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The Paradise Problem

By: Christina Lauren
Narrated by: Patti Murin, Jon Root
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Publisher's summary

Christina Lauren, the instant New York Times bestselling and “reigning romance queens” (PopSugar), returns with a delicious new romance between the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex as they fake their relationship in order to receive a massive inheritance.

Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam “West” Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she’d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.

Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. There’s just one catch.

Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather’s will, Liam won’t see a penny until he’s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he’s in the home stretch, pressure mounts from his family to see this mysterious spouse, and he has no choice but to turn to the one person he’s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents—his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.

But in the presence of his family, Liam’s fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part to whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie.

©2024 Christina Lauren (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio
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  • Categories: Romance

Interview: Christina Lauren takes us to "Paradise"

'We always say that, 'We don't know how to do something right till we do something wrong.''
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Editorial Review

Take me to paradise
I’ve been on a rom-com kick this year (every year?), but no matter what my listening mood, Christina Lauren is always an auto-download for me. This time, the best friend writing duo takes us to a private resort in Indonesia, where the setting serves as a luxurious backdrop to a fake-relationship plot, layered with complex family dynamics, corporate greed, and artistic ambitions. The love story is, of course, swoon-worthy, but I really appreciated our heroine Anna’s journey to trusting both her own voice and talents. Patti Murin and Jon Root perform their third CLo collaboration, giving voice to Anna and Liam in a dual POV, and I’m already hoping the whole gang reunites on a sequel featuring some of the other characters. I recently got to interview the authors, and their passion reinforced both my love of them and of the genre. There is something so special about HEAs and the authors that get us there. — Katie O., Audible Editor

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A perfect rom com

So many lessons in this that are beautifully blended into smut and romance and comedy. It felt like watching Pretty Woman mixed with Runaway Bride and How to Lose a guy in 10 days. Loved this!

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The narrators were very good.

The storyline got a little boring towards the end and became very predictable. I really enjoyed the majority of the book though.

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Pretty good overall

Detailed characters and great descriptions of views. I wish there was a little bit less cliche.

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LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT

Seriously - did not want to stop listening to this. Favorite summer audiobook of the year so far

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Loved

Such a great, fun read. I had many LOL moments and I probably looked like a crazy person while jogging and laughing, but it was worth it.

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Down load now!

This was the most fun listen this year!!! I laughed out loud sooooo many times. The characters were wonderful. The narration was pure perfection. The story moved at a great pace. The spice was tasteful, HOT and fitting.

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A perfect, fully adult romance

I can’t say enough good things about this book! It has all the things: 2 self aware adults, a tropical island, a slow burn that’s not off putting, serious heat, and a sweet but believable end that is not a fairy tale, but it’s better. I don’t always love these authors, but they knocked it out of the park with this one.

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Relatable characters

Love the modern female characters and the clever plot. The mess of family written in a funny and entertaining manner

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Quirky

I loved it! I love Anna and her quirky ways. The Paradise Problem kept me interested without having to think too much.

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Narrators very good!

I like the story, but could do without the fowl language. I don’t understand why it had to be so much.

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