"... Temporary Marriage" is the most complex--and frustrating--novel in Tamie Dearen's Limitless Clean Billionaire Romance series. This time, it's Cole's turn... and he finds true love with a new character, Brooke Ponzio, who has never heard if him despite his tenure as the face of Phantom Enterprises and its philanthropic arm, Limitless, which benefits children with disabilities. Cole's own disability is an incomplete arm, which he disguises with either a neon green robotic prosthesis or a realistic looking one. Brooke humorously nicknames the robotic arm Shrek (after the harmless green animated ogre) and the "boring" realistic arm Arnie (she apologizes to Arnie for declaring him boring).
Cole's arms aren't his only noticeable attributes. He's also very handsome, so much so that be gets roped into a season of "Millionaire Matchup", which be considers the worst decision he ever made. When he ruins into Brooke (literally) at a coffee shop and realizes that she's (1) beautiful and (2) unimpressed by him, he decides that they should get married to allow him to escape the show. She agrees, as long as the ceremony is quiet and civil, but when their parents get word of the engagement, both sets descend on Las Vegas, the only place they can marry before filming starts, with Cole's minister uncle in tow, to perform a glamorous religious wedding... exactly what penny-pinching Brooke doesn't want. Their conflicting views on money are only the tip of the marriage iceberg, and the rest of the book focuses on the misunderstanding between them--the major source of my frustration--until the final chapter, a good talking-to by Jarrett, the only single partner, and a major health scare (as with Dirty Little Midlife Secret, but cleaner) lead to the truth setting everyone free. The only dissatisfied character at the end is Cole's lawyer, who has drawn up two divorce decrees, a prenuptial agreement that's been rescinded, and various other "never mind, things have changed" documents and has graduated from Tums to Xanax.
Dearen's characters, despite their serious flaws, are compelling and gain the reader's sympathy. My Notes are snarky, but I am happy to be wrong.
Next up: "... Alternate Marriage", which I assume will be Jarrett's story. I want to see his love interest and read how they get together!
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