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The Devious Husband by Catharina Maura
3.0

Thank you to Catharina Maura and her team for the ARC of this book. It ended up being a 3 star read for me. Xavier and Sierra were the couple I’ve been waiting for since book 1.

Sierra and Xavier have turned being enemies into an art. Constantly trying to one up each other, Sierra has no clue that in truth, Xavier is carrying a torch for her. Like her siblings before, Sierra is awaiting her arranged marriage only to be shocked to find out it is the one man she can’t stand. Or is he?

Sounds good right? The beginning started off strong but things sort of fell apart for me once the arrangement/wedding happened.

Pros

Contemporary romance tries to do enemies to lovers but it always feels like a stretch. These two characters actually did feel like enemies so the trope made sense.

The way Xavier kept everything from their past interactions and gave her back the projects he took from her