Book description
Wanted:
One (very real) husband
Nowhere near perfect but desperately trying his best
Two years ago, Luc O'Donnell and Oliver Blackwood met, pretended to fall in love, fell in love for real, dealt with heartbreak and disappointment and family and friends...and somehow figured out a way to make it all…
Why read it?
1 author picked Husband Material as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Alexis Hall always writes intelligent books with swoony romances. His previous book, Boyfriend Material, is also incredibly funny and one of my all-time favorites.
Writing a sequel to a romance novel is tricky because the characters have already reached a happy ending. He pulls it off by exploring what a relationship is like as it ages—as the partners tire of going out or wonder about a lifelong commitment.
I’m at a similar stage of life and loved revisiting these favorite characters to see how they navigated it (while knowing their story would still have a happy ending).
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Mateo Taurasi and his family fled their island home when their people turned to sorcery. Mateo’s own magic is tame but it’s still banned in the Vaeringan Empire...and his family still use it every day in their cosy teahouse. The last thing they need is an Imperial barging in to…
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