Monday, April 11, 2016

The Three-week Arrangement by Sarah Ballance

THE THREE-WEEK ARRANGEMENT by Sarah Ballance

Chase Brothers, #3

Publication Date: April 4, 2016

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Entangled Lovestruck

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Synopsis:

Ethan Chase isn’t interested in dating. After losing the woman he loved more than life itself, he’d much rather ride solo, but his family is dead set on fixing him up. To get them off his back, he hooks up with ultra-adventurous, ultra-temporary adventure photographer, Rue Campbell. All he has to do is survive three weeks in her orbit and he’ll be single again, only without the pitying looks and pressure to move on.

Rue is literally counting the days until her plane leaves New York City. The last thing she wants is a relationship, but being Ethan’s pretend girlfriend can’t hurt, right? Wrong. With Ethan, there’s no faking anything—in or out of the bedroom. With the sheets burning hot and the clock ticking on their arrangement, Rue realizes she’s falling for a man guaranteed to derail her goals…and break her heart.

Review:

Rating: 3.5*

So, this was a quirky read with two very contrasting characters who meet by chance.

Ethan is quiet, serious and sad. The death of his wife still weighs heavily on him and he is feeling pressured by his family to move forward with his life.

Rue is outgoing, fun and grabs opportunities with enthusiasm. She doesn't live up to her mother's expectations of being a society wife.

When Rue and Ethan meet it presents the perfect opportunity to get their families off their backs. It is only a temporary arrangement as Rue is due to leave the country in three weeks - what could possibly go wrong?

It was Rue's enthusiasm for life and the way she throws herself into everything she does that made this book. Her enthusiasm is infectious as we begin to see Ethan come out of his comfort zone. It made for a fun read.

CHECK OUT THE OTHER BOOKS IN THE CHASE BROTHERS SERIES...

Synopsis:

California landscape artist Estelle Donovan hates big cities. Between the grime, the smell, all the drab concrete, and the suffocating summer heat, how can anyone breathe? Housesitting her brother's New York apartment, complete with broken elevator and smoking air conditioner, is her kind of hell. It's only for two weeks, though. What could possibly go wrong?

Dumping a jar of pickles on the hot girl at the grocery store wasn't Crosby Chase's finest hour, nor was getting bitten in the butt by the demonic cat on her fire escape. But he is going to change her mind about his beloved city, damn it. In fact, if they could just make it five minutes without falling into bed, he bets Estelle he can find five things she'll love about New York. Falling in love wasn't part of his plan. And with an entire country between them, Crosby realizes he doesn't need five reasons to make Estelle love New York. He needs one big reason to make her stay... Each book in the Chase Brothers series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order.

Synopsis:

Kelsie Reed is over bad luck and bad men. Newly dumped, she’s now the pathetically single maid of honor in her sister's wedding—and her ex is the best man. Her bad luck continues when a plumbing meltdown in her apartment sends her sexy neighbor running to her rescue. He’s got "serial dater" written all over him, which is unfortunate because the man is hot.

Sawyer Chase loves women, but settling down? He’ll leave that to his brothers. But when Kelsie confesses she’s a dating disaster and is about to become the laughing stock of her family wedding, Sawyer takes control. He's got one week to teach her how to land the man of her dreams, and he’ll do it on her terms: no touching, no kissing, and definitely nothing more. But some rules need to be broken, especially when, for once, there’s something on the line worth fighting for…

ABOUT SARAH BALLANCE

Sarah and her husband of what he calls “many long, long years” live on the mid-Atlantic coast with their six young children, all of whom are perfectly adorable when they’re asleep. She never dreamed of becoming an author, but as a homeschooling mom, she often jokes she writes fiction because if she wants anyone to listen to her, she has to make them up. As it turns out, her characters aren’t much better than the kids, but nevertheless, you’ll find her writing sexy contemporary romance for Entangled Publishing until they throw her out. To learn more, visit http://sarahballance.com.