Review: The Proposal by Adriana Locke

The Proposal by Adriana Locke
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book via the author and Valentine PR, all opinions are my own.

This is a new standalone by Adriana so you can read it without having read any of her other series.  It does however mention other characters from other series but only one plays a major role.  If you have been keeping up with the Carmichael Family series, we finally get some information about the eldest and most elusive brother Foxx and what he does for a living.  Foxx's book comes out this fall which I'm super excited for, but you don't have to be caught up with that series to dive into this.  This has the potential to be another family series, which is what Adriana is best known for, and I hope a Brewer Family series is in the works!

On to the actual book...this follows Blakely on the even of her 30th birthday.  She and her bestie Ella are relaxing by the pool planning a night of debauchery in Las Vegas when her older brother and his best friend Renn crash their girls weekend.  Renn and Blakely have always been drawn to each other, but out of respect for her brother nothing more than flirting ever occurred.  No one is more surprised and Renn and Blakely when they wake up to news that they drunkenly got married the night before when they were left alone unsupervised.  Blakely wanted to do something big for her birthday, but that was not what she envisioned.

Blakely has been drug through the mud in the media from a past relationship, and Renn is rugby's bad boy.  While they have been friends for years and they are attracted to each other, marriage is not something either of them wanted out of this weekend let alone to each other.  When Renn proposes a honeymoon of sorts to get them out of the eyes of the media frenzy and to talk out their next steps, Blakely and Renn come up with a plan neither of them expected.  He proposes that they stay married to protect both of their images and pretend as if they are in love for atleast 90 days.  

This is one of Addy's spicier books.  Renn lives up to his bad boy reputation in everyway, and Blakely is there for it.  At the same time, he is respectful of her needs and feelings.  He doesn't pressure her into doing things she doesn't want to do, and he does his best to protect her from the vultures that are trying to exploit them and their new relationship.  I enjoyed getting to see the interaction of the Brewer family.  There are some tense moments between them and the family dynamics are unlike any that I've seen the author write before.  I also loved the relationship between Ella and Blakely and Blakely and her brother Brock.   There are some angsty moments, but they are quickly resolved.

As I mentioned, I do hope this is the beginning of a new series focused on the Brewer family.  If not I always look forward to anything Adriana writes.  

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