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Make It Marriage #6
Be My Wife
She needs a wedding date. He needs a wife. Can their fake marriage turn into something real?
Thirty and single.
That's not where I thought I'd be.
My family has the same opinion and they share it. Liberally.
So when the opportunity to prove them wrong and bring a boyfriend to my cousin's wedding pops up, I take it.
Only problem is... that boyfriend doesn't exist.
Enter Brogan Harrington.
He's gruff. Handsome. And needs a wife. Tomorrow.
Our marriage is temporary. It's all just pretend.
Until Brogan's kisses start melting my brain.
And suddenly, I want him touching me even when my family's not around.
There's something about his guarded eyes, his deep voice, his scarred hands…
My heart keeps forgetting that little rule about not falling in love.
Can I keep playing a role when the feelings get real or will Brogan break my heart when he ends this marriage?
Be My Wife is a standalone BWWM contract marriage, marriage of convenience romance featuring a hot billionaire hero and the strong, sassy black woman who drives him wild.
***More Books About the Women of Make It Marriage Available Now***
Be My Always
Be My Forever
Be My Darling
Be My Light
Be My Spark
Thirty and single.
That's not where I thought I'd be.
My family has the same opinion and they share it. Liberally.
So when the opportunity to prove them wrong and bring a boyfriend to my cousin's wedding pops up, I take it.
Only problem is... that boyfriend doesn't exist.
Enter Brogan Harrington.
He's gruff. Handsome. And needs a wife. Tomorrow.
Our marriage is temporary. It's all just pretend.
Until Brogan's kisses start melting my brain.
And suddenly, I want him touching me even when my family's not around.
There's something about his guarded eyes, his deep voice, his scarred hands…
My heart keeps forgetting that little rule about not falling in love.
Can I keep playing a role when the feelings get real or will Brogan break my heart when he ends this marriage?
Be My Wife is a standalone BWWM contract marriage, marriage of convenience romance featuring a hot billionaire hero and the strong, sassy black woman who drives him wild.
***More Books About the Women of Make It Marriage Available Now***
Be My Always
Be My Forever
Be My Darling
Be My Light
Be My Spark
276 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 12, 2020
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About the author
Nia Arthurs
166 books1,009 followersFrom an early age, Nia knew she wanted to be a writer and actively began chasing that dream when she was a teenager.
Nia writes interracial romance and contemporary romance with guaranteed happy endings. She loves strong heroines and swoon-worthy heroes, and just enough spice and drama to keep things interesting!
Look for the Taming Series (Taming Mr. Jerkface, Taming Mr. Charming, Taming Mr. Know-It-All, and Taming Mr. Darcy) in ebook format.
And catch up with Nia on Facebook @authorniaarthurs. Happy Reading!
Nia writes interracial romance and contemporary romance with guaranteed happy endings. She loves strong heroines and swoon-worthy heroes, and just enough spice and drama to keep things interesting!
Look for the Taming Series (Taming Mr. Jerkface, Taming Mr. Charming, Taming Mr. Know-It-All, and Taming Mr. Darcy) in ebook format.
And catch up with Nia on Facebook @authorniaarthurs. Happy Reading!
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December 29, 2020
3,5 Sterne (= sweet, unterhaltsam, vergessenswert)
May 12, 2020
Cliches and melodrama
I've read this entire series. I liked some and disliked others. This one is a miss. The author tries to cram a lot of romance genre tropes into a very short book. Fake marriage. New love interest turns out to be your new boss. Billionaire white guy, lower income black woman. Guy speaks entirely in growls and tries to intimidate the woman in order to protect himself. Girl sees past the rough exterior to his heart of gold. Guy has a friend who calls him out on being in love even though the guy won't admit. Every problem they have is due to misunderstandings and refusing to be honest about their feelings. I could seriously go on and on. No original thought or effort in this book. No connection between the main characters other than sex. The coincidences that kept happening in this book were also really far fetched. 8 especially like that the hospital was just going to let that little girl die unless they got payment up front. Sure they were. It's not even that the book is bad it's just that it felt like the author barely tried. Her other books at least had some creativity but this was just a retelling of every lame romance you've read about fake marriages. Disappointed.
I've read this entire series. I liked some and disliked others. This one is a miss. The author tries to cram a lot of romance genre tropes into a very short book. Fake marriage. New love interest turns out to be your new boss. Billionaire white guy, lower income black woman. Guy speaks entirely in growls and tries to intimidate the woman in order to protect himself. Girl sees past the rough exterior to his heart of gold. Guy has a friend who calls him out on being in love even though the guy won't admit. Every problem they have is due to misunderstandings and refusing to be honest about their feelings. I could seriously go on and on. No original thought or effort in this book. No connection between the main characters other than sex. The coincidences that kept happening in this book were also really far fetched. 8 especially like that the hospital was just going to let that little girl die unless they got payment up front. Sure they were. It's not even that the book is bad it's just that it felt like the author barely tried. Her other books at least had some creativity but this was just a retelling of every lame romance you've read about fake marriages. Disappointed.
February 19, 2021
Loved it
Loved that even though Brogan and Elizabeth came together for different reasons, true love brought them together and overcame all obstacles.
Loved that even though Brogan and Elizabeth came together for different reasons, true love brought them together and overcame all obstacles.
April 21, 2026
🥃 Book Review: BE MY WIFE
Author: Nia Arthurs
Genre: Contemporary Romance + BWWM
Tropes: Marriage of Convenience, Contract Marriage → Real Love, BWWM, Billionaire Hero, She Becomes His Employee, He Was Burned Before, Big Family Dynamics, Secret Soft Side, Caribbean Heroine
Format: Kindle Edition (276 pages)
Series: Make It Marriage #6 (standalone)
Drink Pairing: The Painkiller — recipe below
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (Heat is present and purposeful. The slow build earns every degree.)
