Romance for Cynics

Romance for Cynics
Nicola Marsh

Must. Not. Fall. For. Fake. Boyfriend.Cashel Burgess’s PR team have come up with a plan to salvage his reputation and show his ‘softer’ side by entering a Valentine’s Day competition to find Australia’s Most Romantic Couple. It’s so ridiculous it might actually work. The hitch? He doesn’t even have a girlfriend. But that’s not about to stop him…Thanks to a good-for-nothing ex, gardener Lucy Grant hates Valentine’s Day. But when Cash makes her an offer too good to refuse Lucy finds herself half of the most cynical couple in Australia! The only problem is when a man fakes it this well, a girl might be tempted to turn fiction into fact…

Cash wrenched his mouth from hers and they stared at each other in stunned silence, their chests heaving, breathing ragged.

Lucy couldn’t tear her gaze away from Cash’s.

He didn’t look like a guy who was acting.

He looked as smitten as she was.

’You’d do anything for the cameras,’ she said, eager to break the unbearable tension between them.

He ducked his head to whisper in her ear. ’If that was you playacting, sweetheart, I’ll double your fee.’

She tossed her head. ’Okay. So we kissed. Big deal.’

’We’re attracted to each other.’ He ran a fingertip down her cheek. ’It’s not a crime to admit it.’

Lucy gritted her teeth. No way could she admit to wanting Cash.

The last thing she needed was to get involved in some weird half-assed relationship that had started out fake and yet involved very real sex.

Sex? Yikes. She really was in trouble.

Dear Reader

Valentine’s Day can inspire mixed feelings in people.

If you’re part of a romantic couple the pressure’s on for your better half to impress with grand gestures.

If you’re single you harbour hopes that a secret admirer will finally declare his undying love while trying not to turn a pale shade of green as your BFF’s partner lavishes her with gifts and flowers.

For confirmed romance cynics like Lucy and Cash, Valentine’s Day can be summed up in a few words: over-commercialised claptrap for gullible fools!

So what happens when these two cynics must fake a relationship for a week in the lead-up to the big day?

Will true love win over the most hardened hearts?

I had so much fun having Lucy and Cash deal with a variety of romantic situations designed to taunt and challenge.

The outcome?

This confirmed romantic is not telling.

You’ll need to read the book to find out!

Happy reading!

Nicola

www.nicolamarsh.com

Romance

for Cynics

Nicola Marsh

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

NICOLA MARSH has always had a passion for writing and reading. As a youngster she devoured books when she should have been sleeping, and later kept a diary whose contents could be an epic in itself!

These days, when she’s not enjoying life with her husband and sons in her home city of Melbourne, she’s at her computer, creating the romances she loves in her dream job.

Visit Nicola’s website at www.nicolamarsh.com for the latest news of her books.

This and other titles by Nicola Marsh are available in eBook format at www.millsandboon.co.uk

This one is for my dedicated readers and fellow romantics who believe true love will always triumph.

May all your happily-ever-afters be a heartbeat away.

Contents

Chapter One (#u10b7dc9c-d9ff-53d1-bceb-1c26e8ef2d4f)

Chapter Two (#u6b8f9fc4-48b1-5258-b3b6-840ebb6520d4)

Chapter Three (#ud09c7b9d-52ed-5f3d-904f-0bc383cf4ae5)

Chapter Four (#u52fe581b-d6fd-5d86-8d33-5e2a541a5c20)

Chapter Five (#u7537a762-80e3-58b0-b3cd-71ca8d1cb456)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)