This review was originally posted on Cocktails and Books

Cocktails and Books received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect our opinion of the book or the content of our review.I had been looking forward to this book.  I've enjoyed the other New York Pythons player books (the Strangers in Love series), so I was excited about this marriage of convenience trope.

Emmy runs away from her boyfriend (whom she left in Vegas) and hides in a small desert town in Arizona.  As coincidence would have it, Graham is running from his fears behind the wheel of his Lamborghini.  Coincidence has them both staying at the small hotel, but fate plays it hand with a stolen car, a bookstore, and the need to wed to get an inheritance.

I normally like a marriage-of-convenience trope but there was something with Graham and Emmy that didn't work with me.  Emmy was sweet (and also took on way too much responsibility for everyone around her).and seemed to give herself over to what she and Graham were doing.  But, in my opinion, Graham didn't.  He took what he needed from Emmy, worried just about himself.  Made it hard to feel bad for him when Emmy decided to give him what he claimed he wanted.  

My other issue with the book was some of the other sub-plots and characters that either felt like they had no purpose or were just left as-is:  Brody and Graham's brother Holden, Graham's relationship with his dad, the people from the bar Emmy worked at (I can't remember their names), and Kian (that tied up all a little too neatly for me).  

This was an enjoyable read, but it's not my favorite from Ms. Madden-Mills.