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Irena and Sacha come from two very different worlds. An heiress to a fortune, Ren’s home-from-home is the Ritz, while the handsome and brooding Sacha has grown up in Paris’s less salubrious suburbs. So when an accident brings them together, romance seems an unlikely outcome. When Ren’s society engagement reaches a very public end, Irena’s over-protective grandmother wants her home in London. Ren needs an excuse to stay in Paris, and so after some persuasion, Sacha agrees to pose as her new boyfriend. But only for the twenty-one days Ren's grandmother has allowed her to nurse her broken heart before heading home to face the music. Over the course of three weeks, Ren realises the world outside her exclusive bubble is more beautiful than she could have imagined. While Sacha reluctantly begins to see the goodness of the woman behind the wealth. When their time is up, will Ren want to return to her gilded cage, and will Sacha be able to let go of the woman he’s been ‘pretending’ to fall in love with…
Publication Year: 2022
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Ren (Irena) is spending some time in Paris when she has a very dangerous meet cute with Sacha. Ren is a heiress while Sacha is a history professor. Unfortunately, Ren is directed to return to London due to news of her breakup going very public. It's only natural that when Ren needs a reason to stay in Paris, she convinces Sacha to pose as her boyfriend. However, they only have a very short time (21 days) in which they can spend time together.
This is a slow burn with closed door implied sex. Ren and Sacha were beautifully written characters that you just wanted them to be happy and admit to falling in love with each other. I loved Ren's growth as she became someone who no longer felt the need for public attention and lavish goods, but instead understood the richness of experiencing the world and understanding Sacha's love for books and history.
I especially loved the incorporation of the french language. It helped make the story feel even that more romantic & beautiful.
Huge thank you to NetGalley & Boldwood Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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