Conquest (The Four Groomsmen of the Wedpocalypse #1)
Lilian Monroe
WELCOME TO THE WEDPOCALYPSE His name is Pestilence. At least, that’s what they called him in college after an outbreak of a certain, ahem, intimately transmitted infection on campus. Now in his thirties, Leo St. James is fully reformed from his playboy past. He has a fiancée and everything. Oh, no, wait. He lied about that. His fiancée doesn’t exist. But when Leo’s boss sees him with his hand cupped around Amelia Darcy’s face, Leo has no choice but to call her his bride-to-be and promise to bring her to his company retreat. Amelia isn’t amused, but she does see an opportunity. The data analyst in her recognizes the chance to gather some much needed information from a reputable source. Because what does a shameless libertine know better than anyone else? Only one thing: seduction. Now that Amelia’s hit her professional goals, she’s ready to attack the personal. She’s going to get a boyfriend of her own, and Leo St. James is going to teach her how. Step by sizzling step. All Amelia has to do in exchange is pretend to be Leo’s fiancée for four measly days at his company retreat. Nothing could be easier…as long as she doesn’t fall for the player, and realize her feelings weren’t all that fake after all…
Publication Year: 2023
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0This was a fun, incredibly sweet read with lots of hilarity, games and competitions, lots of steam, a protective male lead, a broken female lead and even a side of mystery (and action, as a result of that!). ‘Conquest’ packs in so much that you’d be hard-pressed to not like something about it. Personally, I liked all of it!
Grumpy / sunshine (she’s the grumpy one).
Fake relationship / fake engagement.
Tit for tat.
Mystery (cozy-style).
Workplace drama / antics.
New England setting.
Excellent banter.
Teaching moments.
Broken leads.
Forced proximity.
Grand gesture.
I think my favorite part of this was the female lead—she’s very insecure when it comes to certain things (relationship-related things), but a strong lead when it comes to others (her comfort zones, knowing her stuff, her work life, etc.). She was emotionally abused in a past relationship and the author did an amazing job of portraying how that can change someone … but also managed to portray growth and the moment Amelia decided she was done ‘making herself smaller’ to please others, it was so powerful, so well done and timed really well.
A fun, inspirational read—presented as a light, funny RomCom.
And just like that, I’m dying for the next one. This one did wrap up nicely, but I’m officially into this world and these characters.
4.5 stars.
Audio:
Features dual narration and both narrators had great, smooth voices. I particularly loved how a few times once could be heard laughing over the other, or there’d be moments of them chatting over each other—it felt very real. Excellent editing! And overall sound quality was perfect.
5 stars.
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