Review: The Proposal, Maya Hughes

July 16, 2020

Review: The Proposal, Maya Hughes

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✮ About The Proposal ✮

When I envisioned Zara Logan dropping to her knees in front of me, this wasn’t what I had in mind...

I was expecting a lot less glaring and a lot more moaning.

Instead, she's proposing an enticing deal that I can't bear to walk away from.

To land one of the city’s biggest clients, she wants us to put our differences aside and play fake fiancés for the next thirty days.

So, I slip the diamond ring onto her finger and agree to play the perfect fiancé. How hard can this be?

A hell of a lot harder than I thought...

She’s infuriatingly stubborn and she thinks I’m a cocky jerk with an enormous ego. (She’s right, but I can definitely back it up...)

As our long days stretch into even later nights, it’s getting harder to remember we’re only playing pretend, which means one thing.

She won’t be faking it for long…

The Proposal is a brand-new series from Maya Hughes. Get ready for a fun, fake fiancé romance to kick off the SWANK series.

REVIEW

I was super excited about this new series from Maya Hughes but I got admit it was a little disappointing. Don't get me wrong, it was a cute story but I feel like I've read something so similar recently that this book felt like it was lacking that something special to make me absolutely love it.

Enemies to lovers to fake fiancés. Parties, events planning and attending. A partnership turned friendship turned more. A group of amazing, funny friends. Two amazing MCs... is everything you can count with in this book.

Zara and Leo are two people with very different lives who somehow collide with each other, literally and figuratively, and find out they have a few things in common. It takes them a while to open up to a friendship but as they slowly get to know each other, they realise their aren't so bad and there's a lot more to each other than they initially thought. Their journey is fun, heartwarming, frustrating at times and emotional too when it comes to both of their pasts and family situations.

I didn't really like Leo (or Zara) a lot in the beginning but both of them grew on me and, well, as Leo opened up to a life outside of football and made an effort with his friends and Zara, he turned into this swoony guy and what he did to get his girl back was super fun and cute. Zara, even though I got where she was coming from, there was so much at stake for her, I really didn't like her attitude a lot of times and most of all her attitude towards life. I'm glad she had Leo to show her how to fight for more than just getting through.

We all know Maya is amazing at writing friendships. She always makes me love secondary characters as much as the main ones and this time was no different. I am so so excited for all the SWANK guys to get their own book, specially August's but his will be the last *sad face*. I mean I get it, saving the best for last ahah. A left at the alter man who becomes a wedding planner against his will, oh man it's gonna be so fun!

✮ Excerpt From The Proposal ✮

“You want me to propose to you?” With muscles tense and tight, she stared at me before crossing the room to me in two strides.

“It’ll make a wonderful story to tell if anyone asks. Or we can call the whole thing off and confess, but you’re the one who led us down this path with the relationship talk. Kathleen would probably kick us off the project. Or maybe just you.”

Her gaze narrowed. “Just when I think you’re not a complete asshole. Fine.” The word shot out like a nail gun. Covering her mouth, she mumbled into her hand. “Will you pretend to be my fake fiancé for the next thirty days?”

I cupped my hand around my ear. “That wasn’t exactly romantic and you’re not even on bended knee. Boyz II Men would be disappointed.” I dangled the ring in front of her.

She squeezed her forehead and snatched it out of my hand.

I braced myself for her to fling it straight into my face, but she didn’t. Hiking up the skirt of her suit an inch, she lowered herself to the floor with her gaze trained on mine. The intensity of her emerald gaze sent my blood thrumming through my veins. Her thick eyelashes framed her eyes and the ill wishes she was trying to sear into my brain.

But damn if her sinking to her knees in front of me didn’t flash me into a whole different set of circumstances with her where she wasn’t wishing me dead and I wasn’t trying to steal this project out from under her.

“Leo Charles Wilder, will you please agree to be my fake fiancé for the next thirty days and make me the most miserable woman on earth?” She held out the ring in her palm.

I tapped my finger against my lips and stared up at the ceiling. “When you put it like that…”

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✮ ABOUT MAYA HUGHES ✮

Maya Hughes can often be found sneaking in another chapter while hiding in the bathroom from her kids! :-) I’m a romance writer who loves taking inspiration from everyday life, namely my husband and biggest fan. Inspiration also strikes when I hear a song, meet someone new or daydream while at soccer practice.

I’m the mom of three little ones, the wife to an amazing husband and also work full time. Some of my favorite things are cinnamon rolls, white wine, laughing until I can’t breathe and traveling with my family.