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ (3.5/5) — Sweet, Warm, and Occasionally Left the Good Stuff on the Table
🥃 The Pour
I will never, ever get tired of a contract marriage.
Two people who need something, find each other through the beautiful chaos of circumstance, paper-sign their way into domestic proximity, and fall in love against every wall they built to prevent exactly that — this trope is one of the great gifts of the romance genre and I will defend it until my last pour.
Nia Arthurs knows this. She's written it six times now, and Be My Wife is proof that she understands why it works: not because the premise is new, but because the people inside it are specific enough to make you forget you've been here before.
Elizabeth needs a plus-one to her cousin's wedding. Not a boyfriend, not a fiancé — a date. The bar is on the floor.
Brogan needs a wife. In three days. Or he loses an inheritance his niece's life depends on.
These are not the same size problems. And that imbalance — charming, absurd, and entirely genre-appropriate — is exactly what makes their arrangement so entertaining to watch unfold. Pour yourself something cold and tropical. This one has heart.
The Tasting Notes
Elizabeth is introduced exactly as she should be: a thirty-year-old Black woman who is doing fine, thank you, and whose family has collectively decided that "fine" without a ring is a personal failure requiring their constant commentary. That setup is one of the most relatable entry points in contemporary romance, and Nia Arthurs lands it with warmth and specificity. Elizabeth is described as strong and sassy, and she is — in flashes. Her Caribbean family is loud and loving and chaotic in equal measure, and her decision to grab the first available man-shaped solution to her wedding invitation problem is both entirely understandable and completely hilarious.
Where Elizabeth loses me is in the middle stretch, when Novah — the cousin who has appointed herself head of the BSB Villain Hall of Nominations — starts truly doing damage. The woman who walked into a fake marriage with a stranger in three days is the same woman who sits across from her cousin and takes it. Repeatedly. There is something in Elizabeth that simply will not let her stand up to Novah on her own terms, and that absence creates a hole in her arc that the ending never fully fills. She deserved the scene. She never got it.
Brogan is a different kind of pour entirely — and he's the better surprise of this book. Gruff, scarred hands, billionaire attorney, speaks more in silence than sentences. He is, on paper, every guarded hero you've ever read. What Nia Arthurs does well is build in the why — a grandmother who paid a woman to marry him, a wife who cashed the check and found someone else, a man who learned that love has a price tag. That specific betrayal, that particular shape of wound, is rendered clearly enough that when Brogan's walls start to shift, you believe it.
The scarred hands. Let me say a word about the scarred hands. That is a detail. That is character made physical. I noticed it and I want more of it.
Steph, his niece, is the best thing in this book. Ten going on eleven, missing a tooth, and somehow wiser than anyone in the room. The scenes between Brogan and Steph are the emotional core of why he does everything he does, and they work. A man who is quietly terrifying in professional contexts and completely soft in a hospital room — that's the contrast that makes a hero.
What I Savored 🥃
Brogan's backstory lands. The paid marriage. The grandmother's interference. The specific indignity of learning your wife's love had a price and you didn't know you were bidding against it — that is a wound with texture, and it explains everything about the man he became. BSB appreciated the receipts.
The Caribbean family energy. The ambushes, the opinions, the collective interference delivered with love — Elizabeth's family is chaotic in exactly the right ways, and their warmth underneath the chaos makes the family-pressure premise feel earned rather than just convenient. I felt those gatherings in my soul.
Steph steals every scene she's in. Period. That child is running this book.
The 276-page count earns its keep. There is room here that shorter books in this genre don't have — room for the relationship to breathe, for Brogan to show up rather than just declare himself, for the chemistry to develop past one charged glance. Nia Arthurs uses her pages.
What Needed More Aging 🥃
The cultural details needed a closer edit. Elizabeth's family is Caribbean — Belize bumper stickers, family in Jamaica, soca playing in the background — and I love the specificity of representation. But the details don't always agree with each other. Soca and tamales are not the same cultural neighborhood, and a family rendered with that much love deserved the care of consistency. When you're celebrating a community by name, you owe them accuracy.
Novah's resolution is the flat note in an otherwise pleasant finish. We spend chapters watching this woman dismantle Elizabeth's confidence, meddle in her marriage, and pull strings with the kind of focused malice that demands a reckoning. What we get is: Elizabeth forgives her because she's family. Off the page. We are told it happened. We do not see it. We do not see the confrontation. We do not see Elizabeth stand in front of Novah and say anything. That is not a resolution — that is a cliffhanger that gave up. It left a bitterness the HEA couldn't fully smooth out.
The logic gaps are noticeable. Brogan is a smart attorney who doesn't ask for a pre-nup in a knowingly temporary marriage. Elizabeth agrees to marry a man without asking where he works. These are not small oversights — they are the scaffolding the plot needs to function, and the plot asking the reader to look away from them is a little much. I looked anyway.
Elizabeth needed her moment. Strong, sassy heroines do not sit still while a villain walks away clean. I needed one scene — just one — where Elizabeth handled Novah on her own. Her arc required it. The book skipped it. That is the specific disappointment of a story that built a woman up and didn't let her use everything it gave her.
The Finish
Be My Wife is the warm pour it promises to be. Nia Arthurs writes love stories that land in the chest, and this one has genuine heart under its trope-stacked exterior. Brogan is worth the patience. Steph is worth the whole book.
But Elizabeth deserved better from her own ending. Novah deserved consequences with receipts. And the Caribbean family that shows up so beautifully in the spirit of this book deserved the attention to detail in its cultural specificity.
Three and a half stars. Worth your time, worth your Sunday afternoon, worth the pour. Just know going in where the notes fall flat.
🍹 The Drink Pairing
The Painkiller
For the Caribbean family that loves too loudly, the hero with wounds underneath the silence, and the marriage that was supposed to be temporary.
