A Temporary Arrangement

Tricia Jones

Publisher:
The Wild Rose Press

Release Date:
September 26, 2008

Genres:
Contemporary Romance

ISBN:
eBook
1601543174

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Reviewed by
Natalie S.

Review Posted:
September 2008

With her parents away on the vacation of a life time, Thia Conway is astonished to find out that the flower shop she runs for her parents needs repairs that she can’t finance.  Repairs that should be claimed on insurance but her mom let the insurance lapse.  Instead of calling and worrying her parents, Thia tries to get a bank to loan her the money for the repairs.  Disconcerted and discouraged after being turned down over and over, Thia is unsure about the arrangement Finn Montgomery is proposing to her.  She at first refuses him but when she is turned down by the final bank, Thia has no other choice.  She and Finn are married days later.   

Finn Montgomery is adamant that he needs to marry in order to solidify his claim of guardianship over his nephew.  When he finds out that Thia is having money difficulties with her florist shop, he proceeds to tell her about his plan and the part he wants her to play in it.  At first unwilling to even consider such a coldhearted way to marry, Thia finally breaks down and accepts Finn’s proposal.   

Neither Finn nor Thia gets what they expect out of their marriage.  Each character explores the other and in turn that information changes the way they feel about each other.  While neither promised the other love, that is exactly what they got. 

I engulf arranged marriage storylines like chocolate.  I love the plot and premise of each and every one.  I love reading about the different ways two people can fall in love and A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT caught my interest immediately.   

Finn Montgomery carried guilt of his sister’s death and refused to allow anything to come and take away his beloved nephew.  While Finn had a hard time showing how much he loved his nephew, it was readily apparent in every touch of his hand on Ronnie’s head and every word he spoke.  I found Finn’s loyalty noteworthy and totally sexy.  I just wish he had had more gumption to find a different wife.  

As much as I loved Finn, I was not fond of Thia.  She was written in such a way that she came across more than once as being a shrew.  She nagged, she griped, and she basically drove me nuts with the demands she put on Finn immediately after becoming his wife.  I wanted to divorce her, I mean, I wanted Finn to divorce her and find a NICE woman to marry because Thia’s character was not nice.  She did, however, show love for Ronnie and that is the only reason I continued to read A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT.   

Releasing from The Wild Rose Press in September, lovers of arranged marriages will be hard pressed to keep from buying this book.  Although I didn’t like Thia, I did enjoy reading A TEMPORARY ARRANGEMENT and know others will as well.  It was just not the book for me at this period of time. 

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