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The Fiancée Farce

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The Fiancée Farce

By: Alexandria Bellefleur
Narrated by: Lauren Sweet
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A steamy Sapphic rom-com about a modern-day marriage-of-convenience. Perfect for fans of Ashley Herring Blake, Casey McQuiston and Talia Hibbert.

'Marry me and no one has to know none of this was real'

Tansy's greatest love is her family's bookstore. But when it comes to actual romance, she can't get past the first chapter. Tired of questions about her love life, she invents a fake girlfriend, inspired by the stunning cover model on a bestselling book. But when the real-life Gemma crosses Tansy's path, her white lie nearly implodes.

Gemma is a wild child, the outcast of her wealthy family, and now the latest heir to Van Dalen Publishing. But the title comes with one tiny condition: she must be married in order to inherit. When Gemma discovers a beautiful stranger has been pretending to date her for months, she decides to take the charade one step further - and announces their engagement.

But as Tansy and Gemma play the role of affectionate fiancées, unexpected sparks start to fly and suddenly the line between convenient arrangement and real feelings begins to blur . . . But the scheming Van Dalen family won't give up the company without a fight, and Gemma and Tansy's newfound happiness might just get caught in the fallout.

Why readers love Alexandria Bellefleur . . .

'Everything I want from a rom-com: fun, whimsical, sexy' Talia Hibbert

'I was hooked from the very first page!' Christina Lauren

'This book is a delight' New York Times Book Review

'You can never go wrong with an Alexandria Bellefleur novel' Buzzfeed

'Sparkles with a delightful mix of wit, humour and good-natured sarcasm' Mia Sosa©2023 Alexandria Bellefleur Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy
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Alexandria Bellefleur powers this fake dating masterpiece with boatloads of heart and the result is perhaps her most divine tale yet
Outrageously clever and unbearably sexy, The Fiancée Farce is the sapphic romance of my dreams. Like every Alexandria Bellefleur book, I was hooked from page one and couldn't put it down. With delicious prose and gripping storytelling, Bellefleur is a rom-com master, and I'll read anything she writes (Mazey Eddings)
Alexandria Bellefleur has gifted us with a gorgeously bright and vivacious romance in The Fiancée Farce - bringing together a beauty and a wallflower, a marriage of convenience, and intensely sexy, swoony, sapphic vibes (Sierra Simone)
The Fiancée Farce is romcom at its absolute finest. A down on her luck heroine who invents a fake girlfriend? A fake girlfriend who turns up looking for a marriage of convenience to land her inheritance? Set the whole thing in a cozy bookstore? Alexandria Bellefleur delivers funny, sexy, romance reader catnip. No notes (Sarah MacLean)
This zippy Sapphic rom-com from Bellefleur features slow-burn romance, a steamy marriage-of-convenience, and a profusion of Taylor Swift references. . . Bellefleur's snappy prose is perfect for the banter between Tansy and Gemma, and it's delightful to watch the tension build between them. . . deeply satisfying
Written with a surfeit of quippy wit and graced with a delightfully quirky constellation of supporting characters, Lambda Literary Award winner Bellefleur's fun, fresh take on the marriage of convenience trope delivers all the romantically swoon-worthy moments and steamy chemistry romance readers crave
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brilliant story really funny in places, really great characters and brilliant narration with a happy ending thanks

great story

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3.5 stars rounded to 4. Good characters each each with their own personality. Good narration. Some funny bits - overall an alright storyline and an easy listen.

Good character development. A nice LGBTQ story.

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Bellefleur has written another lovely romance. I’m not sure I’d put it in the ‘romantic comedy’ category but it was a well told story of girl meets girl, girl discovers other girl has been pretending to date her, girl needs that sort of arrangement but ups the game and then enter the family from hell. That’s all right off the bat so no spoilers!

Another winner

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I very much wish there was more, the plot was so good and the tension and love was there.

This was so good

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It was an entertaining listen if a little predictable. The narrator (who I had not listened to before) did a great job, even if the series of text messages she had to read out between the two main characters began to drive me crazy at one point. However it’s definitely a feel good story well told.

Fake relationship.

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