2 oz Dark rum (Brogan — depth, intensity, aged by experience)
4 oz Pineapple juice (the sweetness that catches you off guard)
1 oz Cream of coconut (the warmth underneath his gruff exterior — he's soft in there)
1 oz Fresh orange juice (Elizabeth — bright, sunny, the thing that lightens the whole glass)
Freshly grated nutmeg, garnish (the Caribbean — because Elizabeth's family deserves to be in this glass)
Combine rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and orange juice in a shaker with ice. Shake well. Pour into a rocks glass over ice. Grate fresh nutmeg generously over the top.
The Painkiller is the drink of the Caribbean and it earns that reputation. It goes down smooth, it's warmer than it looks, and it does more than you expected. The nutmeg on top is the thing that makes it specific — that's where the culture lives. That's where the love lives too.
🍷 Aroma: Tropical, warm, coconut and citrus with something dark beneath
🥃 Palate: Sweet up front, then the rum arrives and grounds it
✨ Finish: Warm, lingering, exactly right for an afternoon read
Recommended for fans of: BWWM contract marriage with real emotional payoff · Big family chaos delivered with love · Heroes who are gruff in the boardroom and completely undone in a hospital room · Nia Arthurs's Make It Marriage series — this one stands alone but you'll want the whole shelf.
Author: Nia Arthurs
Genre: Contemporary Romance + BWWM
Tropes: Marriage of Convenience, Contract Marriage → Real Love, BWWM, Billionaire Hero, She Becomes His Employee, He Was Burned Before, Big Family Dynamics, Secret Soft Side, Caribbean Heroine
Format: Kindle Edition (276 pages)
Series: Make It Marriage #6 (standalone)
Drink Pairing: The Painkiller — recipe below
Spice Level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ (Heat is present and purposeful. The slow build earns every degree.)
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️½ (3.5/5) — Sweet, Warm, and Occasionally Left the Good Stuff on the Table
🥃 The Pour
I will never, ever get tired of a contract marriage.
Two people who need something, find each other through the beautiful chaos of circumstance, paper-sign their way into domestic proximity, and fall in love against every wall they built to prevent exactly that — this trope is one of the great gifts of the romance genre and I will defend it until my last pour.
Nia Arthurs knows this. She's written it six times now, and Be My Wife is proof that she understands why it works: not because the premise is new, but because the people inside it are specific enough to make you forget you've been here before.
Elizabeth needs a plus-one to her cousin's wedding. Not a boyfriend, not a fiancé — a date. The bar is on the floor.
Brogan needs a wife. In three days. Or he loses an inheritance his niece's life depends on.
These are not the same size problems. And that imbalance — charming, absurd, and entirely genre-appropriate — is exactly what makes their arrangement so entertaining to watch unfold. Pour yourself something cold and tropical. This one has heart.
The Tasting Notes
Elizabeth is introduced exactly as she should be: a thirty-year-old Black woman who is doing fine, thank you, and whose family has collectively decided that "fine" without a ring is a personal failure requiring their constant commentary. That setup is one of the most relatable entry points in contemporary romance, and Nia Arthurs lands it with warmth and specificity. Elizabeth is described as strong and sassy, and she is — in flashes. Her Caribbean family is loud and loving and chaotic in equal measure, and her decision to grab the first available man-shaped solution to her wedding invitation problem is both entirely understandable and completely hilarious.
Where Elizabeth loses me is in the middle stretch, when Novah — the cousin who has appointed herself head of the BSB Villain Hall of Nominations — starts truly doing damage. The woman who walked into a fake marriage with a stranger in three days is the same woman who sits across from her cousin and takes it. Repeatedly. There is something in Elizabeth that simply will not let her stand up to Novah on her own terms, and that absence creates a hole in her arc that the ending never fully fills. She deserved the scene. She never got it.
Brogan is a different kind of pour entirely — and he's the better surprise of this book. Gruff, scarred hands, billionaire attorney, speaks more in silence than sentences. He is, on paper, every guarded hero you've ever read. What Nia Arthurs does well is build in the why — a grandmother who paid a woman to marry him, a wife who cashed the check and found someone else, a man who learned that love has a price tag. That specific betrayal, that particular shape of wound, is rendered clearly enough that when Brogan's walls start to shift, you believe it.
The scarred hands. Let me say a word about the scarred hands. That is a detail. That is character made physical. I noticed it and I want more of it.
Steph, his niece, is the best thing in this book. Ten going on eleven, missing a tooth, and somehow wiser than anyone in the room. The scenes between Brogan and Steph are the emotional core of why he does everything he does, and they work. A man who is quietly terrifying in professional contexts and completely soft in a hospital room — that's the contrast that makes a hero.
What I Savored 🥃
Brogan's backstory lands. The paid marriage. The grandmother's interference. The specific indignity of learning your wife's love had a price and you didn't know you were bidding against it — that is a wound with texture, and it explains everything about the man he became. BSB appreciated the receipts.
The Caribbean family energy. The ambushes, the opinions, the collective interference delivered with love — Elizabeth's family is chaotic in exactly the right ways, and their warmth underneath the chaos makes the family-pressure premise feel earned rather than just convenient. I felt those gatherings in my soul.
Steph steals every scene she's in. Period. That child is running this book.
The 276-page count earns its keep. There is room here that shorter books in this genre don't have — room for the relationship to breathe, for Brogan to show up rather than just declare himself, for the chemistry to develop past one charged glance. Nia Arthurs uses her pages.
What Needed More Aging 🥃
The cultural details needed a closer edit. Elizabeth's family is Caribbean — Belize bumper stickers, family in Jamaica, soca playing in the background — and I love the specificity of representation. But the details don't always agree with each other. Soca and tamales are not the same cultural neighborhood, and a family rendered with that much love deserved the care of consistency. When you're celebrating a community by name, you owe them accuracy.
