Rich Man's Fake Fiancee by Catherine Mann... QC #173

Rich Man's Fake Fiancée by Catherine Mann, Desire, #1878, June 2008 (series: book 1- The Landi$ Brothers- related to Beachcombers series)

After reporters catch senate candidate, Matthew Landis, in a compromising position with Ashley Carson, he proposes a fake engagement to take some of the heat off her. After her first reaction of refusing him, she finally accepts. Not to take heat off herself but to help Matthew because this kind of thing could influence a drop in the numbers in the polls for him. After there is a fire at Beachcombers she also relents to move to his house (technically she is living in the family home and he is in the carriage house out back). For reasons he can't explain he starts treating Ashley as more than a fake fiancée.

Ashley is the third foster sister we read about in Baby, I'm Yours and Under the Millionaire's Influence, the ones in which Claire, Starr and Ashley  inherit Aunt Libby's house and turn it into the restaurant, Beachcombers. This story sounded real. The things characters would say sound as though a real person may talk. Much to my delight (and Ashley's) Matthew didn't try to make her over to be a politician's fiancée. All the family did was help tutor her in how to handle the press. The mother did go shopping with Ashley but didn't try to tell her what to wear just more or less helped Ashley fine tune her tastes. Ashley does a wonderful job handling the press, much to Matthew's campaign manager's surprise.

Excellence Rating- Great ~ Steaminess Rating- Yummy (*)

Personal total- 87 ~ harl/sil- 72 ~ other- 15

Ratio of TBR/ new- Totals since Jan 1= 34/53 ~ May = 2/6

Bought/acquired- total= 182 ~ May = 33 ~ Read= total= 87 - May = 8

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