The Fiancee Farce

A Novel

By: Alexandria Bellefleur

Narrated by: Lauren Sweet

Lambda Literary award winner and national bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur returns with a steamy sapphic rom-com about a quiet bookseller and a romance novel cover model who agree to a modern-day marriage of convenience...

Tansy Adams’ greatest love is her family’s bookstore, passed down from her late father. But when it comes to actual romance… Tansy can’t get past the first chapter. Tired of her stepfamily’s questions about her love life, Tansy invents Gemma, a fake girlfriend inspired by the stunning cover model on a bestselling book. They’ll never actually meet, so what’s the harm in a little fib? Yet when real-life Gemma crosses Tansy’s path, her white lie nearly implodes.

Gemma van Dalen is a wild child, the outcast of her wealthy family, and now the latest heir to Van Dalen Publishing. But the title comes with one tiny condition: she must be married in order to inherit. When Gemma discovers a beautiful stranger has been pretending to date her for months, she decides to take the charade one step further—and announces their engagement.

Gemma needs a wife to meet the terms of her grandfather’s will and Tansy needs money to save her struggling bookstore. A marriage could be mutually beneficial, if they can fool everyone into thinking it’s a love match. Unexpected sparks fly as Tansy and Gemma play the role of affectionate fiancées, and suddenly the line between convenient arrangement and real feelings begins to blur. But the scheming Van Dalen family won’t give up the company without a fight, and Gemma and Tansy’s newfound happiness might get caught in the fallout…

©2023 Alexandria Bellefleur (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers

All the feels!

I loved this story! It really did make me feels all the feels! It was sweet and heartbreaking at times and funny! I’m a huge fan of her writing! She writes characters that you want to be friends with! I love that characters from each of her books tie in somehow with each story! I also love this narrator! I’m sad I finished! Can’t wait until the next one!

Wonderful story!

Worth the wait! Another great story from Alexandria Bellefleur. I must say the combination of her stories with Lauren Sweet as narrator makes all the difference in the world. This story has all the feels!

Excellent Book in Every Way.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this book. The author gives us delightful characters with laugh out loud dialogue, and villainous characters you imagine throat punching. The narration was top notch. At no point did the narration distract from or diminish the story. I'm going right now to read more from this author.

Perfection

The sweetest story with perfect narration. Loved every second if it. Put it on your TBR.

Short and cute

It’s a nice palate cleanser story. I enjoyed the quick listen. It’s exactly what you want in a cute romance story.

it’s a feel good story..I love it ❤️

it’s funny it’s emotional it makes you feel good
its a happy love story..of the best I’ve listened to

Loved this book

I purchased this book in audio because I was taking two road trips alone and listening to books are the best way to not get sleepy or bored.
I enjoyed this one so much I would sit in the car and wait for the chapter ending before eating or anything else needing to be done out of the car.
It was sweet, funny, emotional and dramatic. The very best. Highly recommend.

Loved it!

I definitely want to check out the other books by Alexandria Bellefleur now! And Lauren Sweet did amazing to help give each character there voice and personality with such a emotion. I absolutely loved it. Just the perfect amount of sapphic slightly dramatic yet lighthearted butterfly romcom I was aching for! *chef’s kiss*

Another hit from Bellefleur

I’ve listened to Bellefleur’s three previous books and this is another hit.

The fake fiancée trope gets a bit of a fresh take here, but let’s be honest, it’s a trope.

Smartly written with good pacing, this is a fun queer romcom with just enough heat.

The characters are well built and diverse. Foreshadowing is used wisely but leaving some surprises, and of course, we get the HEA.

Having lived in the Seattle area, I love reliving fond memories, and the mention of one of our favorite restaurants, Purple Cafe, made me smile and laugh. However, readers unfamiliar with Seattle won’t have a hard time picturing the landscape and lifestyle.

The use of the same narrator for all four books, who has a distinctive vocal styling that sets her apart from the pack, makes these books feel like being with an old friend, comforting and relaxing me into the story. At the same time, she is able to create distinct voices for a wide variety of characters, and voices them well.

Most definitely worth spending my credit on!

Lovely

Charming, laugh out loud funny at times. Really enjoyed the book and the performance. Highly recommend.