Novah's resolution is the flat note in an otherwise pleasant finish. We spend chapters watching this woman dismantle Elizabeth's confidence, meddle in her marriage, and pull strings with the kind of focused malice that demands a reckoning. What we get is: Elizabeth forgives her because she's family. Off the page. We are told it happened. We do not see it. We do not see the confrontation. We do not see Elizabeth stand in front of Novah and say anything. That is not a resolution — that is a cliffhanger that gave up. It left a bitterness the HEA couldn't fully smooth out.
The logic gaps are noticeable. Brogan is a smart attorney who doesn't ask for a pre-nup in a knowingly temporary marriage. Elizabeth agrees to marry a man without asking where he works. These are not small oversights — they are the scaffolding the plot needs to function, and the plot asking the reader to look away from them is a little much. I looked anyway.
Elizabeth needed her moment. Strong, sassy heroines do not sit still while a villain walks away clean. I needed one scene — just one — where Elizabeth handled Novah on her own. Her arc required it. The book skipped it. That is the specific disappointment of a story that built a woman up and didn't let her use everything it gave her.
The Finish
Be My Wife is the warm pour it promises to be. Nia Arthurs writes love stories that land in the chest, and this one has genuine heart under its trope-stacked exterior. Brogan is worth the patience. Steph is worth the whole book.
But Elizabeth deserved better from her own ending. Novah deserved consequences with receipts. And the Caribbean family that shows up so beautifully in the spirit of this book deserved the attention to detail in its cultural specificity.
Three and a half stars. Worth your time, worth your Sunday afternoon, worth the pour. Just know going in where the notes fall flat.
🍹 The Drink Pairing
The Painkiller
For the Caribbean family that loves too loudly, the hero with wounds underneath the silence, and the marriage that was supposed to be temporary.
2 oz Dark rum (Brogan — depth, intensity, aged by experience)
4 oz Pineapple juice (the sweetness that catches you off guard)
1 oz Cream of coconut (the warmth underneath his gruff exterior — he's soft in there)
1 oz Fresh orange juice (Elizabeth — bright, sunny, the thing that lightens the whole glass)
Freshly grated nutmeg, garnish (the Caribbean — because Elizabeth's family deserves to be in this glass)
Combine rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut, and orange juice in a shaker with ice. Shake well. Pour into a rocks glass over ice. Grate fresh nutmeg generously over the top.
The Painkiller is the drink of the Caribbean and it earns that reputation. It goes down smooth, it's warmer than it looks, and it does more than you expected. The nutmeg on top is the thing that makes it specific — that's where the culture lives. That's where the love lives too.
🍷 Aroma: Tropical, warm, coconut and citrus with something dark beneath
🥃 Palate: Sweet up front, then the rum arrives and grounds it
✨ Finish: Warm, lingering, exactly right for an afternoon read
Recommended for fans of: BWWM contract marriage with real emotional payoff · Big family chaos delivered with love · Heroes who are gruff in the boardroom and completely undone in a hospital room · Nia Arthurs's Make It Marriage series — this one stands alone but you'll want the whole shelf.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 23, 2021
This is the fourth book of the Make It Marriage series that I have read. I wanted to love it. I enjoyed the first one I read a lot (Be My Darling-#3). For me, it was the most realistic one; with the main characters fleshed out pretty well. However, since then I have yet to recapture the enjoyment with the rest of the books. This is due to the frequent insta-love, as well as issues with characters and plots development. This will be my last book.
Be My Wife (#6) tells the story of Elizabeth and Brogan. After meeting each other only twice, Elizabeth and Brogan, two near strangers get married. Brogan at least has a pretty good (so called) reason. He needs a lot of money--and fast--from an inheritance, which will be void if he doesn't get married within three days. It's literally a life and death matter. (Which I question but will get into that later.) Although Brogan is an attractive and wealthy guy, he knows no one else (and he's 34) who would marry him. No past girlfriends, family friend, school mate, acquaintance...previous neighbor? Yeah, okay right.
And Elizabeth's reason for marrying Brogan? She needs...well...a date. Yes, a plus one. It gets better. So Brogan, who is a smart and successful lawyer, doesn't even ask for a pre-nup although they both go into it knowing it's only going to be temporary. Liz has much to gain from this so that definitely would work for her; but sweet thing that she is, that does not occur to her at all. What does she care? After all, she just in it for a few dates. Two to be exact. (Small price to pay for her freedom etc, huh.) So they get married ASAP. And they don't bother to even find out basic things about each other. Such as what each other does for a living, or where they work. Questions that most people ask each other within minutes of meeting a new person (i.e. What do you do for a living? Where do you work?) That will come back to bite them later in a hard to believe plot twist. Much problems arose for these two lovebirds due to both of them not opening their mouths, communicating. Brogan was often remote and gruff. But Liz was just as bad. She was immature a lot. There were a few scenes when she refused to talk with Brogan. Even after he tried repeatedly to get her to talk.
Any who, there were several things in this story that just did not make sense to me. For example, some other reviewers mentioned the nationality discrepancies...I caught them too. And the ones regarding the niece and her situation. Just how much was this surgery?! And let's not forget all the family drama stuff. How about the scene where Liz's mother attempts to discipline her? She's a grown woman. The family ambushes. Her incredibly nasty cousin Novah and her shenanigans? I could go on, but I won't.
This is an implausible story with insta-love and a HEA. I don't recall any curse words or at least not the cruder ones. No violence. Several sex scenes described in detail but not extensively.
Be My Wife (#6) tells the story of Elizabeth and Brogan. After meeting each other only twice, Elizabeth and Brogan, two near strangers get married. Brogan at least has a pretty good (so called) reason. He needs a lot of money--and fast--from an inheritance, which will be void if he doesn't get married within three days. It's literally a life and death matter. (Which I question but will get into that later.) Although Brogan is an attractive and wealthy guy, he knows no one else (and he's 34) who would marry him. No past girlfriends, family friend, school mate, acquaintance...previous neighbor? Yeah, okay right.
