The Fiancée Farce

"I read this book when it came out in April, and it has been one of the easiest books for me to recommend to customers. Do you love sapphic romances? Fiancée Farce . Do you enjoy the ‘fake dating’ or ‘marriage of convenience’ trope? Fiancée Farce . Do you want to be wooed but also dream of getting frisky in a library? Well, well, I have the book for you! As soon as I finished this book, I knew that it was going to be one of my favorite books of the year. I immediately bought the rest of Bellefleur’s books. I smile whenever I think of this one, and sometimes, when I see a customer picking it up, I simply walk over and say: ‘Buy it.’ Once I told a customer, ‘It’s so romantic and so sexy,’ and she said, ‘Say no more,’ and slipped it into her cart. Am I that good? Absolutely, but it does make my job easier when writers like Bellefleur exist."

"I am such a big fan of the ‘marriage of convenience’ trope in romance novels . Like, between that and a ‘second chance romance,’ I’m set. Also, any romance that also has a love interest that also works as a bookseller speaks to my soul. I think that bookstores can be such a romantic place—yes, as a bookseller at Powell’s Books , I will admit that I’m a little bit biased—so whenever a bookseller manages to find love in the stacks, it’s a win-win. In The Fiancée Farce , opposites attract when Tansy, a quiet and reserved bookseller, pretends she is dating a woman on the cover of a romance novel. The only problem? The woman is real, and she’s a wild child named Gemma, who happens to be the heir to a publishing powerhouse. She’s well on her way to inherit the family fortune, until she hits a snag: she must marry to inherit. So what does Gemma do? Announce her engagement to the stranger that has been apparently fake dating her and then fall in love with said stranger. It’s a great romance for those that like a slow burn, but also, like to be wooed. Who wouldn’t like to be wooed?"