A review by kavuyi
Stolen Vows by Penelope Black

inspiring medium-paced

4.25

Tropes: 
He calls her sunshine

Marriage of convenience

Slow burn(ish)

Mutual pining

Small town romance 

Grumpy x sunshine 

Family drama 

Francesca’s family is trash. Let’s get that out of the way.

We have an heiress, Francesca, who can only access her trust if she gets married. And we have Graham who can only get his inheritance if he gets married. 

I don’t wanna call its serendipity, but that’s what it looks like when they met 10 years ago, 5 years ago and in present time. This man hacks (calls it cybersecurity) into systems and put a notification to find this lady. I love Graham Carter.

This is an Insta love written the right way. They just click and the skirt around the Insta love itself, but don’t really fall into it right there and then.

I love how the characters were built up and we just didn’t rush into the marriage of convenience. We read the characters in their element first and then head into the marriage next. What a marriage!!! 

I went through whiplash, one moment Graham is this quiet, soft guy. Next moment, Graham is speaking filthy, wearing glasses, has tattoos and he’s pierced. What?

You have to read it yourself to believe it. 

It’s amazing, loved it.