And Elizabeth's reason for marrying Brogan? She needs...well...a date. Yes, a plus one. It gets better. So Brogan, who is a smart and successful lawyer, doesn't even ask for a pre-nup although they both go into it knowing it's only going to be temporary. Liz has much to gain from this so that definitely would work for her; but sweet thing that she is, that does not occur to her at all. What does she care? After all, she just in it for a few dates. Two to be exact. (Small price to pay for her freedom etc, huh.) So they get married ASAP. And they don't bother to even find out basic things about each other. Such as what each other does for a living, or where they work. Questions that most people ask each other within minutes of meeting a new person (i.e. What do you do for a living? Where do you work?) That will come back to bite them later in a hard to believe plot twist. Much problems arose for these two lovebirds due to both of them not opening their mouths, communicating. Brogan was often remote and gruff. But Liz was just as bad. She was immature a lot. There were a few scenes when she refused to talk with Brogan. Even after he tried repeatedly to get her to talk.
Any who, there were several things in this story that just did not make sense to me. For example, some other reviewers mentioned the nationality discrepancies...I caught them too. And the ones regarding the niece and her situation. Just how much was this surgery?! And let's not forget all the family drama stuff. How about the scene where Liz's mother attempts to discipline her? She's a grown woman. The family ambushes. Her incredibly nasty cousin Novah and her shenanigans? I could go on, but I won't.
This is an implausible story with insta-love and a HEA. I don't recall any curse words or at least not the cruder ones. No violence. Several sex scenes described in detail but not extensively.
November 2, 2022
another great installment
Another entertaining addition to the series. I liked that Brogan and Liz’s chemistry took a bit more to build and how adorable Brogan’s niece was. Only thing is the conflicts felt a little emptier than usual. Like we got way more backstory on Brogan’s past than Liz.
And then with the main breakup conflict, it lasted for a decent amount of chapters and Novah was such a conniving meddler that her part of the ending fell flat. Like we didn’t even get to see the moment Liz learns what she did, or the supposed half-assed apology. It was just all swept away with us just being told that Liz forgave her “because she’s family” but that wasn’t fair or satisfying as a reader, especially after the coffee shop scene with the two of them where it’s very clear that even with all the love and encouragement and validation she gets from her big family, she for whatever reason lets this *one* clearly hateful and spiteful cousin rule her and her self-confidence. Like that scene seemed like an emotionally abusive mother talking down to her daughter and Liz really just sat there and not only took it, but agreed. And the excuse that Novah is supposedly spoiled because the family rallied around her when her father died is nowhere near a good enough explanation, and nonsensical as an excuse from Liz’s perspective. Sure Brogan’s confession happened in front of all her family but Liz never got stand up to her cousin *on her own*, even though her cousin’s condescension and constant doubts of her was a significant trigger in her story and journey towards trusting her heart and accepting Brogan’s love with confidence, which is such a waste. It makes Liz’s journey feel slightly unresolved.
Aside from this loose end in my opinion, it was an entertaining story and Brogan’s mom and niece stole the show.
Another entertaining addition to the series. I liked that Brogan and Liz’s chemistry took a bit more to build and how adorable Brogan’s niece was. Only thing is the conflicts felt a little emptier than usual. Like we got way more backstory on Brogan’s past than Liz.
And then with the main breakup conflict, it lasted for a decent amount of chapters and Novah was such a conniving meddler that her part of the ending fell flat. Like we didn’t even get to see the moment Liz learns what she did, or the supposed half-assed apology. It was just all swept away with us just being told that Liz forgave her “because she’s family” but that wasn’t fair or satisfying as a reader, especially after the coffee shop scene with the two of them where it’s very clear that even with all the love and encouragement and validation she gets from her big family, she for whatever reason lets this *one* clearly hateful and spiteful cousin rule her and her self-confidence. Like that scene seemed like an emotionally abusive mother talking down to her daughter and Liz really just sat there and not only took it, but agreed. And the excuse that Novah is supposedly spoiled because the family rallied around her when her father died is nowhere near a good enough explanation, and nonsensical as an excuse from Liz’s perspective. Sure Brogan’s confession happened in front of all her family but Liz never got stand up to her cousin *on her own*, even though her cousin’s condescension and constant doubts of her was a significant trigger in her story and journey towards trusting her heart and accepting Brogan’s love with confidence, which is such a waste. It makes Liz’s journey feel slightly unresolved.
Aside from this loose end in my opinion, it was an entertaining story and Brogan’s mom and niece stole the show.
May 23, 2020
Yes she should totally be his wife!
Brogan a billionaire attorney who checked out of the mainstream of life when the marriage his grandmother paid someone to enter into failed with Brogan learning that the wife he loved was only with him for his grandmother's money and she was cheating on him to boot!!!!! Along come Elizabeth looking for a date to her jealous cousin's wedding and meets up with Brogan. When Brogan broached the subject of a marriage of convenience to Elizabeth, she turned him down flat. Overwhelmed by her large family insisting that they meet him she agreed to the marriage to keep him from ratting her out. Somehow her jealous soon to be married cousin found out about Brogan having to be married for his inheritance confronted Elizabeth with what she knew and tried to brow beat her into demanding a big payday. Elizabeth refused and without her knowledge her cousin went behind her back and had papers drawn up demanding a hefty sum. It was not until Brogan ran into the cousin's fiance` that he learned it was the cousin and not Elizabeth who had the papers drawn up. Brogan stormed the wedding rehearsal, proclaimed his love to Elizabeth and she to him and they made their marriage real! There were so many dynamics taking place in this story that I cannot cover them all. Suffice it to say jealousy, envy and greed did not win the day and these two are well on their way to a happily ever after! Great job Nia a really great job in deed!!!!!
