The Wife Situation

Billionaire Situation, Book 1

De: Lyra Parish

Narrado por: Amy Hall, Marcio Catalano

The grumpy billionaire accuses me of stealing, has me fired, and now wants me to be his temporary wife. I think he's lost his mind.

Easton Calloway needs a wifey, pronto, and he chooses me to temporarily fill the position. While I want to tell him to eff off, I can't walk away from the temptation. So, I do what any broke actress living in New York City would do, and I agree to the terms and conditions.

It should be easy: a year of marriage, a cushy penthouse in the city, and a spending allowance. After three hundred sixty-five days, I'll receive divorce papers and a check in the mail. All I have to do is pretend we're happily married without falling in love.

Doable, right? Wrong.

The Wife Situation is a billionaire, age gap, marriage of convenience romance with a happily ever after! Its a stand-alone with open-door scenes. Included: a rich AF hero who's a professional on the streets, but a bad boy in the sheets and isn't afraid to call his little heartbreaker my wife.

©2024 Lyra Parish (P)2024 Lyra Parish

Personality shines through.

With a stroke of the pen and a flip of the page, personality shines through. Parish brings everything to the table when it comes to captivating readers. From the feisty heroine determined to have her say. To the alpha hero determined to get his way. The Wife Situation brings the heart full circle with endearing characters, unpredictable emotions and irresistible storytelling.

Absolutely brilliant audiobook for one of my favs!

I don't know how any book boyfriend is going to top Easton Calloway. I mean, he knows what a book boyfriend is and embraces his woman's love of them. Swoon alert!

Easton and Lexi were absolute magic together! Her anti-love approach to relationships didn't stand a chance against this romantic, sweep her off her feet billionaire.

Their not so cute meet cute, "chance encounter" (IYKYK) was hilarious and the fact both of them were immediately feeling something let me know I was in for a treat, and Lyra Parish did not disappoint.

I was laughing, kicking my feet, and getting so excited for them as their relationship progressed, and I both never wanted it to end, and see how their HEA played out.

Amy Hall and Marcio Catalano brought one of my favorite couples to life in such an incredible way. Their storytelling was so perfect for Lexi and Easton. The audiobook was fun, swoony and spicy to boot. This duo was the perfect cast for The Wife Situation.

Lyra Parish will forever be an auto read author for me because her writing style and the found families she creates are literally genius and I can't get enough. Now...what's going to go down between Weston and his leading lady...I already know it's going to be epic!

Loved the characters and the twist on fake marriage

I really enjoyed this story! It pulled me in from beginning to end and held my attention the entire time. I enjoyed the characters and the way that the story developed. The banter is great and I had fun with the secondary characters as well as the main characters. I loved Easton and Lexi and she did a great job with making this story it's own and unique with the tropes of fake marriage and billionaire which at times can feel overdone. NOT the case with this one. I loved the agreement that Easton and Lexi had to always tell each other the truth and the way that they stuck to that. It meant that while things started off being fake to fulfill the obligation needed, when the feelings started to change and there was a true possibility for more they both knew it. Easton knew that Lexi was anti love at the time that he met her and that it had to do with the bad relationship with her ex. The characters made the story for me and it was believable and real and I was engaged the whole time. I truly loved their communication throughout the story and the way that Easton went about building the relationship with Lexi and wanting to truly get to know each other and working towards that. I loved the adventures they went on and just how real they were with each other. I absolutely loved it and can't wait for the next one!
The narrators did a fantastic job with this story and bringing the characters to life. They did such a good job with their personalities and what was happening to really add that extra dynamic and build the story even more.

Entertaining

When I read the blurb for this book I was intrigued and could not wait to dive into The Wife Situation. Their meet cute was unconventional when Easton Calloway accuses Alexis “Lexi” Matthews of theft and she loses her job.

To take his family business over, Easton needs to marry before his birthday which is coming up. Imagine Lexi’s shock when he then turns around and wants to “hire” her to be his wife for a year? Confused? What an entertaining, steamy, witty, story that ticked all the boxes for me.

Easton and Lexi come from two diverse backgrounds and could not be more opposite. The push and pull dynamic of their relationship as fake becomes real was a wonderful journey as they got to know one another and fell in love. This book had me smiling and left me with a smile on my face.

Amy Hall and Marcio Catalano did a good job of narrating the characters in a variety of voices and brought the story to life for me, doing justice to the story that the author created. Both their voices were easy to listen to and I found myself invested in their performances.

Their meet cute... he gets her fired

Lexi is a maid at the hotel where Easton is staying. She accidentally takes his watch and when she tries to return it, he accuses her of theft and has her fired. They feel an instant connection, which he feels again when he randomly sees her in Central Park. With a push from his twin brother, they end up spending time together. To secure the CEO position at his family's company, he needs to marry in 6 weeks, before he turns 40. They enter into the fake wedding agreement.

The author does a great job of layering some unexpected twists into the story--she loves classic cars and so does he; he's only had one relationship that lasts longer than 2 weeks... the countdown to his birthday and the countup of their days together is a fun touch.

I really enjoyed their live story. It grabbed me from the beginning and didn't let go until the awesome epilogue. I can't wait to read The Friend Situation.

Note that is was sometimes difficult to tell who was speaking during the narration. The narrators didn't always do a great job changing the voices enough to know who was speaking. This is not a duet narration which probably would have helped.