Carson Frost inherits a confectionary from his late father but is cash-strapped. So he accepts a loan from is father's rival with the stipulation that he has to sign over a permanent stake in the company and marry the man’s daughter.

Two weeks before the wedding Carson gets cold feet and claims he’s in love with someone else. The investor says he’ll still hand over the cash as long as Carson walks down the aisle. Carson panics -- now he needs to find a fake bride to jilt him at the altar.

Ella Hope is an actress who needs money to pay her rent so she his happy for any paying gig. But what started out as fake is suddenly becoming very intimate.

Misadventures of a Back up Bride was as quick, easy read. No girlfriend, no problem. But to find a girlfriend who will agree to "marry" you in two weeks may be a bit tough to find. Not to mention that you need to convince the competition who has agreed to help your and your newly inherited company out of bind. Once the wheels are set in motion it's hard not to cross the boundaries of the contact and even harder to no completely fall in love.

I bow down to the master story telling of Ms. Black. I adored this story from start to finish and couldn't help but root for Carson and Ella to make it "real." A funny, smart, well written story I couldn't put down.

Oh I love this book, it's a fun fast pace romance book with laughters and steamy moments.
A desperate man to save his company searching for a fake bride, oh yeah this one has interesting story.
It was supposed to be a fake relationship, but when the attractions is so deep and they're begin to feel more towards each other, everything become complicated.
I'm a bit dissapointed with the ending, but with all the smiles and laughters and some steamy moments, I really like this book.

As for characters. Love Ella and Carson. Their banters are my fav part in this book and I can feel the pull between them.

I love the story, I like the characters, so overall, I like this book.

If you're looking for insta-love romance with laughters, you must try this one.

Reviewed on behalf of The Book Boyfriend Addict (www.bookboyfriendaddict.com). A complimentary copy was provided in exchange for an honest review.

“Hello. Ella Hope? I’d like to hire you to jilt me.”
I couldn’t possibly have heard that right.

In order to secure the funding he needs to keep the confectionary he inherited from his father in business, Carson Frost is forced to make a deal with his father’s rival and biggest competitor. To get the money, he simply has to marry the man’s daughter. With the wedding fast approaching, Carson gets cold feet and does the only thing he can think of to get out of it – admit that he is in love with another woman. Not buying his claims and hoping to call his bluff, Carson’s competitor/financier agrees he’ll still hand over the money if Carson agrees to marry this supposed woman he’s in love with. Ella Hope is a struggling actress in Los Angeles so when she gets a call from Carson, the handsome man she met at a party a few months earlier, she sees it as a way to earn a few month’s rent. And having to spend time pretending to be in a relationship with the charming and sexy Carson Frost is just an added bonus. Their relationship may be fake but their chemistry is very real and it doesn’t take long for things to heat up between the two. Will they be able to stick to the plan or will their newfound feelings toward one another throw a wrench in things?

'Hours of being near Carson Frost? Days of kissing him? Weeks of being “in love” with him, even if it’s only for show? Yes, please. '

This was another fun and sexy addition to the Misadventure series! As is true of these stories, this one is a fast-paced, sweet and hot romp that was quite fun to read. Carson and Ella’s attraction was instantaneous and the insta-love was soon to follow. Carson was stuck between a rock and a hard place when he called up Ella and enlisted her help. She was sweet and a good sport when it came to the ruse they were playing. They had great chemistry resulting in plenty of steamy scenes, I never knew bread pudding could be sexy, but Carson figured out a way to make it so! Even though things moved very fast, there was still plenty of heart and even a few surprises thrown in. If you’re looking for a quick and easy read that’s low in drama but high in fun then I would recommend checking out this latest misadventure!

“Everything’s changed, hasn’t it?”

It's very hard for me to be convinced when it comes to insta-love and I didn't buy it in this story. That's my only complaint about this book. I thought Carson and Ella had amazing chemistry but to be in love after four days is too far fetched for me. This would have been more believable if the story had been stretched out over a couple of months and I think that could have worked in this book. Other than that, it was very romantic and perfectly steamy. I liked the little twist at the end with Shaw. An epilogue a year or so into the future would have been nice too since this story takes place over the course of about two weeks.

4.5 Hot Stars This book had a different twist to the fake relationship genre. Carson the CEO of a billion dollar candy company needs a fake girlfriend to get rid of his real fiancee. He hires Ella, a Hollywood actress that he meet in the past when she had been dating his friend. His future father-in-law Gregory Shaw agreed to loan Carson the money he needs to save his company if he will marry his wayward daughter Kendra but the closer he gets to the big day he knows is needs to get himself out of this doomed marriage. Carson hopes that if he can prove he is in love with someone else Shaw will let him out of the marriage part of their agreement. Let the performance begin.