Brogan a billionaire attorney who checked out of the mainstream of life when the marriage his grandmother paid someone to enter into failed with Brogan learning that the wife he loved was only with him for his grandmother's money and she was cheating on him to boot!!!!! Along come Elizabeth looking for a date to her jealous cousin's wedding and meets up with Brogan. When Brogan broached the subject of a marriage of convenience to Elizabeth, she turned him down flat. Overwhelmed by her large family insisting that they meet him she agreed to the marriage to keep him from ratting her out. Somehow her jealous soon to be married cousin found out about Brogan having to be married for his inheritance confronted Elizabeth with what she knew and tried to brow beat her into demanding a big payday. Elizabeth refused and without her knowledge her cousin went behind her back and had papers drawn up demanding a hefty sum. It was not until Brogan ran into the cousin's fiance` that he learned it was the cousin and not Elizabeth who had the papers drawn up. Brogan stormed the wedding rehearsal, proclaimed his love to Elizabeth and she to him and they made their marriage real! There were so many dynamics taking place in this story that I cannot cover them all. Suffice it to say jealousy, envy and greed did not win the day and these two are well on their way to a happily ever after! Great job Nia a really great job in deed!!!!!
April 22, 2020
Really Good Book
Happy I got to see that this one was out and read r right away. Elizabeth and Brogan both needed someone to fulfil a role. Funny thing about that is they sorta met briefly in conversation they had while watching total strangers interact with one another. And making a joke. Who would've thought later they would've been set up on a blind date by the make it marriage women lol yep too funny it was they were just as surprised too when they saw each other again if that wasn't fate don't know what is! Neither was prepared for what was coming next. He had his heart closed off and scarring and didn't want to get burned again and I mean literally. She was tired of being in bad relationships or finding the wrong guy and was just not looking for one anymore. In other words both seemed to have trust issues. I really enjoyed reading this series and hated to see them come to an end. I'm hoping there's still a few left to come! Thanks Nia for sharing.
Happy I got to see that this one was out and read r right away. Elizabeth and Brogan both needed someone to fulfil a role. Funny thing about that is they sorta met briefly in conversation they had while watching total strangers interact with one another. And making a joke. Who would've thought later they would've been set up on a blind date by the make it marriage women lol yep too funny it was they were just as surprised too when they saw each other again if that wasn't fate don't know what is! Neither was prepared for what was coming next. He had his heart closed off and scarring and didn't want to get burned again and I mean literally. She was tired of being in bad relationships or finding the wrong guy and was just not looking for one anymore. In other words both seemed to have trust issues. I really enjoyed reading this series and hated to see them come to an end. I'm hoping there's still a few left to come! Thanks Nia for sharing.
May 23, 2020
it's ok
It was a kind of cute read. There were some continuity issues. One was with her family and descriptions of their nationality. They're Caribbean with Belize bumper stickers, family in Jamaica, casually listening to soca instead dancehall (reggae if you got class), the tamales. But the main beef is with his niece, she’s 10 soon to be 11 and missing a tooth and can’t say “matchmaker” but later waxes poetic about love in a tone that makes you think of a 60 year old widow. I paused and went “has this person ever met a child”
It was a lot of will they/won’t they and one of those with the woman is being manipulated by an evil b**** doesn’t stand up for herself and forgives right away. But I digress. The love scene descriptions were meh but it was an ok quick read. But as the great Lavar Burton said: "Ya don't have to take my word for it."
It was a kind of cute read. There were some continuity issues. One was with her family and descriptions of their nationality. They're Caribbean with Belize bumper stickers, family in Jamaica, casually listening to soca instead dancehall (reggae if you got class), the tamales. But the main beef is with his niece, she’s 10 soon to be 11 and missing a tooth and can’t say “matchmaker” but later waxes poetic about love in a tone that makes you think of a 60 year old widow. I paused and went “has this person ever met a child”
It was a lot of will they/won’t they and one of those with the woman is being manipulated by an evil b**** doesn’t stand up for herself and forgives right away. But I digress. The love scene descriptions were meh but it was an ok quick read. But as the great Lavar Burton said: "Ya don't have to take my word for it."
June 11, 2023
A heart full of Love
Brogan's decision to never fall in love or give his heart again is one many can relate too. His previous marriage hurt him badly. Meeting Elizabeth was good for him. They each need a favor from the other and their fake marriage agreement worked for them both. I love how much he loved and cared about Steph and was willing to sacrifice going down that road again to obtain the money needed to help save her. He and Elizabeth deserved the love they found with each other. Novah was a real Witch. I wouldn't have forgiven her so easily. Family is supposed to be there as support and love and does not tear you down like trash. Beyond that, this is a sweet love story.
Brogan's decision to never fall in love or give his heart again is one many can relate too. His previous marriage hurt him badly. Meeting Elizabeth was good for him. They each need a favor from the other and their fake marriage agreement worked for them both. I love how much he loved and cared about Steph and was willing to sacrifice going down that road again to obtain the money needed to help save her. He and Elizabeth deserved the love they found with each other. Novah was a real Witch. I wouldn't have forgiven her so easily. Family is supposed to be there as support and love and does not tear you down like trash. Beyond that, this is a sweet love story.
May 24, 2020
Love Will Surprise You
Elizabeth has always felt like she was on the outside looking in regarding positive love connections. Nothing worse then family gatherings & you are the topic because you aren't engaged/married. Elizabeth is a successful Black woman but is afraid to be hurt by someone she trusts again. Meanwhile Brogan thought he had a good marriage. He was a kind & loyal husband & money was no object. However he got burned. So Elizabeth needs a date for her cousins wedding & Brogan needs a wife to have a life. What could possibly go wrong? Sit back & relax as two people skittish over love fall in love with a bump or two in the road you happily ever after.
