The Engagement Game

Jenny Holiday

Oct 2015 · Entangled: Indulgence

About this ebook

What's a little blackmail between friends?

The black sheep of the old-money Rosemanns, advertising executive Marcus has made his own way in the world—and done extremely well for himself—but his family is still pressuring him to join their investment firm and settle down with a quiet, unobjectionable girl.

Which is why the sexy Rose Verma is the perfect date for his family's charity ball. A bleeding-heart lefty from the wrong side of the tracks, Rose has never met a stray dog she didn't love or a polka-dotted mini-dress she couldn't rock. Marcus has enough dirt on Rose to "convince" her to play along. And if he lets it slip that they're engaged, all the better.

But all's fair in love and blackmail, and Rose is ready to play a few cards of her own...

Ratings and reviews

I really enjoyed this book. This is Jenny’s 3rd installment in her 49th floor series and it was fun, sexy and addicting! Advertising exec Marcus Rosemann was every woman’s dream. Successful, rich and absolutely gorgeous he had what everyone wanted. While Marcus is successful in the working world he is considered the black sheep of the family at home. Having made his own way in the world and rebelled against the idea of working beside the one man he can’t tolerate, his father. Marcus’s father has other plans though, he intends to humiliate Marcus every opportunity he can and pressure him to take his rightful place in the family’s investment firm and settle down with a girl of his father’s liking and approval. While Marcus enjoyed occasional women he didn’t do or want a relationship. Rose Verma is the best friend every girl wants to have. She is smart, beautiful, fun, energetic and loveable with a huge heart. Fundraising Manager for EcoHabitat, a non-profit organization, Rose is on top of her game even if she doesn’t dress in the normal conservative way most business woman do. Rose is a one of a kind type of girl. She is a vegetarian, animal lover and supporter or animal rights, and lover of all things brightly colored in her wardrobe. Everything about Rose screams fun and different but she is afraid to let people close. When an incident involving a mail mix up throws Marcus and Rose together, Marcus can’t help but feel his has found the perfect woman to be his fake fiance’ and get his family off his back for good. Marcus makes a deal with Rose, be his fiance’ through Hanukkah and in return he will make an extremely generous donation to one EcoHabitat’s programs and personally revamp their website. The plan seemed simple enough and would benefit both parties in the end, Rose could even continue her Thursday night dating in hopes of finding her Mr. Right. Neither one were prepared for the desire and connection that would feel towards each other. But all’s fair in love and blackmail, and Rose is ready to play a few cards of her own… I would highly recommend this book. It is an energetic and fun read that you won’t be able to put down! I received an eARC copy of the book compliments of the publisher via NetGalley for my honest review and opinion. All ratings and opinions stated are my own.

I would recommend this story of colourful Rose and reserved gent Marcus to everybody. Who wouldn't want to read about these two opposites who gently become subservient to each other after first clashing. You'd like it

I loved this story!! It's light, it's funny, and it's completely entertaining. There is nothing Marcus Rosemann enjoys more than really getting under his father's skin. Since deciding to follow is own path rather than join the family investment firm, his father has been waiting for him to fall on his face and come crawling back. Oh yeah, and marry a nice, respectable Jewish girl and settle down. Not going to happen!! After a hilarious letter mix up, Marcus finds himself meeting Rose Verma. She's wild, carefree, and the perfect woman to send his father straight over the top when he finds out Marcus is dating her. So what if a little blackmail is needed to get her to go for his plan. While Rose might agree, the blackmail and all, she's not above a little bargaining of her own!! Definitely one I recommend!

About the author

Jenny Holiday started writing in fourth grade, when her awesome hippie teacher, between sessions of Pete Seeger singing and anti-nuclear power plant letter writing, gave the kids notebooks and told them to write stories. Most of Jenny’s featured poltergeist, alien invasions, or serial killers who managed to murder everyone except her and her mom. She showed early promise as a romance writer, though, because nearly every story had a happy ending: fictional Jenny woke up to find that the story had been a dream, and that her best friend, father, and sister had not, in fact, been axe-murdered.

From then on, she was always writing, often in her diary, where she liked to decorate her declarations of existential angst with nail polish teardrops. Eventually she channelled her penchant for scribbling into a more useful format. After picking up a PhD in urban geography, she became a professional writer, spending many years promoting research at a major university, which allowed her to become an armchair astronomer/historian/particle physicist, depending on the day. Eventually, she decided to try her hand again at happy endings—minus the bloodbaths. You can follow her on twitter at @jennyholi or visit her on the web at jennyholiday.com.