*3 Stars*

This book was a fairly fast and enjoyable read, but I had a few issues with it. I'm not a fan of insta-love and I'm not a fan of total backflips and best friend like relationships that happen all of a sudden.

I did like the two main characters in this book, and it was a fairly enjoyable read. I just didn't find myself believing it, in terms of these kinds of things happening in real life. Sure, its a romance novel, and a lot of people would say that what happens in a romance novel is never going to happen in real life. But depending on the ones you read, a lot of them do have situations that can be real. This didn't give me that feeling so much.

It was sexy and did have good characters, and I would recommend giving it a go if you like the sound of it. I do like the fake relationship trope so thats always interesting. I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either.

I LOVED this addition to the Misadventures books. I thought it was well written and a great read. Carson an overnight millionaire or almost... as he needs a loan to help save a company he inherits from his late biological father and is forced to marry his father's rival's daughter to get the loan. At first this was a good idea, but after thoughts are forcing Carson to consider does he want to marry someone he is not in love with and never will be? A chance meeting in LA at a party with an aspiring actress and he puts a plan in place to get out of the arranged marriage. Ella, LA actress who is not finding much work... remembers the chance meeting with Carson and was drawn to him. When he calls looking to hire her for a few weeks as her long lost love, she is all in.... however will the connection they had become something more real as they get to know each other. In the end does it matter? LOVED. LOVE. LOVED this book!

Love anything Shayla writes......great characters and a great storyline

f you’re in the market for an easy read, this book will fit the bill. The story moves along and gets resolved pretty quickly. There are some steamy scenes. The only thing that bothered me was the female lead, Ella, was going back and forth on making her decision at the end of the book. She did have her reasons, which could be understandable, but I found it kind of tedious. Even with that, I would recommend reading it. It’s not my favorite book but I finished it, unlike some that I couldn’t finish reading them. I was provided a copy from Netgalley and Waterhouse for an honest review.

It took me longer to read this as i couldn't quite get into it, The story was good and the characters were well written it just wasn't for me. This is why I'm still giving this book 5 starts because there was nothing wrong.

I was not really into it. I neither did like the writing style nor the characters nor the plot. Was a huge disappointment , because I did really like this series.

Hope the next books aren't like this one - This series really is good, just not this one particular book.

Carson and Ella are a cute relatable couple. Their chemistry is there despite them acting like they are in a relationship. I enjoyed reading this book in the series.

I have read the previous three books in the misadventures series. I love that I am getting a taste of all these amazing authors. These books are quick fun reads and Backup Bride is no exception.

This instalment in the series is my favourite I think I loved it

Enjoyable, quick read with likeable characters. I really liked the fact that Carson was up front with Ella about the situation with his company and what he wanted from her. It was nice reading a book where there was communication between the couple (so not a fan of contrived misunderstandings). I liked Ella's sisters and hope they each get a HEA.

This is the 4th standalone book in the installment of Misadventures Series. This is also the first book that I have read by this author and I am in love with this book. I absolutely love this book it hit all the feelers. It made me laugh and I love the chemistry between Carson and Ella. Who would have thought that having a fake bride could and would lead to so much more after only meeting once before. You can feel the attraction from the get go between Carson & Ella. This just shows you that true love can win out if you just hold your ground. The secondary characters such as Kendra and her dad are ones you initially hate but truly grow to love in the end. I will be checking more out by this author as I have fallen in love with not only her characters but also her style of writing as well too! Thank you for another awesome & amazing read in this series! I absolutely love the Misadventures Series more & more with each book I read.

4.5 Stars
This story features Carson and Ella. The attraction is there. Everything is PERFECT, except none of it is real. Well, maybe all the HOT sex they’re having is real and a few other things. I was a little irritated with Ella. EVERYTHING was there for the taking but she still wasn’t sure. Maybe it seemed too good to be true.

Looking forward to reading more from this fantastic author.

Fun, exciting, love. It has it all. I'm loving these misadventures books. This one was great.

I really enjoyed the other books in this series, so I had high expectations. I wasn’t disappointed and I’m so happy everything worked out well in the end! Highly recommend for a short & fast read :)

A sweet and sexy read! This romance starts off unconventionally and turns into something neither hero or heroine ever expected!

Carson inherited a candy company that is bleeding red.  He agrees to take a loan from a rival candy company for a stake in this company and marriage to his daughter. As the wedding draws near, Carson has absolutely no connection to his fiancée. Neither want to marry the other, but under the circumstances, they both feel trapped. Carson comes up with the idea that he is in love with someone else and can't possibly marry his rival's daughter!  He is asked to produce said love of his life!  Enter Ella!

