A Proper Wife: Harlequin Manga

Devon agrees to marry Ryan because Ryan wants to please his grandfather who has a terminal illness. The only problem is Devon doesnt like Ryan. Their first meeting ended in Devon giving him a good punch in the face and she lost her modelling job because of it.

Ryan is a hot shot business man and really very arrogant. He is attracted to Devon but sees their fake marriage as a way of pleasing his grandfather in his last days. He doesn't believe in love and is convinced that Devon is not the nice person his grandfather thinks she is.

Also he is just annoyingly arrogant!

But as the two of them live together in a non sexual relationship, sparks begin to fly and the two of them are drawn to each other. Suddenly a marriage that was just for a few months seems as if it could last a life time, but that is because Ryan has actually fallen in love with her, even though he is arrogant.

But Devon doesn't know this and there is mischief afoot in the form of a spurned past lover. Will the two of them find the path to true love?

This is a beautifully quaint and romantic manga with lovely artwork. If you like a gentle romance where the guy gets the girl after a few hiccups along the way then this is definitely one for you.

Copy provided via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

Whoohoo! Finally a girl with spice. When Devon is embarrassed by the things Ryan says during a fashion show, she stand up for her self and delivers a well deserved smack down, literally! Next thing she know she is engaged and married to him to satisfy a "dying man's" last wishes.
I love manga and this was a great story and I loved the drawings.
ARC generously provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.

5 stars from me!
I love the illustration so much! It's been a while since the last time I read HQ romance's manga and I adore this one so much! The story's classic HQ, the drama is kicking, and the HEA's just as beautiful as I thought it would be. Though it's kind of hard to see the characters as an adult because they look super young, I still adore the drawing.
Will definitely read more from this author and mangaka!

I think I read this harlequin in the 80', but it was still fun to reread the manga!

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

I enjoyed the trope of the fake marriage, but I loved the deeper spin on how it happened. Devon is the daughter of a wicked women who was married to Ryan's brother. Ryan despises his brother's ex-wife and anything attached to her. These two start off in a bad way -- I loved that sucker punch! I enjoyed seeing them battle with their feelings and truth of their being "forced" to marry. Cute and quick read.

Book Review
Title: A Proper Wife
Author: Sandra Marton & Chikae Ide
Genre: Manga
Rating: *****
Review: So, the synopsis of this books sounds amazing: Devon had every reason to strike the man at the fashion show, but she was still fired for it. And after all, she had done to become a model! Depressed and beaten, she receives an invitation from the patriarch of an enormously wealthy family, one she knows well. Devon’s mother had already betrayed the family, so why would they call for her now? Well, it seems the patriarch is determined that Devon should marry his grandson, Ryan, the very same man from the show.
Usually, in these kinds of stories, the romance is everything and we get very little else, however, A Proper Wife has tons of backstory and history between the characters. It has so much of this that the romance element of the story takes a real back seat until right at the very end of the story where Devon and Ryan come together at last.
While this review is very short, I can honestly say this is one of my favourite Harlequin mangas to date and I am definitely considering picking up the original novel to check out how it compares to this sweet story.

I loved Chikae Ide's artwork. There were so many large splash pages that are just begging to be coloured... even though this is obviously not a colouring book. Everything is so crisp and clear! Plus, I am so pleased with the constant barrage of flowery backdrops!

As for the plot, it was short, and very undeveloped compared to most other shoujo/josei manga I've read. But compared to other Harlequin manga, was one of the stronger stories. It was light, fast-paced and completely ridiculous. I had a lot of fun reading it!