From the New York Times bestselling author of Fooling Around comes a steamy novel about a pampered princess who’s starting over—and the hot guy next door who knows exactly how to melt that tiara right off. Alison Davies used to just be a trophy wife. Now she’s just flat broke. Thanks to an ironclad prenup, she’s worse off than she was before the day she rushed down the aisle with a wealthy jerk … down the aisle with a wealthy jerk eight years ago. After her steep fall from riches to rags, Alison refuses to shackle herself to any man who treats her like a possession—no matter how good he looks in a pair of well-worn jeans, or how his muscles ripple while he’s carrying her couch.
Underneath his rugged exterior, Rob West is a gentleman. So when he sees his beautiful new neighbor moving in, he’s going to help her out no matter how loudly she protests. In fact, Alison’s determination to go it alone just strengthens his resolve—and his desire to find out what makes her tick. But after one spur-of-the-moment tumble in the sheets, it’s clear that their connection goes way deeper. And that Rob won’t be happy until Alison surrenders to the passion they share.
Includes an excerpt from another Loveswept title.
Praise for Trophy Wife
“I like heroines who take charge of their lives and work for what they want. And that was Alison to a T.”—Badass Book Reviews
“Noelle Adams spins an anything-but-predictable tale of two people who find themselves while they fall for each other.”—Heroes and Heartbreakers
“In Trophy Wife, two wayward hearts learn to trust themselves enough to lean on someone they love.”—Hines Bigham’s Literary Tryst
“[In Trophy Wife,] stepping away from the allure of wealth was not a step down, but a major step up with pleasant surprises and improvements experienced. . . . Rob was a multitalented hunk. . . . Swoon.”—Books and Bindings
“Noelle Adams drops a romance that readers will fly through in a matter of hours. It’s perfectly layered with drama and lovable characters. . . . Add Trophy Wife to your ever growing to-read list right now!”—Lovey Dovey Books
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A sweet story with some good chemistry between Rob and Allison. Loved that Allison is trying to find her independence after being a trophy wife for 8 or so years. She was 18 when she chose to marry a man she wasn’t in love with. She was young and dumb, and thought she needed to maintain her lifestyle. She’s realized that money isn’t everything as she’s grown up and has set off to live her own life. She is a bit too prickly at times, but I liked her. She needs to learn that being independent doesn’t mean rejecting all offered help; it doesn’t make you weak to accept help.
Ron hasn’t made good decisions in his past; he didn’t necessarily use his brains when choosing women. He’s been married twice; to two very undesirable sounding women, so he came across as a bit shallow minded. Also, it’s a small town, so there’s some ex problems that Allison rightly isn’t too keen on. Rob’s too much of a nice guy; it’s like he can’t stand not being liked, so he does get taken advantage of at times. He’s a sweetie though and a good fit for Allison.
The romance was sweet and spicy. I was getting tired and annoyed at Allison’s insistence about not wanting a relationship. She would blow things way out of proportion when they had just started being together. The whole notes thing was too cute! Loved it.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised and entertained by Trophy Wife. A good story.
Allison just came out of marriage where her husband kept her as a show piece and battered any self worth she tried to express. Starting over in a small town, she repeatedly refuses any help from her neighbor. She was pretty prickly about life in general but as she began to experience the innate goodness that was Rob, she started to loosen up.
Rob gave of himself to everyone around him. He fixed things, helped people and solved problems. He also had a history of being humiliated by the women in his life. What he had with Allison was something he wanted to keep but struggled to let go of his own issues to do so. But holy heck, he had a romantic heart.
This was very well written with characters that were fully developed and a plotline that fit them perfectly. Nothing contrived here and never a moment where this hero and heroine responded in an immature fashion. The angst level was relatively low yet the threat of something happening to put everything this couple had at risk hoovered on the edges through much of the story, keeping me on edge as to when the other shoe would drop.
I enjoyed everything about this book with its moments of humor, fun side characters, interesting revelations and to top it all, the fire that lit up my kindle each time Rob and Allison came together. This is one hot read with plenty of fun and emotion.
It took me a really long time to read this book. It was too easy to put it down and pick up something else.
I have read Noelle Adams before and enjoyed her books. This one did nothing for me at all. I felt no chemistry between the main characters. No sexual tension, no enjoyment with their relationship, nothing. Definitely no good feels.
They both had issues they couldn’t seem to get past until the very end. On top of that, the issues didn’t make much sense to me. It was irritating that he would drop everything for the ex-wife every time she decided to fall drink off a bar stool. In fact, the whole book just irritated me.
I’m not even sure where I got the book from. I think it may have been NetGalley. This won’t stop me from reading this writer’s work. I have read too many other books by her that I have enjoyed. But note this one.
Allison is a trophy wife but decides she wants more than that for herself. She leaves her husband in search of finding out who she is on her own and determined to make her own dreams come true.
Rob has had two marriages fail and he will not let himself be vulnerable to a woman again. He puts on a tough exterior shell but really he just wants to build a lasting relationship that will sustain his tender heart.
Allison’s need to stand on her own and Rob’s need to be strong and held everyone are counterproductive. Can they compromise for each other to find a true and lasting love?
Trophy Wife is much different than I was expecting. It isn’t typical, which I appreciate. The 2 leads are both realistic and nuanced, which I also appreciate. Alison has been married for 8 years to a much older man, to whom she has just been a “trophy wife.” She realizes she needs and wants much more out of life than just being pretty eye candy for a controlling man, so she divorces him, even knowing she won’t get much in the divorce settlement, thanks to a stringent prenup. She moves to a small town to a house her grandparents had left her. It is here she meets her new neighbor, Rob, who offers to help her move. She is pretty standoffish to him at first, not wanting to once again rely on a man. Rob is genuinely sweet and kind, though, with seemingly no ulterior motives other than to just be helpful, so she eventually gives into his many offers of help and a friendship of sorts is formed between the two.
But, as things tend to do, stuff happens and Alison is left wondering exactly what kind of relationship she and Rob have. She has always been determined to be independent, more than just a pretty face, and she doesn’t want to be dependent upon a man, so she breaks up with Rob after realizing that not only has she become dependent upon him, but that their relationship isn’t balanced, that she’s dependent upon him, but he’s not dependent upon her for anything. He’s not open with her or emotionally vulnerable to her, as she has been to him, and she can’t handle it. This is where the Trophy Wife became its most interesting, thankfully, because before this point I had been becoming a little bored with their relationship.
I like both Alison and Rob, I don’t love them, but I truly like them and how realistic they are. But, my favorite part is the end, where Rob makes his big gesture that is more than a gesture, it’s so sweet and adorable that I actually swooned!
Predictable
I enjoy reading her books
War and peace it isn’t, but a nice quick read