Ella is an actress who met Carson at a house party six months ago.  He calls her out of the blue and offers her a job of being the love of his life!  Ella has bills to pay so she accepts the job.  Once with Carson, their chemistry is off the charts! Talk about sparks flying from the pages!!  They decide to change their agreement and act on their attraction.  What could it hurt to have some hot and steamy sex while she is there??

Misadventures of a Back Up Bride is Shayla Black's entrée in the Misadventures series and its an all-around enjoyable read! I loved Carson and Ella together and their vulnerabilities.  They were overcome with each other, and they each were overwhelmed before they knew it.  Pretty soon, it was clear they couldn't live without the other, but their predicament seemed hopeless.  Love is real and things are never as hopeless as it seems.  This was a delightful read and I totally recommend this as well as the entire Misadventures series!

4 Stars/4 Flames

This book was gifted to me by Waterhouse Press through NetGalley for a voluntary review.  The review and ratings are solely my opinions.

Witty, fun and downright sexy! With the fourth book in the Misadventures series, Shayla Black takes us on a fun jaunt towards happily ever after with a fake it till you make it love story. The plot was easy to get drawn into and the characters were a fun combination!

Carson Frost finds himself in quite the conundrum after inheriting his father's struggling business. He has to make a deal with the devil, AKA his father's greatest rival, in order to stay above water long enough to get the company back in good standing ... but his end of the bargain is marrying his rival's daughter. The closer he gets to dooms day, the more convinced he is that it's a huge mistake, so he is left with no other option than to come up with Plan B!

Ella Hope is a struggling actress and more than happy to get the promise of a job, but when she learns she's supposed to be playing the woman Carson says he fell in love with in order to get out of marrying his fiance, she's not so sure they can pull this off! When playing make-believe starts to feel all too real, will they be able to get the deal done with their hearts still intact?

Loved it! This short story may be a fast read, but it is worth reading. Carson and Ella steam up the pages. Carson Frost hires Ella to be his fake fiancée to save his company. We all know plans don't always work out the way we want them to. These two hit it off immediately and sparks fly. A perfect contemporary romance in a smaller package. If you don't have time to read a full-length novel and are looking for a hot romance, then this is what you want.

Shayla Black, a.k.a. One of the hottest writers in erotic romance EVER...Has joined a group of amazing authors in the new Misadventures series with Misadventures of a Backup Bride, the fourth book of the series. It’s a very sweet and sexy short read you’ll love!

Carson Frost inherits his birth dad’s multimillion dollar candy company. Problem is, he needs an investor to keep it afloat because he’s unable to get a loan. He ends up turning to a rival candy company. The owner, Gregory Shaw, agrees to finance Carson’s company with the stipulation that he marry his daughter. As much as Carson tries, they don’t suit. He tries telling Shaw he’s in love with someone else. So he gives Carson a week to produce the love of his life. Carson manages to hire Ella Hope, an unsuccessful actress, to convince Shaw. But along the way it’s not so much pretend anymore. There are some surprises toward the ending of this sweet and sexy romance, and it just shows that Shayla is truly the master at her craft.

What I find most interesting about the entire Misadventures series is that the situations the main characters find themselves in are definitely atypical predicaments and that idea is clearly illustrated not only in the title of the series itself and each individual book, but it’s also made clear through each story’s fast paced plot line and the extremes the characters go through in order to combat the central conflict of each misadventure.

For someone to be a ‘backup bride,’ a second choice…a just-in-case gal, there has to have been some kind of mishap…some kind of unavoidable scenario, and for Carson Frost, that unexpected situation is finding out that he now owns his biological father’s struggling company, and in order to stop the business from bleeding money, he has to turn to his father's rival - a man who has his own set of stipulations for Carson, which includes Carson marrying his daughter. This is where Ella Hope's fake fiancee assignment begins and by the time she's walking down the aisle playing the perfect bride, her acting skills are put to the test but not in the way anyone would think. 

The best part of fake marriages for me is that moment when the hero and heroine realize that there’s nothing untrue about what they feel for each other once they take advantage of the benefits of being a married couple, and let me tell you, Carson and Ella know the extreme pleasures that can be had in the matrimonial bed;) 

Misadventures of a Backup Bride is a sweet and sexy read that illustrates how quickly feelings of lust can turn to feelings of love when the right person is set in one's path. Carson and Ella are both likable characters who despite the ruse that their playing on everyone around them truly enjoy one another's company and have a difficult remembering that they marriage isn't real because what they experience when they're together is about as real as it can get.

Bring on the next misadventures!

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