar, but while they are there they run into some trouble. Xander sees Diane and her friend in trouble and goes to her rescue. They get to talking about life and one thing leads to another. Xander tells Diane about his situation regarding his custody battle for his little girl and he offers her a deal that will benefit both of them. Will they develop feelings for each other?
This is a great story with lots of drama, twists and turns and plenty of steam. Claire does a great job of bringing it all together and it’s definitely worthy of 5 stars. I received an ARC copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
I really enjoyed reading this book, Claire Angel touched on some real world problems that many people face every day.
Xander is fighting for custody of his child from a mother who only cares about herself and what money she can demand from the father. His fear of finding someone who he can invest real feelings for without his worry of waking up to find she was only interested in what she can get out of him and not having his heart broken. He has a really hard time trusting women after his mother left him and his father and taking over half of his worldly goods. He is told that if he had a wife he would be granted full custody of his daughter Kayla. His lawyer and best friend talk him into going to his bar for drinks and they sit down and discuss who he can propose a fake marriage to.
Diane is struggling to make ends meet, her mum’s cafe isn’t doing as well as it used to, Diane is there from early morning till late at night, she had to let the waitresses go and the cleaner and the manager. Her mother is in hospital fighting cancer and the medical bills from her extended stay in hospital is taking every dollar the cafe is making. Them one day her mother tells her to take a night off to relax. Her friend calls her to take her to a bar to have a good night out. They are accosted by a man who doesn’t take no for an answer and Xander is there to save the day.
The two of them are attracted to each other but both are too gun shy. Diane tells Xander all about her problems and Xander tells Diane of his troubles. Then Xander puts forward a plan that could help both of them. Xander will pay all her loans and medical bills if she will be his fake wife till he gets custody of his daughter. Diane agrees to the plan and then they both have to work hard to get what they want.
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Fantastic story! Characters that will steal your heart. A storyline that keeps you on the edge of your seat and glued to your kindle! For me it was a love- hate deal as the characters face their demons. You will feel their emotions and struggles. A definite must read.
Diane is a lovely, strong woman struggling financially to take care of her mom’s medical bills and trying to help her through her cancer treatments. She’s exhausted, however, and not sure how much longer she can keep going. Xander Paul is battling to get full custody of his 3-year-old daughter, Kayla. Although he is quite capable of supporting and caring for his daughter, the judge felt he needed a mother’s influence for raising a female child before he would grant full custody.
When Diane and her best friend go to a bar for drinks so that Diane can finally take an evening off from her other responsibilities, Xander comes to her rescue when she runs into a little trouble and invites them to join him and his friends. Diane and Xander get to talking about their situations. Xander thinks perhaps they could help each other out if they could fake a marriage. Their already growing attraction meant that it would not be difficult to be together. In fact, the only problem would be not letting it get too real!
As Xander feels himself caring more and more for Diane, he turns cold and pushes her away, giving her mixed signals and making things get much more complicated. Will they recognize the fact that they may be falling in love for real? Will they be willing to act on it once their contract has ended, or will they allow past failures to scare them away from serious commitment and a family life?
Xander needed to show he was the best choice for his daughter and Diane needed to provide her mother with essential care. A great story of two people assisting each other for personal gain that both deserve to have. Strong emotions are involved on both sides but they have to fight their way through all the red tape and financial burdens to prove to each other and everyone else that the outcomes are worth the trouble.
This first book in the series is the love story of Xander and Diane, and how their fake marriage led to something else. A lot of romance, hot scenes and drama along with some angst situations made this story worth reading. Loved it!!
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This is a fake marriage romance. The characters are engaging and relatable. The storyline draws you in and keeps you on edge to see what happens.
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