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The Engagement Plot by Krista Phillips Published by Barbour Publishing, Incorporated on November 1, 2017
Genres: Christian, Clean & Wholesome, Fiction, Romance
Pages: 320
Source: NetGalley
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Can Hanna and Will Find True Love amid the Bright Lights of Reality TV? Perfect for the fans of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette!
Six months ago, William stole Hanna's heart and shattered it in front of millions of people on a reality TV dating show. And now the big-wig CEO is back on Hanna's home turf in Minnesota and wants her to forgive him? Fat chance of that. But life is swirling around faster than snow in a blizzard, and despite her objections, teaming up with William seems like the only option to rescue her reputation.
William has never regretted anything more than the day he gave that ill-fated interview for the reality show, The Price of Love. But while he can't change the past, he's determined to fix the future. He just needs to convince Hanna to forgive him--and pretend to be engaged with him. Simple, right?
When the media erupts with even worse accusations, teaming up and pretending to be engaged seems to be the only way to salvage their reputations. Despite the media frenzy that swirls around them, an attraction neither of them can fight off begins to surface. Could this love run deeper than a scandal, or will old wounds tear them apart once and for all? When all seems lost, it's only with help from above that Hanna and Will may find their happily-ever-after.
I am just going to say it and you can judge me in the comments, to your friends, even just in your head if that works for you. . . my guilty summer pleasure is Big Brother. It’s really the only reality show that has piqued my interest enough to have me coming back season after season. You can keep Survivor, all the talent shows, and The Bachelor (Bachelorette). So, why did I voluntarily pick up a book about a contestant on a reality show similar to The Bachelor (The Price of Love)? Can I say Zingbot made me do it? Here’s the deal, out side of that summer secret I shared above I can take or leave most reality shows but I can’t walk away from a book that has an intriguing synopsis. I am not a girl you are going to lure in by the cover of the book but the back cover? That’s a different story! That’s where the gold is and that is what draws me to a book.
What can go wrong? A busy CEO who shot to the top quite young and very unexpectedly? A down to earth famer’s daughter who happens to also teach kindergarten? Really. What. Could. Possibly. Go. Wrong. Try everything. I mean when the world dubs you Holy Hannah and the man you thought you had actually developed something with hints, to the same world, that there might have been some hanky panky the real question is what can go right? Here’s the deal though, once you remove all the Hollywood wannabe reality television from the mix what you end up with as a boy and a girl who really have a chance at love if they can just get out of their own ways. If they can just learn to first trust themselves then they can learn to trust each other. The real each other and not whatever they have built up in their heads about each other. Therein lies the dilemma of every single boy meets girl story ever lived.
‘The Engagement Plot’ is so much more than just a cheeky love story. There’s some intrigue, a whole lot of backstabbing – oh wait yeah reality TV can do that to people, and so many well developed personalities that I wish were real people that I could sit down and meet. I truly did enjoy this book and it’s my first foray into Krista Phillips and it won’t be my last. She managed to take a genre of television that doesn’t hit my mark and craft it into a book that hit all the marks for me. It’s no Big Brother, mind you, but The Price of Love has it’s own weekend guilty pleasure that I think any reader who likes their romance with a little more depth and a lot more personality can get behind.
About Krista Phillips
Krista Phillips writes contemporary romance sprinkled with two of her favorite things, laughter and Jesus. And sometimes chocolate for kicks and giggles. She lives in Middle Tennessee with her husband and their four beautiful daughters, and is an advocate for congenital heart defect and organ donation awareness. Visit her online at www.kristaphillips.com.
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