Marriage for One

By: Ella Maise

Narrated by: Stella Bloom, Lance Greenfield

Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

Jack and I, we did everything backward. The day he lured me into his office - which was also the first day we met - he proposed. You'd think a guy who looked like him - a bit cold maybe, but still striking and very unattainable - would only ask the love of his life to marry him, right? You'd think he must be madly in love.

©2019 Ella Maise (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

Amazing Slow Burn!!

Such a great slow burn! 🔥 This book is such a gem.
This was my first book by Ella Maise and she did an amazing job! Such a sweet story is a marriage of convenience turning into something more!! The narrators did a fantastic job bringing this book to life!
Jack and Rose had such a sweet story!

Slow burn

Lovely story, took its time to get to the point and yet still really lovely and satisfying:)

Slow burn marriage of convenience

Part marriage of convenience, part fake dating, Jack and Rose got married without really knowing each other, each with their own reasons. Rose now has the chance to open up the coffee shop of her dreams, and Jack has the perfect woman on his arm to bolster his career. But life in close quarters can often open us up to giving more of ourselves than we plan!

This was a slow-burn, grumpy-sunshine love story told in dual pov. It was a slow read for me, and while I really enjoyed the storyline it took me a while to buy into the love story, or root for these two working out. Probably because the narration was just ok. This also featured a trope I don’t read a ton of but really loved: one of the MCs taking care of the other when they are sick!

Cute Romance

This has been a book that has been on my TBR list forever. I was intimidated though as it is more than 500 pages. I finally took the plunge and I am glad I did. First off, I would have never guessed this was as long as it was. I flew through this. The author did a great job with pacing. I thought it was going to drag on and on, but I actually did not have any issues with it at all. I loved the slow burn romance and being able to watch the relationship between Jack and Rose. I loved them both. I love how distant Jack was, but how Rose slowly tore down his walls. I found myself asking out loud “what did he do?” as I was reading. You will know what I mean once you start reading. I was expecting a little more with the plot twists, but still loved every minute of this. Overall, I really loved this and need am adding this author to my need more list!

See, tears, sex. tears.

if someone wants to learn how to have sex, there is a lot of passion and instruction. I got more than a little weary of the heroine who cried if she was happy. cried if she was sad, cried if she got angry, cried when she got sick. pretty much everything made her cry, yet she was supposed to be strong and self-sufficient. The romance and sex would have been better with a lot fewer tears. That would get old with a lover I think and it got old hearing about it.all the time. The hero spent their time together wiping away her tears.

Most enjoyable and utterly romantic

This feels like Mr. Darcy and exuberant Emma and totally love Rose’s character and cold, frowning Jack...it was awkward, yet such a tease btw both of them...one of those books you want to hear more of them and don’t want it to end...simply a beautiful listen and the narration was perfect. You feel the personalities in the voices ..done in perfection

Not what I expected

I went into this book with low expectations. I was pleasantly surprised by how great the story turned out. I understand why he lied and I understand her anger. Glad she fought for him rather than given in to his crazy demands. Her family was a piece of shit.

Great story line

I am not the kind of person that likes sexually voiced books. I don’t like hearing any sort of explicit words referring to sexual banter. Yuk!! That being said I fast forward through those encounters. I however loved the story line and would love a sequel having to do with them starting a family and adoption. No sex talk tho!! Lol

Crass over sexed, could have been a cute story...but

If you want to know what is going through a guys mind while having sex using crass language which is a huge turn off then read it.
The girl seemed fun and sweet...good female reader. I just don’t buy the rough sex turn on. YUCK

First from this author - totally recommend!!

I have never read anything by Ella Maise before. I loved this story!!! My most favorite part truly was the narrators. I’ve heard Lance before and really loved him. But Stella was just excellent as Rose’s character. Perfect casting full of emotion and feeling. The story is an unexpected love story full of tension, insecurity, longing, tenderness and passion. So beautifully written. I highly recommend.