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The Partner Plot: 06/12/24
The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest (2024) is about two exes meeting up in Vegas and entering into a fake marriage to further both their careers. Violet Greene is a fashion stylist. Xavier Wright is an English teacher and a basketball coach at the high school they both attended. After a night of drinking after their chance meeting in Vegas, they wake up together with evidence of a fake marriage and the fact they'd had a drunken one night stand. They part ways amiably until Violet is corned into pretending to be married during an interview for a high end fashion magazine. There are a bunch of other circumstances at play too. The one that struck me most because of it's coincidental nature is that Violet ends up breaking her ankle while dashing to work. She ends up laid up much like the main character in A Killer Romance by Maggie Blackburn (2024). Violet and Xavier have good chemistry together. It's not a stretch of the imagination to see them getting their HEA. Nor is it a surprise to see Xavier realizing that the big job he was chasing after isn't the right choice for his personality. The short version: fun page tuner. Five stars Comments (0) |