The Marriage Bargain

Jennifer Probst

Aug 2012 · Marriage to a Billionaire Book 1 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The sizzling first book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Marriage to a Billionaire series by “one of the most exciting breakout novelists” (USA TODAY) Jennifer Probst.

A marriage in name only...

To save her family home, impulsive bookstore owner Alexa Maria McKenzie casts a love spell. But she never planned on conjuring up her best friend’s older brother—the powerful man who once shattered her heart.

Billionaire Nicholas Ryan doesn’t believe in marriage, but in order to inherit his father’s corporation, he needs a wife and needs one fast. When he discovers his sister’s childhood friend is in dire financial straits, he offers Alexa a bold proposition.

A marriage in name only with certain rules: Avoid entanglement. Keep things all business. Do not fall in love. The arrangement is only for a year so the rules shouldn’t be that hard to follow, right?

Except fate has a way of upsetting the best-laid plans...

Ratings and reviews

Jennifer Probst has done it again! She continues to deliver incredibly written love stories. I absolutely loved The Marriage Bargain by Jennifer Probst, it is an incredible love story, and is the first book in her Marriage to a Billionaire series. I loved the book that I am looking forward to reading the other books in the Marriage to a Billionaire series. I have read other books by Jennifer Probst and always enjoy her wonderfully written stories. Jennifer Probst has once again shown that she is an amazing storyteller. I could not put The Marriage Bargain down. I loved every moment on every page. I really enjoy how the book is told from the perspective of the main characters. I love getting the insight and feelings from the different characters. The Marriage Bargain is wonderful love story and is filled with heartbreaking and heartwarming moments. I love the lighter moments where I find myself smiling and laughing out loud and the bittersweet moments that pull at my heartstrings and cause me to sigh, as I read the heartbreaking moments. The Marriage Bargain is filled with such moments, and with so much emotion. It is filled with all those things that we have come to love and expect in a Jennifer Probst love story, especially the poignant and bittersweet moments that filled this page turner. One of my favorite parts is how Jennifer Probst incorporated the title of the book into the love story. Who doesn’t love a marriage of convenience that turns into true love? The Marriage Bargain is the story of Alexandria “Alexa” Maria McKenzie, owner of BookCrazy, a local book store and billionaire Nicholas “Nick” Ryan, her best friend, Maggie’s older brother. Alexa had a crush on Nick growing up, but he broke her heart. Alexa casts a love spell to Earth Mother, looking for Mr. Right. I love the list of characteristics that she is looking for in a mate. Once she casts her love spell, Alexa gives the book to Maggie. According to Nick’s Uncle Earl’s will, Nick needs to get married in the next three months in order to inherit all of Dreamscape Enterprises, his architectural firm. Nick does not believe in love and marriage and enters into a contract with Alexa to marry him and be his fake wife for a year. In return Alexa receives $150.000, that she will give to her parents to pay off their mortgage. Only Maggie is aware that their marriage is fake. I love how Nick is the complete opposite of all the characteristics that Alexa wrote down in her love spell. Alexa does not tell Nick what she will be using the money for. Nick and Maggie did not have the best childhood or the best parents, which is the opposite of Alexa’s childhood. Nick would always spend time at the McKenzie’s house. As Alexa and Nick spends time being fake married, they share secrets with one another and they grow closer. Their relationship changes, but it does not change the time limit on their marriage contract. I love that both Nick and Alexa show their vulnerable sides and that each of them changed because of their feelings for one another. I love how Nick changed, because of his childhood he never dreamed of falling in love, marrying, having children or dogs. I love how the plot twist changes everything and forces Nick to follow his heart and his dreams. I loved that The Marriage Bargain is a more than just a romance, there are dilemmas that both Alexa and Nick are facing that need to be resolved. I love how all the storylines get resolved so incredibly. I enjoyed that the epilogue is told from Maggie’s perspective, setting up how story. I truly love how the ending of the book goes above and beyond the happily ever after. The Marriage Bargain is filled with the poignant and bittersweet moments, as well as the plot twists, that I have come to love and expect in Jennifer Probst's stories. I am so glad that Alexa got the happily ever after that she so deserved. I love all the changes that both Alexa and Nick were willing to make in their lives. I thoroughly enjoyed The Marriage Bargain; I highly recommend this wonderful romance

It was a gripping story line, with good development and sex scenes, but I could already figure out what would happen before I read it. I guess that's the price you pay with a romance novel off this kind.. Good book anyway.

I loved how everything falled together with these to! It was funny and a little sad (I wanted to shed a few tears lol). Hands down Best book I have ever read!

About the author

Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a house, get pregnant again, pursue a Master’s degree in English literature, and rescue two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again. She is the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain spent twenty-six weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews. She makes her home in upstate New York with the whole crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.