Length: 95,000 words approx.
Cover Design: L.A. Witt
Blurb
Hayden Somerset is convinced the ad is a joke, but he responds anyway because, hello, $1.2 million. He’s broke, living in a tiny apartment with two roommates, and exhausted from praying his ancient car survives just one more week. His skyrocketing rent and crushing student loans aren’t helping either. At this point, there isn’t much Hayden wouldn’t do for that kind of cash.
The ad isn’t a joke. Jesse Ambrose is absolutely serious. His father, the charismatic patriarch of a powerful Hollywood dynasty, has his eye on politics, and he’s counting on California’s liberals and progressives to elect him. But Jesse knows what his father believes when cameras and voters aren’t around. As the election looms, he’ll do anything to force the man’s hand and show the public who Isaac Ambrose really is.
Anything, including marrying a stranger so his father will make good on his promise to disown Jesse if he ever takes a husband.
Now he just has to wait for his father to take the bait… and try not to accidentally fall in love with his fake husband.
The storyline for The Husband Gambit is a little over the top with the way things come together, so it does require some suspension of disbelief. It's also one of the best uses of the fake romance trope that I've come across in some time. Jesse's reason for needing a husband is far from the norm and certainly made for an interesting tale. The story is also a bit drawn out, but these guys are just so darn lovable that you want more of them. Jesse and Hayden are total opposites in their upbringing, financial status, and social circles, but somehow, they just work together. Even before feelings come into play, they have an easy rapport full of wit and banter. There is some angst and a building tension as Jesse's family starts to show their true colors, but relationship angst is pretty low. All in all, this is another great read from LA Witt. The story is interesting, the characters are engaging, and the romance is a good combination of sweet and sexy.
L.A. Witt is an abnormal M/M romance writer who has finally been released from the purgatorial corn maze of Omaha, Nebraska, and now spends her time on the southwestern coast of Spain. In between wondering how she didn’t lose her mind in Omaha, she explores the country with her husband, several clairvoyant hamsters, and an ever-growing herd of rabid plot bunnies. She also has substantially more time on her hands these days, as she has recruited a small army of mercenaries to search South America for her nemesis, romance author Lauren Gallagher, but don’t tell Lauren. And definitely don’t tell Lori A. Witt or Ann Gallagher. Neither of those twits can keep their mouths shut…
Website: http://www.gallagherwitt.com
E-mail: gallagherwitt@gmail.com
Twitter: @GallagherWitt
Blog: http://gallagherwitt.blogspot.com
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