This book has many twists and turns. Things are not always what they seem. Be sure to read this creative romantic adventure. I think you will pleasurably surprised.

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book provided by Waterhouse Press/NetGalley.

This was a wonderfully funny romance. As the title suggest it is about a fake bride who becomes a real bride. It was really well written with lots of hot sex scenes. The story moves at a great pace and the characters are very believable. Even though this is the forth book in the series, it can be read as a stand-alone story.

I am really enjoying all the books in the Misadventures series! The various authors and their stories are such a variety and it's all very entertaining. Ms. Black's story of the backup bride is romantic and funny!

Carson Frost inherited a candy company from his late father that he never really knew growing up so he was surprised by the inheritance. However, the company is in dire need of cash to pay off debts even though the company is profitable. There is obviously a cash flow issue so Carson makes a deal with his competitor to get a loan - Carson has to give up a percentage of his company and marry the man's daughter! Carson tries to get along with his fiancee but there's an age difference (8 years) and he feels that she's just not ready for marriage!

As the wedding gets close, Carson gets cold feet and decides to lie and tell his future father in law that he can't marry his daughter because he is in love with someone else! His future father in law wants proof so Carson hires Ella Hope (a woman he had met and was attracted to once when she came to a party with his friend!) to play his fiancee!

Ella Hope remembers Carson from the only time that they met and she knows she's attracted to him. Ella needs the money to help pay off expenses and since she wasn't getting any parts in her acting career currently, she decides to take Carson up on his offer.

When Ella and Carson meets face to face, there is instant chemistry between them. This of course makes their fake romance a lot easier. As they get to know each other, Ella and Carson falls for each other for real but since everything is so new they are not sure if they are ready for a real future together. However, Carson's future father in law forces both Carson and Ella to make decisions about their future together with some threats of his own regarding Carson's company and the loan that Carson needs. Carson and Ella has to decide if they are ready to go through with the terms of agreement that Carson's competitor has laid out for them.

This instant attraction and romance between Ella and Carson is such a lighthearted read and is very entertaining with how they go about their fake romance. Loved them both!

Misadventures of a Backup Bride had me hooked from page one! It was a total delight!! Funny, smart, heartbreaking and heart warming.

5 A Quick But Passion Filled Read Stars!!!

I'm loving the Misadventures Series and this latest installment by Shayla Black is SMOKING HOT!! Imagine having to come up with a bride very quickly and getting her to leave you at the altar all so you can save your company. This is the premise of this book and it's so good!!!

Carson is a man that will do just about anything to save his candy company, even if it means getting hitched. The problem is there's no girlfriend, no friends that are girls or anyone he knows that's willing to take the proverbial plunge with our Hero. Enter Ella Hope, a woman that is just who Carson has been looking for....let the fun times begin!

Oh how I love the writing of Ms. Black. She has a way of drawing me into the story, this time with a tenderness and story that nudged its way into my heart, just like Ella did with Carson and I adored every word. There's some major heat between our H/h and they can't stop themselves from taking advantage of their matrimonial status!

This book is a fun anda chemistry filled read and is a perfect addition to the Misadventures Series!

Have you ever wondered if love at first sight really exist? What about true love over time never fades or that all time favorite Love is Blind. Are there any merits in those quotes? Misadventures of a Backup Bride will have you giggling and wondering about all these questions.

Carson is an ambitious businessman thrust into an industry he has limited knowledge of. To support this venture he enters into a business arrangement. As the reality of what he has done settles in, reservations creep in, yet with his “jewels” in that very tight noose, he is not sure how to separate certain provisions from the rest of the deal.

Ella is a starving artist, looking to make ends meet. A paying gig that had the potential to cover expenses for the foreseeable future brings her into contact with Carson. This was supposed to be a simple gig, but at times she is left wondering if she can really do as he ask. Her goal, purpose,. and limitations have been clear since their first conversation. Yet, with them working so closely, sometimes goals and purposes are skewed by the heart.

As Carson and Ella maneuver their social and business calamity, how they bond is nothing short of amazing. They discover they really do work well as a team, and I found myself cheering them on with each page turned.

Misadventures of a Backup Bride is a great story of an unexpected past encounter where neither party really forgot the other, and how sometimes there are indeed second chances. Loved this book and happily give it five (5) stars.

