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Title: The Proposal
Author: Maya Hughes
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Trope: Fake Relationship, Enemies to Lovers, Workplace
Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs
Release Date: July 16, 2020

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✮ About The Proposal ✮

The Proposal is a brand-new series from Maya Hughes. Get ready for a fun, fake fiancé romance to kick off the SWANK series.

✮ Excerpt From The Proposal ✮

“You want me to propose to you?” With muscles tense and tight, she stared at me before crossing the room to me in two strides.

“It’ll make a wonderful story to tell if anyone asks. Or we can call the whole thing off and confess, but you’re the one who led us down this path with the relationship talk. Kathleen would probably kick us off the project. Or maybe just you.”

Her gaze narrowed. “Just when I think you’re not a complete asshole. Fine.” The word shot out like a nail gun. Covering her mouth, she mumbled into her hand. “Will you pretend to be my fake fiancé for the next thirty days?”

I cupped my hand around my ear. “That wasn’t exactly romantic and you’re not even on bended knee. Boyz II Men would be disappointed.” I dangled the ring in front of her.

She squeezed her forehead and snatched it out of my hand.

I braced myself for her to fling it straight into my face, but she didn’t. Hiking up the skirt of her suit an inch, she lowered herself to the floor with her gaze trained on mine. The intensity of her emerald gaze sent my blood thrumming through my veins. Her thick eyelashes framed her eyes and the ill wishes she was trying to sear into my brain.

But damn if her sinking to her knees in front of me didn’t flash me into a whole different set of circumstances with her where she wasn’t wishing me dead and I wasn’t trying to steal this project out from under her.

“Leo Charles Wilder, will you please agree to be my fake fiancé for the next thirty days and make me the most miserable woman on earth?” She held out the ring in her palm.

I tapped my finger against my lips and stared up at the ceiling. “When you put it like that…”

RATING:

REVIEW

A brand new series from Maya Hughes! I love her Fulton U and Kings of Rittenhouse series so I'm definitely here for this!

Zara and Leo are thrown into event planning for big companies. Leo wants to save his uncle's company while Zara needs the job to provide for herself and her family. These two are definite opposites. They are not off to a good start either so it's an enemies-to-lovers romance!

I find the concept interesting and I was definitely rooting for the characters at some point. However, the book kind of lacked a bit of spark for me. There's nothing quite wrong with it that I can point out, so this must be my personal preference. Despite that, it's still enjoyable and I recommend it to all Maya Hughes fans and those who are looking for an enemies-to-lovers romance.

The ending gives me so much excitement about what's to come for the series. I can't wait to know more about the group of guys!

Actual rating: 2.5/5
ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

Saturday, July 18, 2020