Over Her Wed Body
by Alexia Adams
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Entangled
Release Date: March 8, 2021
Beckett Samuelson has had enough stepmothers to spot a gold digger when he sees one. So when his ailing father announces his engagement to the private nurse he’s only known for two months—who’s also forty years his junior—Beckett has to step in. But as he gets to know the woman, he realizes she’s the perfect next Mrs. Samuelson.
If only he was the intended groom.
Corazon Dela Cruz sends every spare penny she earns to her family in the Philippines. Then her latest nursing client offers her $25,000 to fake an engagement to convince his overprotective son to return to work abroad—he doesn’t need Beckett’s help. But as Corazon and Beckett spend more time together—from picnics on the beach to galas in fancy dresses—she starts to develop very real feelings.
Too bad she’s engaged to the wrong Samuelson.
Within minutes of arriving tonight, he knew he couldn’t hide the effect Cora had on him. Everyone would assume Cora was his girlfriend, so why not play the role of devoted lover? By the time his father announced their engagement, he’d be too far away for the inevitable questions.
But by indulging in the fantasy, he’d lost control. He couldn’t resist her any longer. He didn’t want to resist. She filled him in places he hadn’t known were empty. Her little hand-squeeze before he’d had to give that damned speech had told him she cared. That she’d noticed his tiny hints of nervousness and that she was there for him. Public speaking had never been his favorite thing to do, but somehow, knowing she was in the audience made it so much easier.
And when he’d returned to the table and seen her welcoming smile, it had hit him. He was happy. Genuinely, couldn’t-get-this-shit-eating-grin-off-his-face, might-burst-into-song-at-any-random-moment happy.
But was his own happiness more important than his father’s? That question had tormented him all evening. Well, the parts of the evening when Cora’s gorgeous body wasn’t pressed against his. At those times, he hadn’t been able to form a rational thought at all.
He had to find out why she’d agreed to marry his father. And that required a private conversation in a place where they couldn’t be overheard.
But by indulging in the fantasy, he’d lost control. He couldn’t resist her any longer. He didn’t want to resist. She filled him in places he hadn’t known were empty. Her little hand-squeeze before he’d had to give that damned speech had told him she cared. That she’d noticed his tiny hints of nervousness and that she was there for him. Public speaking had never been his favorite thing to do, but somehow, knowing she was in the audience made it so much easier.
And when he’d returned to the table and seen her welcoming smile, it had hit him. He was happy. Genuinely, couldn’t-get-this-shit-eating-grin-off-his-face, might-burst-into-song-at-any-random-moment happy.
But was his own happiness more important than his father’s? That question had tormented him all evening. Well, the parts of the evening when Cora’s gorgeous body wasn’t pressed against his. At those times, he hadn’t been able to form a rational thought at all.
He had to find out why she’d agreed to marry his father. And that required a private conversation in a place where they couldn’t be overheard.
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