Elizabeth has always felt like she was on the outside looking in regarding positive love connections. Nothing worse then family gatherings & you are the topic because you aren't engaged/married. Elizabeth is a successful Black woman but is afraid to be hurt by someone she trusts again. Meanwhile Brogan thought he had a good marriage. He was a kind & loyal husband & money was no object. However he got burned. So Elizabeth needs a date for her cousins wedding & Brogan needs a wife to have a life. What could possibly go wrong? Sit back & relax as two people skittish over love fall in love with a bump or two in the road you happily ever after.
December 28, 2020
Amazing Story
Broden and Elizabeth’s insecurities times two, was really hard because you start to think, they can’t possible make it to “happy ever after”. I didn’t like the fact that a lawyer would just write documents on Elizabeth’s behalf without her consent. Nor did I care for the scene where said Lawyer disclose that information to a stranger in a coffee shop. Again, I love the story and believe that these two could have broke the insecurities they shared in equal dosage and come back together sooner rather then later. Their love was strong and their attraction to each other was stronger.
Broden and Elizabeth’s insecurities times two, was really hard because you start to think, they can’t possible make it to “happy ever after”. I didn’t like the fact that a lawyer would just write documents on Elizabeth’s behalf without her consent. Nor did I care for the scene where said Lawyer disclose that information to a stranger in a coffee shop. Again, I love the story and believe that these two could have broke the insecurities they shared in equal dosage and come back together sooner rather then later. Their love was strong and their attraction to each other was stronger.
February 25, 2022
Definitely Great
This story will easily steal your heart. It's a powerful combination of suspense and romance that will fuel your heart. I really enjoyed all of these characters they are so great and together they make a sweet story. Wow this feels so great and is absolutely hilarious. Then you add in the drama, with tons of emotional and intriguing twists, well then you have a tale that is truly delightful." Plus the secondary characters worked so well together that I really enjoy them. Now this relationship is so delightful and it's never forced." This is definitely amazing!
This story will easily steal your heart. It's a powerful combination of suspense and romance that will fuel your heart. I really enjoyed all of these characters they are so great and together they make a sweet story. Wow this feels so great and is absolutely hilarious. Then you add in the drama, with tons of emotional and intriguing twists, well then you have a tale that is truly delightful." Plus the secondary characters worked so well together that I really enjoy them. Now this relationship is so delightful and it's never forced." This is definitely amazing!
March 26, 2022
Flirty described Brogan and Elizabeth's relationship best. From their first meeting, their connection was destined. The second meeting secured their connection to each other.
Brogan appeared to be cold and emotionless. However, he was completely the opposite. He was focused on his end goal. He didn't want to get distracted from that goal. Then came Elizabeth. Elizabeth wanted to please everyone. She was past the "Marriage" age and was tired of being talked about by her family. I know that her family wanted the best for Elizabeth. Often it seemed like they stressed her more than anything. Brogan shared in Elizabeth's stress, but for different reasons.
I enjoyed Brogan and Elizabeth. I loved watching their relationship form, grow and become stronger. I loved that Ms. Arthurs insinuated certain things. It allows your imagination to imagine.
I would recommend this book to anyone. It's a great read and it's fun.
Happy Reading!
Brogan appeared to be cold and emotionless. However, he was completely the opposite. He was focused on his end goal. He didn't want to get distracted from that goal. Then came Elizabeth. Elizabeth wanted to please everyone. She was past the "Marriage" age and was tired of being talked about by her family. I know that her family wanted the best for Elizabeth. Often it seemed like they stressed her more than anything. Brogan shared in Elizabeth's stress, but for different reasons.
I enjoyed Brogan and Elizabeth. I loved watching their relationship form, grow and become stronger. I loved that Ms. Arthurs insinuated certain things. It allows your imagination to imagine.
I would recommend this book to anyone. It's a great read and it's fun.
Happy Reading!
May 4, 2020
Sorry to see the end of the series
I'm sorry to see the end of the Make It Marriage series. Each book was different, but a good read in itself. I Even like the authors notes about the characters. This was also a good read. Both the hero and the heroine carried scars from past relationships. Their coming together was very unconventional but led to a solid relationship. Can't wait for the next series.
I'm sorry to see the end of the Make It Marriage series. Each book was different, but a good read in itself. I Even like the authors notes about the characters. This was also a good read. Both the hero and the heroine carried scars from past relationships. Their coming together was very unconventional but led to a solid relationship. Can't wait for the next series.
March 20, 2021
Be my wife
Wow another amazing novel Nia Arthurs!!! Brogan and Elizabeth's love story began from a chance proposal that blossomed into true love!!! I hope and pray that I find a man like Brogan one day soon!!! This book contains intrigue, dreams, lies, Faith, heartfelt emotions, heartbreak, betrayal, adultery, and allowing love to prevail!!! I will be recommending this novel to everyone I know!!
Wow another amazing novel Nia Arthurs!!! Brogan and Elizabeth's love story began from a chance proposal that blossomed into true love!!! I hope and pray that I find a man like Brogan one day soon!!! This book contains intrigue, dreams, lies, Faith, heartfelt emotions, heartbreak, betrayal, adultery, and allowing love to prevail!!! I will be recommending this novel to everyone I know!!
April 26, 2020
Nice Job!
First time reading and first book I’ve read in the series. I loved the connection between Brogan and Liz. It was fun having the engagement of Liz’s family though I felt they went a little over board. I just wish the cousin was paid back for interfering in Liz’s relationship.
First time reading and first book I’ve read in the series. I loved the connection between Brogan and Liz. It was fun having the engagement of Liz’s family though I felt they went a little over board. I just wish the cousin was paid back for interfering in Liz’s relationship.
April 27, 2020
Healing and unconditional love
I have always had a big problem with African American women characters who display traits of codendency and doormat behavior traits as this has been bred into us. Family do not get to emotionally abuse you. Please be advise this is a trigger for anyone with experience of this family dynamic. Too many unresolved issues....l like your writing style.
I have always had a big problem with African American women characters who display traits of codendency and doormat behavior traits as this has been bred into us. Family do not get to emotionally abuse you. Please be advise this is a trigger for anyone with experience of this family dynamic. Too many unresolved issues....l like your writing style.
