Natalie is at the end of her rope with college debt, dorm debt, and no family or friends to turn too. Her fellow classmate, Ava, tells her about the sugar bowl, which is how she gets all her money. Natalie gets the app and meets a wealthy older man who is a perfect gentlemen. Though their arrangement is strictly professional, Natalie can't help but have feelings for him. The Arrangement takes the topic of Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babies, which is often looked at with disgust, and makes it something understandable. I'm not saying that I would ever be involved with that crowd, but I can see why some people would feel they would need companionship in that form. This story has twists and turns you won't see coming, and you will not guess the ending, I guarantee it. It's a quick read, but a good one. It's not groundbreaking, but it does provoke thought.

This book is a super fast read and the ending you won’t see coming!! I finished this book in 3 hours cause I had to know what was going to happen!! Highly recommend this book!!

I was offered an advance copy of the book for an honest review.

This was a fun read; a real page turner. It unfolded somewhat predictably, and I totally called the ending, but I was still totally into it. This would be a great beach read. Recommended.

The Arrangement by Robyn Harding was an excellent book! It features a young art student named Natalie. She lives in New York City where everything is super expensive and she is having a hard time making ends meet. Natalie’s friend suggests she go find herself a sugar daddy online who will financially support her. What was intended to be a mutually beneficial arrangement quickly turns into a nightmare. This book is filled with lots of drama, deception, and suspense. I highly recommended this fantastic page turner, you won’t want to put it down!

Natalie is desperate, and she needs money to pay rent and her tuition at college. Natalie has no one that she can depend on. Her relationships with her mother and dad are non-existent. She has also had abusive relationships with men. Her ex can't let her go, and he wants to make her pay dearly with her life. Wow, what a book. I read Chapter one and before I knew; I was one Chapter 14. The pages flew by so fast.

Natalie meets a new friend who introduces her to a lifestyle that might give her the income she desperately needs. Natalie would be paid for her time with men, and it would be no strings attached. Initially, this is what Natalie wanted. What happens when you fall in love with your customer, and can't let him go? Obsession and murder and ensues. NetGalley always introduces me to new authors. Thank you for allowing me to read this. Robyn Harding, you have a new fan. I can't wait to read more from this prolific author. Do not miss this book. You will thank me later lol.

Thank you NetGalley for my arc. What a great book! I really got sucked in with this lifetime movie like storyline. This explores the world of sugar daddy/sugar baby. Natalie, a poor student, gets involved with the sugar bowl to pay her bills and school tuition and it turns into a twisted tale of love and murder. Couldn’t put this one down!

Really well done and original! Interesting exploration into the Sugar Baby/Sugar Daddy life and it's fallout. Plenty of twisty interest and complicated characters. It's a whodunit with many suspects and twists through to the end.

Young girl from a small town goes thousands of miles to New York City for Art College. Sound familiar? Well it's not! This story has a new spin on naivety and dating! A superb read from Robyn Harding!

Natalie left her small hometown in Washington State for art school in New York City. She begins living with two roommates who eventually kick her out for "lewd" behavior. At the same time she loses her job at a bar. She meet up with a classmate, Ava, who turns her on to how she can get paid for her TIME - become a "sugar baby".

Desperate for a job, Natalie turns to the sugar baby website. And that's just the beginning...

A very suspenseful, entertaining read! I Highly recommend.

This book is a definite page turner and a must read!

Many Thanks to Gallery, Threshold, Pocketbooks and NetGalley for one of the best reads this year!

I wasn't sure what direction this book was heading part way through the book, but I enjoyed how it did. I thought the author did a great job with the plot and character development of this book. There was not one specific main character to me there were several people that played important roles. Thank you for allowing me to read this book.

"Welcome to the Sugar Bowl..."

When struggling art student Natalie stumbles upon what seems to be the perfect way to deal with her mounting financial issues - dating a wealthy older man for pay - when the man is HOT and not all that much older - well you know the saying about when something seems too good to be true...

Having read all of Harding's books, I can easily say this is her best yet! I was theorizing, gasping, shouting and all out loving this book from page 1 through the very last page (where I was incredibly excited to find my name in the acknowledgments - @beauty_andthebook_ ... that's me!!!) Knowing something sinister happens from the prologue, but not knowing what until the book progresses gives this book and edge that will having you turning the pages at a rapid pace to find out what happens and more importantly, how and why!

Thank you to Gallery books for an advanced copy. All opinions are my own.

Loved loved loved this book. Coming after I have tried a number of mediocre reads, this was a wonderful surprise. Well written, intriguing plot and great characters. Highly recommend !

I was delighted to get this ARC as I have read Harding's previous novels and loved them! This one was decidedly different but SO interesting! I will admit to watching a couple of (poorly done) Lifetime movies about this subject but this book seemed so realistic as we watch college-student Natalie get drawn into the often-dangerous and seedy web of Sugar Daddies. Having already broken up with a nightmarish, stalker boyfriend, she just wants to be able to pay her rent and not become embroiled in any relationships--especially with older, creepy men. But $500 just for a drink? Sounds too good to be true, but when she meets Gabe she finds he is actually attractive, charming, and not at all what she imagined and he is the perfect "gentleman," dropping her off at her apartment after she gets drunk and actually ordering her some comfort food for her hangover. Of course, it's never as easy as it seems and things go downhill from here with plenty of plot twists and surprising elements that will keep you on your toes guessing what comes next! Wonderful characterization with flawed, yet mostly-lovable people you will like or maybe despise, but the ending is satisfying as well without wrapping things up in a neat little bow. If you like psychological suspense, this one is surely for you. Out the end of July.

I thought this book was perfectly crafted. Harding spent the perfect amount of time on all aspects; not dragging things out unnecessarily or being too vague. I love the way Robyn Harding writes her mystery/thrillers, if they could even be categorized as such. Her books always make sense. The resolution always seems realistic, unlike most other mystery/thrillers i've read. This book surprised me, engaged me and I read it in less than 24 hours. I could not put it down. I found myself rooting for Natalie, and also despising her at moments. I loved the small amount of romance, and I actually would have enjoyed even more. There is not much I would want differently about this book, but I can say I would have enjoyed a tiny bit more character development. I found it a little ironic that Natalie despised Cole because of his clinginess and attachment, but then she turned into that exact same person for Gabriel. I enjoyed that bit of figurative language. I can proudly say that I will be reading every single novel Robyn Harding writes in the future. Definitely on my favorite authors list!