The first installment of a sexy series about a modern-day heroine writing historical novels based on her romantic misadventures with the Bad Boy Billionaire.
Jane Sparks has accidentally announced her engagement on Facebook—to the infamous Bad Boy Billionaire, Duke Austen. As soon as it’s discovered that Jane and Duke barely know each other (one hot kiss at a party does not a relationship make), she’ll be completely humiliated. And then Duke does something Jane never expected: He plays along with her charade.
With his hard-partying playboy reputation jeopardizing a 150-million-dollar investment deal, Duke realizes an engagement with the sexy but oh-so-proper librarian could be just the thing to repair his reputation. This good girl tempts him to be very wicked … but only with her. It’s unprecedented. Inconceivable. Totally alluring.
As the unlikely match of librarian and tech entrepreneur set out to convince the world—and the internet—that their love is real, something unexpected happens: They start falling for each other. But Jane is secretly writing a historical romance novel that could expose their carefully constructed romance … unless two perfect strangers are content to be perfectly scandalous together.
The second installment of a sexy, whirlwind romance about a modern-day heroine writing historical novels based on her romantic misadventures with the Bad Boy Billionaire.
Being good hasn’t exactly worked out well for Jane Sparks. Her ex-boyfriend dumped her for being too predictable, and her fake fiancé, Duke Austen, is counting on her good-girl image to repair his bad-boy reputation. But everything changes with the publication of the historical romance novel she wrote based on her fauxmance with the Bad Boy Billionaire. Suddenly she’s notorious, scandalous, and causing lots of trouble.
Duke Austen always admired Jane’s poise and perfectly demure behavior … qualities that seemed to have vanished once she helped him land a big investment deal. But now that his company is on the verge of a 20-billion-dollar IPO, the stakes have never been higher—and Jane has never been more shocking, provocative, or wickedly irresistible. She’s not at all the woman he bargained for, yet she’s the only one he wants.
Duke is determined to woo his girl gone wild. She’s determined to keep him guessing. But Jane is discovering that there’s nothing so appealing as a billionaire who’s mad, bad, and dangerously seductive …
A fine Fauxmance: when fake engagement leads to true love with the bad boy billionaire
By Maya Rodale
- It starts with a prank… Let’s be real—no one just decides to pretend to be engaged. But sometimes friends take your iPhone. And sometimes friends have a wicked sense of humor and post things like “Jane Sparks and Duke Austen are engaged!” on Facebook when Jane and Duke have only shared one super sexy kiss.
- …And continues with a crazy scheme. Jane assumes they’ll tell everyone it’s a prank. Duke has other ideas. He persuades her to fake an engagement—it’ll help him repair his party boy reputation and help him land a huge investment deal. And she’ll score a very hot date to her high school reunion. What could possibly go wrong?
- 3. But they start falling in love while faking their story. How can she resist his smile—“one of those devastating smiles that were most often found in the pages of romance novels”—when its making her heart beat faster? Jane is unlike any other girl he’s ever met. Not only does he want her, badly, but Duke needs her in ways he never imagined.
- Kisses. That is all. Kisses. Weak in the knees, leave you breathless, forget your name kisses.
- 5. What’s real and what’s pretend? Jane would very much like to know because she is seriously falling for the bad boy billionaire. You’ll have to read the book to find out!
Question: What are some of your favorite “faking a relationship” romance novels or movies?
It’s no secret that readers love a bad boy hero…especially if he’s able to able to whisk the heroine away on romantic adventures, tempt her to break all the rules and get naughty with a grey silk tie (no, he’s not wearing it). No one falls harder for the bad boy than a good girl, especially in my novella The Bad Boy Billionaire’s Girl Gone Wild.
#1 Duke Austen has a sense of humor. What Jane finds a DISASTER–her friend prank posting an engagement announcement on Facebook–he finds a funny opportunity. Nothing amuses him more than flustering Jane by affectionately calling her Janet, or Janine or Janice. He never takes anything too seriously.
#2 Duke Austen is adventurous. Not anyone can make and lose a billion dollars–twice. Not everyone is up for kissing strangers at parties. Not everyone is up for faking an engagement with someone they only kissed once. Duke doesn’t shy away from adventure–not even the adventure of falling in love.
#3 With Duke Austen, you’ll never know where you’ll go next… He’s found whisking Jane away to an exclusive, members only rooftop bar for a proposal, a weekend in San Francisco, or nights out at New York City hotspots. It’s never a dull moment or a boring night in with Duke
What do you love about billionaire heroes? Tweet your reply to @MayaRodale
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