Now who among us didn't love fairy tales and fairy godmothers when we were little? I did! And its just fun to read about them again once in a while, too. The book we're featuring today is from a very talented author and a friend of mine, Danielle Rose-West! And yes, there is a modern fairy godmother and I am just so excited to read about her and everything else in this book!
Synopsis:How can Fairy Godmothers help their charges find love in the modern world when nobody believes in magic anymore? Simple, they run a dating agency!Rhys Spencer is determined to prevent his rich father from shutting down the charity he set up for kids in gangs, but he needs the money from a trust fund to do it. However, his grandmother has withheld the funds until he proves himself to be a mature, responsible person. To her mind, that means Rhys being in a serious relationship. Rhys turns to the Fairy Tale Match to find a woman he can use as a fake girlfriend. He will do all it takes to claim the money that will thwart his father’s selfish plans. The feisty woman the agency sets him up with, will not stand in his way.Taylor Shore has more complications in her life than anyone should have to deal with. Guardian to her two half-siblings since their parents’ deaths, she has her hands full with their constant troublemaking. The last thing she needs is to win the prize in a dating agency competition she never entered. Furious to find her friend entered for her, Taylor is determined to send her prize packing. The guy that turns up to stay with her for three weeks, however, has other plans in mind. Refusing to be ordered from her house, the arrogant man offers her a deal she’d be a fool to refuse.As Rhys inserts himself into Taylor’s problems, he begins to turn her life around. The angry fireworks between them gives way to a passionate love. Just as they find happiness, a vicious lie told by Taylor’s sister breaks them apart. Flo and Lotta have their work cut out for them to bring Rhys and Taylor back together. Time is against them and tragedy lurks on the horizon. Can Flo and Lotta save the day, or will Rhys and Taylor lose the precious love they have found forever….
Excerpt
Her jaw dropped open and she stared at him disbelievingly. “You can’t be serious. You want me to be a fake girlfriend and lie to your grandmother? Why?”
He folded his arms over his chest. “You didn’t want to tell me why you were hanging from a window earlier, and I don’t want to tell you why I need you to do this.” He gazed at her with one eyebrow cocked. “I’ll stay out of your business if you stay out of mine.”
“It’s hardly the same thing!” she protested. “You expect me to lie for you. I should at least know why. It’s a despicable thing to pull the wool over your own grandmother’s eyes. I knew there had to be some reason why you’d joined a dating agency! It’s because of this, whatever this is, isn’t it?” She didn’t even wait for a reply. “Why am I not surprised?”
Her tone told him she expected nothing less from him. Rhys contemplated her reaction. She was unlikely to help him just because he’d saved her from that fall. He needed to sweeten the deal.
“I tell you what, you do this for me and I’ll not only call us even on the favour front, but I’ll pay you five grand if you pull it off. What do you say?”
She gaped at him and shook her head. “I have to have heard you wrong. Did you say you’d pay me five grand to be your fake girlfriend?”
“I did,” he confirmed, “but only if you are convincing enough that my grandmother believes it.”
Taylor stared into space. He could almost see the wheels whirling round in her head. “I’m not sure how comfortable I am with this. Do you guarantee me that this is nothing untoward? I don’t want to find out that I’ve helped you do something illegal or immoral.”
“You wound me with your lack of trust.” He clasped a hand to his chest.
She snorted. “Like I care. Well?”
“I can guarantee you that nobody will be hurt by this, nor are my reasons immoral or illegal.” He held out a hand. “Do we have an agreement?”
“How do I know that you’ll pay me? I could do everything you ask and then you could simply renege on the deal.” She ignored his hand and cast him a challenging glare.
Taylor obviously had severe trust issues. Rhys could relate. “I will pay you half in good faith, now. You will receive the other half when the task is complete. Sound fair?”
Taylor gazed at him for several moments. Her lips twisted to one side and she chewed on the corner of her mouth. Finally, she held out her hand. “Okay, you have a deal. God knows what I’m getting myself into, but I’ll do it.”
Other Books in The Fairy Tale Match Series
Wild Fire – Book 1
Forever You – Book 2
Books in the Haunted by the Past
Series
Hidden in Shadows – Book 1
Shadow of Suspicion – Book 2
About the Author
My name is Danielle Rose-West. I live
in the United Kingdom with my family and my little dog, who is very much a part
of the family. I have always been a dreamer and an incurable romantic with a
vivid imagination. When I was a child, I was always reading. If anyone ever
went looking for me, they usually found me curled up somewhere with a book!
Most times when they spoke to me, I didn’t hear a word they said (my sister
never believed me about this, but I honestly never heard her!). I was too
wrapped up in the adventures I was reading.
When I was growing up, I wanted to be
either an author or a librarian. I never made it as a librarian, but ended up
in office work instead. It has taken a long time for me to finally realise my
dream to write, but I’m finally here. I now write contemporary romance with a
magical or suspenseful twist. I like things that have something a little out of
the ordinary about them in both my reading and my writing preferences.
These days I spend most of my time
plotting new books and characters as well as enjoying finding out where my
characters are going to take me in the story. I don’t always know how
everything will develop, sometimes they surprise me. Some of the things that
happened in both my books, Wild Fire and Forever You, were unexpected surprises
that suddenly hit me while I was writing or quite often when I was awake in the
early morning hours. I love it when that happens. The whole book just comes
together as if by magic (perhaps Lotta and Flo, my two fairy godmothers, have
something to do with it!).
When I’m not writing and plotting, I
love to spend time with my husband and family. I love to read, of course, and
to watch enjoyable films or TV. I also love walking. It’s great exercise and
helps me clear my mind.
My biggest wish is to entertain my
readers and leave them with happy hearts at the end of the book and a wistful
sigh of romantic bliss. If I achieve that for them, I’m happy!
You can view trailers for my books
at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGYDPUvVkbJ729_BsZ26LnQ
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