ARC - I voluntarily offered to review this book with no obligations and my opinions are honest!
Carson does not want to lose his father's company.
The investor wants Carson to marry his daughter.
When Carson refuses, he needs to produce a fiancee + be married in two weeks.
Otherwise, Bye Bye Money!
Ella was hired to play a fake bride. Easy, right!
They didn't count on their attraction to each other.
Now, what are they going to do?
Will they be able to pull this off?
Love the storytelling.
You can't go wrong w/ a Shayla Black book.

MISADVENTURES OF A BACKUP BRIDE is the fourth installment in the multi-authored MISADVENTURES anthology series of novellas. This is billionaire, candy company owner and CEO Carson Frost, and actress Ella Hope’s story line. Each installment in the MISADVENTURES series is a stand alone, and can be read in any order.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ella and Carson) MISADVENTURES OF A BACKUP BRIDE follows the fake relationship between billionaire owner of Sweet Darlin’ Candy Company Carson Frost, and struggling Hollywood actress Ella Hope. With the recent death of his biological father Carson Frost became the sole owner and proprietor of the Sweet Darlin’ Candy Company-a company over extended on funds, and struggling to survive. When Gregory Shaw, his competition and rival at Dulce Lama makes an offer Carson cannot refuse, our hero finds himself engaged to a woman (Kendra Shaw) he does not love. Enter Ella Hope, Hollywood actress, and the woman Carson hires to be the woman he truly loves. What ensues is the insta-lust/love relationship between Ella and Carson, and the potential fall out when Gregory Shaw get wind of the ruse, and forces our hero to go through with a different set of wedding plans.

MISADVENTURES OF A BACKUP BRIDE is a story of one man’s desperation to save his father’s business, and one woman who struggles with a future originally designed for someone else.

The relationship between Carson and Ella is one of instant attraction. Our couple previously met six month earlier but since haven’t spoken to one another. The author quickly reveals some of the individual backstory and history of our leading couple, as well as Ella’s struggle between her head and her heart. The $ex scenes are numerous, erotic and provocative.

MISADVENTURES OF A BACKUP BRIDE is a fast paced, spirited and energetic novella. The premise is engaging but predictable; the romance is passionate; the characters are charming and inspiring.

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FULL DISCLOSURE: There’s really no Shayla Black book I won’t read. I’ve paid ridiculous amounts of money for them sometimes because the woman delivers. Her story-telling skills are always realistic fiction. That means they could happen. It’s real. She may be spinning a fictional tale, but she makes sure that tale is realistic and relatable.

She did an outstanding job with Misadventures of a Back Up Bride. Not only did I feel Carson and Ella’s real attraction, but I felt their progression to love even more. I believed it. It was a very well thought out and unfolded plot. There were no holes. The good and the bad were entwined into the story and it made me very happy to read. I was rooting for these two from the very beginning.

One of the best things I liked about this book is the characters anxiety and trepidation about how fast their relationship was moving. Their insecurities about their fast-paced journey were written into the story. That’s realistic fiction. That’s how you write a proper love story that spans mere days. That’s how you make the reader believe in the love that forges in mere days. Because nothing that happens that quickly is all hearts and flowers … that’s Fantasy Land and I for one don’t care to read that. So excellent job with this journey! If you’re new to this author, I think this is one of the best books you could pick up today by her. However, there’s not too many I wouldn’t sing really high praises about so there’s that! LOL

I admit, I am a sucker for the fake bride then the couple falls in love type of stories and Misadventures of a Backup Bride is a great addition to this trope. This is a quick, fun, witty, steamy romance. Carson and Ella had an insta-connection when they first met so who else would Carson consider asking? But, when the fun and flirty begins to feel more real than fake, will they be able to stay with the original plan?
This is a quick, fun, witty, steamy romance with some crazy twists that keep you flipping the pages until the very end.
**I requested and received an advanced copy, provided by NetGalley and the publisher, and I am voluntarily providing an honest review**

I really wanted to love it
3 stars

Oh, I really, really wanted to love this book. It’s just my cup of tea - a cute premise forcing our couple together - who realise just at the right moment that this fake relationship has turned into the real thing. It’s a tried and tested story trope but it’s one that I can happily read again and again.

The story started off well. I’m not familiar with Shayla Black’s previous work but in this book I found her writing to be refreshing, fun and its flow made for an easy and light read. Both Carson and Ella were interesting characters - I liked both of them, believed in their chemistry and enjoyed reading about their lives.

But…I just couldn’t believe in the pair’s love. I can suspend reality with the best of them - witches, superheroes and even some ridiculous coincidences - I’m game for it! In this case Ella met Carson once for 10 minutes, met him again, went for a quick dinner, fell into bed with him, spent a weekend in bed with him and she’s suddenly declaring her love for him and trying to figure out how to rearrange her whole life to be with him. And Carson is exactly the same. I mean pardon me what now? Calm down, folks!

