Unexpectedly Real (A billionaire fake fiancee, real feelings romantic comedy): Blake & Pippa

Christa Wick · C.M. Wick

Aug 2019 · Evergreen Books Publishing

About this ebook

Q: What’s a guy to do when the one woman he can’t stop thinking about doesn’t believe he’s got real feelings for her? 

A: Take drastic measures.

PIPPA: The idea that my richest and most gorgeous client just proposed to me feels like a crazy joke, or a pitch for some weird reality show. But the thing is, my situation is dire enough that taking Blake up on his offer is a given. I’ll have to keep my wits about me though. Otherwise, the man who’s willing to go through all this to rescue me (because that’s just the kind of guy he is) will be the man I’ll end up falling for harder than I already have.

BLAKE: So, that just happened. I just proposed and saved Pippa's business in one fell swoop. Of course I did. I’ve been protective of her from the very start of our friendship. And now that she’s wearing my ring, protective doesn’t even begin to cover the way I feel. I would’ve stepped up to help her out of the mess either way, and she’ll learn that soon enough. But first things first. Convincing the most stubborn woman alive that I really am in love with her is step one…

AUTHOR’S NOTE: This book, like the other Frisky Business books (Effortlessly Real & Recklessly Real) are told from the heroine’s POV. But unlike the other two, this one also has several chapters in Blake’s POV at the end (you’ll see why). Enjoy! :)

Formerly titled Claiming Her Curves—same characters and storyline, with a less commonly-used title and more fitting cover. This second edition, re-issued in 2019 through Evergreen Books Publishing, contains newly added content, which expanded (by nearly double the word count) the shorter original novella published as Curve Contract in 2012. 

Keywords: curvy girl romance, curvy woman romance, BBW, plus size heroine, billionaire hero, billionaire romance, friends to lovers, fake engagement, fake fiancee, pretend relationship, pretend marriage, marriage of convenience, possessive hero, protective hero, alpha hero, strong heroine, fake relationship, fake marriage, smart heroine, feisty heroine, sexy book, sexy romance, sexy novel, steamy read, steamy novella, office romance, new adult romance, sexy contemporary romance, steamy romance, hot romance novel, sweet hero, pretend wife, fake wife, pretend husband, fake husband, series starter, sexy romance series, steamy romance series, sweet heroine, sexy beach read, happily ever after

Ratings and reviews

Blake is the sweetest, I just wish we had more from his pov. Pippa is sweet but dense, there were so many times Blake "told" her he had feelings and she just kept denying and brushing him off. his action to purpose while she was in trouble, professional wise, was not his ideal way of getting her attention but it worked. I'm glad Blake called her dad and told him how horrible him and his wife are as parents to Pippa.

hot sex erupts between billionaire Blake and clueless Pippa with a pretend engagement that neither wants to end

this was a surprisingly nice story I enjoyed how everything was planned out by the ML to protect and get his woman.

About the author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Christa Wick has been hybrid publishing since 2012 (yep, she's one of the O.G. indie authors). She's written 50+ romances starring curvalicious heroines and alphalicious heroes whose stories span the spectrum of: steamy & sweet, steamy & emotional, steamy & suspenseful, steamy & paranormal, steamy & dark, and...well, you get the idea. She also writes sci-fi thrillers and suspense novels under other pen names.

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