July 27, 2020
What a love story!
Sometimes in life you have to take a chance and that's what Brogan and Elizabeth did. They found each other and found true love, something both of them desperately needed! Steph was too cute and I loved both sides of the family, minus Novah, lol. I absolutely loved this book and can't wait for the next one!
Sometimes in life you have to take a chance and that's what Brogan and Elizabeth did. They found each other and found true love, something both of them desperately needed! Steph was too cute and I loved both sides of the family, minus Novah, lol. I absolutely loved this book and can't wait for the next one!
October 22, 2020
That was awesome
One perfectly, imperfect romance. Brogan and Liz were both carrying a lot of baggage but managed to get through the muck and find what was right in their faces. I could not put this one down. Well told from both perspectives and blended seamlessly. I will definitely go back and check out the rest of the series
One perfectly, imperfect romance. Brogan and Liz were both carrying a lot of baggage but managed to get through the muck and find what was right in their faces. I could not put this one down. Well told from both perspectives and blended seamlessly. I will definitely go back and check out the rest of the series
October 23, 2020
4 stars
Story: 4/5 stars.
Heat level: 1/5 stars
POV: alternating first person
Heroine: Elizabeth Garcia
Hero: Brogan Harrington
Secondary characters:
Levy, Brogan’s estate lawyer
Lucas, Brogan’s friend
Gerard, Brogan’s driver
Gwen, Brogan’s mother
Steph, Brogan’s niece
Novah, Elizabeth’s cousin
Oren, Novah’s fiancé
Tina, Elizabeth’s mother
Story: 4/5 stars.
Heat level: 1/5 stars
POV: alternating first person
Heroine: Elizabeth Garcia
Hero: Brogan Harrington
Secondary characters:
Levy, Brogan’s estate lawyer
Lucas, Brogan’s friend
Gerard, Brogan’s driver
Gwen, Brogan’s mother
Steph, Brogan’s niece
Novah, Elizabeth’s cousin
Oren, Novah’s fiancé
Tina, Elizabeth’s mother
March 30, 2021
Not enough
I felt like I needed more, something, I wanted to hear more about Steph. Felt a little let down when it came to the cousin, I mean family yes but not what MS jealous did deserve more than what she got which was nothing. Did enjoy Nia writing style and plan to read more of her books.
I felt like I needed more, something, I wanted to hear more about Steph. Felt a little let down when it came to the cousin, I mean family yes but not what MS jealous did deserve more than what she got which was nothing. Did enjoy Nia writing style and plan to read more of her books.
April 16, 2020
I liked this book
It deserved 5 stars good to read and, I did hate how the 2 characters insecurities kept them apart but I was happy they of course got their HEA without a baby which is different for these kinds of books. Check it out, you wont be disappointed
It deserved 5 stars good to read and, I did hate how the 2 characters insecurities kept them apart but I was happy they of course got their HEA without a baby which is different for these kinds of books. Check it out, you wont be disappointed
April 18, 2020
Be My Wife
This is a story of two people who had given up on love. They are match through Make It Marriage. They fall in love, but of course they don’t tell each their feelings. Of course there is drama, but in the end they get their HEA. Don’t miss this beautiful story.
This is a story of two people who had given up on love. They are match through Make It Marriage. They fall in love, but of course they don’t tell each their feelings. Of course there is drama, but in the end they get their HEA. Don’t miss this beautiful story.
April 18, 2020
Awesome series
I LOVED this series (Make it Marriage) and the delightfully diverse characters who shared their love stories. Brogan and Liz 's story is both heartwarming and steamy. Love this author's storytelling, can't wait for more!
I LOVED this series (Make it Marriage) and the delightfully diverse characters who shared their love stories. Brogan and Liz 's story is both heartwarming and steamy. Love this author's storytelling, can't wait for more!
April 23, 2020
Smile on my face
This was a great pick me up. A heartwarming read in which I loved not only the main characters but the family members, except Norva. Improbable the story line but the family dynamics totally relatable.
This was a great pick me up. A heartwarming read in which I loved not only the main characters but the family members, except Norva. Improbable the story line but the family dynamics totally relatable.
May 5, 2020
Completed the set
All the MIM stories are a great read. My favourite is Book 5 with Nellie and Jonas but none of the books disappointed. My only gripe is the sexual descriptions, they were a bit too PG for me. I want a book that screams 18+ but that said the stories are still 5*
All the MIM stories are a great read. My favourite is Book 5 with Nellie and Jonas but none of the books disappointed. My only gripe is the sexual descriptions, they were a bit too PG for me. I want a book that screams 18+ but that said the stories are still 5*
May 22, 2020
Good
Liz really needed to tell Novah where to get off! Otherwise this was an interesting story. Brogan was a very good man and fell in love quickly. These 2 made a great couple. Very good read can't wait to read more books by this author.
Liz really needed to tell Novah where to get off! Otherwise this was an interesting story. Brogan was a very good man and fell in love quickly. These 2 made a great couple. Very good read can't wait to read more books by this author.
June 3, 2020
I liked it
I really liked this story. Brogan and ElizAbeth were both scarred people. It was funny and romantic. Steph is a jewel and I would like to see a grown up Steph and Hogan needs a hard lesson. I liked the characters and the writing.
I really liked this story. Brogan and ElizAbeth were both scarred people. It was funny and romantic. Steph is a jewel and I would like to see a grown up Steph and Hogan needs a hard lesson. I liked the characters and the writing.
September 7, 2020
It Was an Entertaining Short Read
The couple was cute and imperfect, but perfect for each other. The romance scenes are poetic rather than explicit which I very much liked. I would definitely read more from Nia.
The couple was cute and imperfect, but perfect for each other. The romance scenes are poetic rather than explicit which I very much liked. I would definitely read more from Nia.
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