Because of this ridiculously premature declaration, it really put the story on a different path for me. I felt it turned quite juvenile at that point and took the shine off the sex scenes. Yes, there was sex. Yes, it was sexy - but it lost the newness and excitement of a new, somewhat forbidden relationship, as soon as they both said ‘I love you’. If Carson and Ella had just pretended to be engaged and then realised at the end that they had fallen in love with each other, it might have been more obvious, but it would have made for, in my opinion, a more believable and well-rounded story.

Everything came together in the end - quite conveniently in some cases - but I did feel that if the characters were already in love by page 10 (slight exaggeration), any happily ever after would be just a little bit dubious.

It’s such a shame because I had such high hopes for this story. Hopefully this was just a weird quirk of mine and others will love the story. If you’re reading through the Misadventures series, this is still worth a shot as the writing was good and the storyline was cute and fun. Only 3 stars from me but I still want folk to try it and hopefully love it as much as I wanted to.

An Overnight Billionaire... When Carson Frost inherits a confectionary that rakes in billions but is too cash-strapped to last another sixty days, he agrees to take a loan from his late father's rival. There are two catches: Carson has to sign over a permanent stake in the company, and marry the man's daughter.

Concocts a Fake Bride... Two weeks before the wedding, he gets cold feet and claims he's in love with someone else. The investor says he'll still hand over the cash if Carson takes a stroll down the aisle--with the woman who owns his heart. Since he isn't even dating anyone, Carson panics. Where is he going to find a bride willing to jilt him at the altar on such short notice?
And Whips Up a Little Love. Ella Hope is an actress happy for any paying gig, but jilting a hottie in public isn't what she had in mind. Still, she needs rent, and he's in a bind. How hard can it be? While playing at matrimony, suddenly their intimacy isn't so fake. Ella can't help but fantasize that Carson is her groom and they will live happily ever after. But once his company is safe, will he want her anymore?




Review:




Instalove and fake intendeds abound in this short contemporary romance.




Love Shayla Black and this gave me a fix of her until her next book comes out. It is full of sexy good times as she writes so well. It also has a great premise of Carson trying to get out of an arranged marriage by hiring Ella to play the girl he never got over. Lots of machinations by everyone in the story leads to a very touching and heart warming ending.




I really enjoyed reading this quick romance, from the multi-author series.




4Stars

*I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this book provided by the publisher.*

I liked the story and I thought Carson & Ella had really solid chemistry that made the story compelling. The setup was good and Carson's plan was exactly the kind of lighthearted fun I like with my romance. However I am not a fan of books written in the first person which limited my ability to fully enjoy the story. I didn't realize it when I requested the advanced copy but I read it anyway and found the story entertaining.
Shayla Black provided a well written and fun read that will be enjoyed by many.

Misadventures of a Back Up Bride
By: Shayla Black
📚💕⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💕📚

In book four of the Misadventures series we meet Carson and Ella. Brought together for reasons completely Ridiculous and selfish circumstances from a man that’s manipulating Carson for his own personal gain.

When Carson Frost inherits a confectionary that rakes in billions but is too cash-strapped to last another sixty days, he agrees to take a loan from his late father’s rival. There are two catches: Carson has to sign over a permanent stake in the company and marry the man’s daughter.

Two weeks before the wedding, he gets cold feet and claims he’s in love with someone else. The investor says he’ll still hand over the cash if Carson takes a stroll down the aisle with the woman who owns his heart. Since he isn’t even dating anyone, Carson panics. Where is he going to find a bride willing to jilt him at the altar on such short notice?

Ella Hope is an actress happy for any paying gig, but jilting a hottie in public isn’t what she had in mind. Still, she needs rent, and he’s in a bind. How hard can it be? While playing at matrimony, immediately their intimacy isn’t so fake. Ella can’t help but fantasize that Carson is her groom and they will live happily ever after. But once his company is safe, will he want her anymore.

I really enjoyed this book and it kept me engrossed throughout. I really loved the characters and the way they interacted with each other. This is a fun, hot, romantic must read book and I would definitely recommend this book to anyone.

This book has everything I love in a book. Then you add that it's beautifully written and believable. It is easily a five star read. Written in dual POV my personal favorite this story flows so incredibly well that the next thing you know your 80% into the book and loving every second of it. The believable way the characters interact is perfect. Run, Hop, Jump or use your (1 click) finger to do whatever you have to do and get this amazing book. It'll break your heart, you'll want to scream with frustration and it'll let you discover that love just might conquer all. The chemistry is steamy and sweet and oh so romantic.

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