The Fiance Dilemma

A Novel

By: Elena Armas

Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Zachary Webber

A fake engagement, second chances, and newfound family members come together in this new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the “swoon-worthy” (Business Insider) The Spanish Love Deception.

Josie Moore has given the opposite sex—and love—plenty of chances. Four exactly, if you count all her failed engagements, and five if you include her no-longer-absentee father. Nonetheless, when the influential man decides to announce his retirement with a splashy magazine piece and Josie learns that her romantic history isn’t great PR for the family, she jumps at the chance to offer a solution.

Matthew Flanagan is in the mud. Literally. Not only has he been fired from his job, but after taking a wrong turn on his way to Green Oak, North Carolina, his car is stuck. So, he grabs a duffel bag with his essentials and goes in search of a place to crash until he gets his life (and vehicle) back on track. But instead, he stumbles upon his best friend’s sister, Josie, greeting him as her fiancé.

What starts as a big misunderstanding quickly turns into a fake engagement, with Matthew playing the role of the doting fiancé as he and Josie are swept into a PR whirlwind. The ring on Josie’s finger makes her stomach turn, but she knows this is only temporary. They have rules in place, and one of them is that no matter what, there will be no exchange of “I dos.” But that’s easier said than done, as lines soon start to blur, and the rest of the small town comes to believe the fifth fiancé is truly The One.

©2024 Elena Armas (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

Pretty good

Man I really wish they had the male narrator read his lines, it would’ve made it just the tiniest bit better

Underrated spice

Let’s just say I did not expect any spice while listening to this. I was surprised. Such a good book

Bummed

Preordered this book and was especially excited bc Zachary Webber was listed as a narrator. Sadly, he isn’t. I probably wouldn’t have ordered otherwise….Would have waited for reviews first. Also, the sections of chapters dedicated to the podcast are strange and unnecessary. It was very confusing to listen in the middle of a chapter like it was a script read emphasizing ‘pause’ etc. I’m not finished yet, but finding it difficult to keep listening.

Misleading Narration

Extremely disappointed with the misleading of the narration.
I literally purchase books because of Zacharys delicious voice. This book should have been properly labeled as such. IE: "guest appearance from"
With that being said I did listen to the whole book. It took me a while to get used to the female narrators voice (Im a picky SOB when it comes to who I can stand to listen to for hours on end) and it was a cute story.
SAVE YOUR CREDIT, to use on a dual narrated book.

She is my all-time favorite author

Absolutely amazing book. She never fails to disappoint! The characters chemistry is so captivating! The plot line of the book is intriguing and emotional. I adore her writing style.

Too long

Was there a required word count the author had to met? Because it was redundant and repetitive. The whole story could’ve been told in half the time and would’ve been better.

Cute!

This was one of my most anticipated reads of the summer since I LOVED The Long Game.

This was a cute book and I really liked getting to know Matthew more after seeing a bit of him in the last book. I obviously love Josie as she is such a fun, bubbly character. Her and Matthew just fit well!

Small spoilers:
I loved the revelation of the text messages from Adalyn to Matthew… swoon! It also gave such an interesting background to his motivations.

My only complaint is that it moved a little slow for my liking and I didn’t love the wedding planning process. The last 1/4 of the book was definitely my favorite!

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

Read this if you like:
💍 No 3rd act break up
💍 Public Relations clean ups
💍 Soulmates

False advertising

Zachary Webber narrated one chapter. He is amazing and one of the reasons I select audiobooks. Was really disappointed that was not identified in the description.

SO GOOD! SMOKING HOT chemistry!

This is probably the best book I have listened to so far this year.

The chemistry between the 2 main characters was so off the charts and smoking hot. It took a while to get to the spice, but the build up was scorching. The story was excellent and hilarious and the narration was stellar. I am not familiar with the female narrator but she did a fantastic job. Zach Webber/Jacob Morgan only does the last chapter but I promise the female narrator is really great.

Definitely worth a credit.

Zachary Webber

Like a previous review, having Zachary Webber listed as a narrator is misleading. He is only speaking in the last chapter. As a huge audiobook fan and specifically a diehard Zachary Webber/Jacob Morgan fan, I’m sad that I couldn’t get more of his voice. That being said, I love Elena Armas’ books and enjoyed this story quite a bit.