Marriage of Inconvenience
Written by Penny Reid
Narrated by Angela Dawe and Stephen Dexter
4.5/5
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About this audiobook
He wants her, badly. And she has no idea . . .
★★★★★ Goodreads Choice Award Semi-Finalist for Best Romance ★★★★★
From the New York Times Bestselling Author Penny Reid
There are three things you need to know about Kat Tanner (aka Kathleen Tyson. . . and yes, she is *that* Kathleen Tyson): 1) She’s determined to make good decisions, 2) She must get married ASAP, and 3) She knows how to knit.
Being a billionaire heiress isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. In fact, it sucks. Determined to live a quiet life, Kat Tanner changed her identity years ago and eschewed her family’s legacy. But now, Kat’s silver spoon past has finally caught up with her, and so have her youthful mistakes. To avoid imminent disaster, she must marry immediately; it is essential that the person she chooses have no romantic feelings for her whatsoever and be completely trustworthy.
Fortunately, she knows exactly who to ask. Dan O’Malley checks all the boxes: single, romantically indifferent to her, completely trustworthy. Sure, she might have a wee little crush on Dan the Security Man, but with clear rules, expectations, and a legally binding contract, Kat is certain she can make it through this debacle with her sanity—and heart—all in one piece.
Except, what happens when Dan O’Malley isn’t as indifferent—or as trustworthy—as she thought?
Marriage of Inconvenience is book #7 in the Knitting in the City series. Each book is a standalone, full length (110k words), contemporary romantic comedy novel, and follows the misadventures and exploits of seven friends in Chicago, all members of the same knitting group.
Penny Reid
Sign up for the newsletter of awesome: www.pennyreid.ninja/newsletterPenny Reid is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of the Winston Brothers and Knitting in the City series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she writes kissing books. Penny is an obsessive knitter and manages the #OwnVoices-focused mentorship incubator / publishing imprint, Smartypants Romance. She lives in Seattle Washington with her husband, three kids, and dog named Hazel.FOLLOW PENNY:Facebook: www.facebook.com/pennyreidwriterTwitter: www.twitter.com/reidromanceInstagram: www.instagram.com/reidromanceJust Released:December 13th, 2022: Drama King, Three Kings Series, Book 2Upcoming Releases:2023: All Folked Up, Good Folk: Modern Folktales, Book 3Currently Working On:2023: Pride and Dad Jokes, Ideal Man, Book 1
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Reviews for Marriage of Inconvenience
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5This book has funny parts and "preachy' parts at time.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5loved the narrators! story felt a bit overwritten at times
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dan the Security Man is the Bostonian “thug” with a heart of gold who makes good and loves thoroughly. Kat is the Reluctant Heiress with a nightmare family and is learning to heal and let her people love her and to love in return. This book is much more Boston than Chicago as the previous books were, but the the cast of characters are as colorful as Reid gets! Gah! The dialogues. So adorable (as adorable as SALtY language gets.)
I believe that good fiction can help us work through some of our own issues , so disagree with the other reviewer who dislikes aspects of Kat’s character arch - maybe her rants and conversations with other characters? Kat has opinions! Some of them, especially in the beginning of the book are wrong. But, Kat takes a lot of time to think through topics that effect her life - beyond the basic tropes within a marriage of convenience, such as the nature of commitment before feelings of love, and communication within a couple.
Reid - through Kat and Dan - grapples with wealth, family disfunction, drugs/sex/mental illness complications in orgasms. She and her leading man decide what lines they will and will not cross for their own peace of mind. So: Actual relationship issues beyond whether they’re going to “get together.” I think most of us readers are at this stage so readers may or may not want to use this book to think through our own issues. Regardless, Reid writes how the beginning of a relationship needs a lot more communication and community than most authors bother to delve into.
Is this book a pretty Hallmark picture? No. But , that sharp Reid whit, and abundance of healing through friendship that Reid excels at, makes this book compelling at times. Thank God it’s not too gritty and the main characters make loving choices in the long run, even some of the “bad guys.” It is a rom com, but a thinking one ,and my heart is so glad that Dan and Kat finally work out how they’re going to navigate life lovingly together. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The voice acting was insufferable for both leads. Wish I could have just went straight to reading because I’ll never know if I could’ve found these two charming. Also there’s not enough plot here if you have to resort to a single miscommunication driving the tone of the first 10 chapters. Miscommunication as plot device is just lazy at this point.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Kat turned to be my least favorite of the characters, but Dan and his Mother had me in stitches. So stinking funny.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Cant stand the narrator for Kat. I ve tried to finish this story more than 3x but not able to. She is shouting and screeching like mad woman, totally alter Kat s character. I even preferred Kat s voice through the narrator for Dan. Sigh. I have always loved penny reid and she doesn't write that much anymore lately
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love how this beautiful serie ended. And that the last couple was Kat and Dan
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5We are told Kat used to be shy, but is now thoughtfully quiet. The voice actor plays her as loud and neurotic. Dan drops the f bomb in every sentence. Even when he is waxing poetic about the beautiful Kate. For both of these reasons, I find the audio version too grating.