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The Accidental Wife/ Love Me Again #1
Accidentally Yours: A Billionaire CEO/Fake Marriage Romance--Previously The Accidental Wife (Accidentally Yours Series Book
"You've given me a taste of you, and now...I want more."
Tristan Cole
Fall in love? Never again.
It’s not for me. I tried it once and had my heart broken when my girlfriend left me because I wasn’t ready for marriage. I’ve been single for almost a year now and happier for it. I poured all my energy into my career without the headache of balancing a relationship simultaneously, and it was paying off. I was more focused than ever. The string of meaningless flings I had going suited me and my current lifestyle just fine.
Until I went out drinking one night and met her. The raven-haired goddess in the red mini dress with the most beautiful smile I have ever seen that unravelled me the moment I set my eyes on her from across the room.
Like a moth to a flame, she was the hottest kind of fire, and fucking hell, I wanted nothing more than to spend the night burning in it.
Shayla
I don’t do one-night stands. I have nothing against them; I’ve just never had the confidence to ever go through with one. I’ve always been a relationship girl. I love having a boyfriend I can do fun and random stuff with. However, after my last heartbreak, I wasn’t favourable towards relationships now either. So, to hell with it. It’s been two years, what’s a girl to do? I decided for once in my life to jump out of my comfort zone, step out of the role of dutiful daughter and have a little fun.
That decision led me into having a wild and passionate night with a sinfully handsome stranger I met in the club. The next morning, I wake up in a bed that’s not my own, in a different country and with a hangover so severe I can barely remember my name. Oh, and a diamond ring on my finger the size of my fist to go nicely with the marriage certificate displaying both our names and signatures.
Bloody hell, the one time I do something reckless, I only go and accidentally became a hot billionaire’s wife...
A tale of true love in its most real and rawest form.
Might want to buckle up because this book will take you through a rollercoaster of emotions you'll never want to end. You'll experience every emotion right along with the characters as though you're right there living it with them.
Please be warned that reading this book may come with severe side effects that may include but not limited too, excessive swooning, obsession and emotional outbursts.
Tristan Cole
Fall in love? Never again.
It’s not for me. I tried it once and had my heart broken when my girlfriend left me because I wasn’t ready for marriage. I’ve been single for almost a year now and happier for it. I poured all my energy into my career without the headache of balancing a relationship simultaneously, and it was paying off. I was more focused than ever. The string of meaningless flings I had going suited me and my current lifestyle just fine.
Until I went out drinking one night and met her. The raven-haired goddess in the red mini dress with the most beautiful smile I have ever seen that unravelled me the moment I set my eyes on her from across the room.
Like a moth to a flame, she was the hottest kind of fire, and fucking hell, I wanted nothing more than to spend the night burning in it.
Shayla
I don’t do one-night stands. I have nothing against them; I’ve just never had the confidence to ever go through with one. I’ve always been a relationship girl. I love having a boyfriend I can do fun and random stuff with. However, after my last heartbreak, I wasn’t favourable towards relationships now either. So, to hell with it. It’s been two years, what’s a girl to do? I decided for once in my life to jump out of my comfort zone, step out of the role of dutiful daughter and have a little fun.
That decision led me into having a wild and passionate night with a sinfully handsome stranger I met in the club. The next morning, I wake up in a bed that’s not my own, in a different country and with a hangover so severe I can barely remember my name. Oh, and a diamond ring on my finger the size of my fist to go nicely with the marriage certificate displaying both our names and signatures.
Bloody hell, the one time I do something reckless, I only go and accidentally became a hot billionaire’s wife...
A tale of true love in its most real and rawest form.
Might want to buckle up because this book will take you through a rollercoaster of emotions you'll never want to end. You'll experience every emotion right along with the characters as though you're right there living it with them.
Please be warned that reading this book may come with severe side effects that may include but not limited too, excessive swooning, obsession and emotional outbursts.
720 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 23, 2020
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September 18, 2021
The 2 stars are just for the drama and angst cause it kept me going. It was sooo full of angst that my pillow got wet despite skipping some parts LOL.
Anyway, there were too many plotholes and out of character stuff happening.
• First of all, the writing too fast paced. What is it with authors who rush through scenes, write "a few weeks go by" and we just have to assume they were bonding and growing together in the unwritten scenes??
• Second: at the beginning right the characters act like kids where h constantly slaps H up his head or punches his ribs and he pretends there's a spider on her head 💀.
• Thirdly, this didn't add up at all: H's dad is adamant H marries OW bc of his dying granddad who wants to see him married before he dies. Hs mom just smiles apologetically when the dad tells H this like whoops sorry kid can't change his mind, sorry. And then when his parents meet the h the mom is all bitchy and cold and calls her names but the dad is super nice to her and accepted it. Hmmkay.
• They know each other for like 3 days as far as we know. They've worked together for maybe a week (again, as far as we know, cause the author never states that they've been working together a while or how many days have passed) and when a project of the H gets accepted he's all like I couldn't have done it without you, Shayla, you helped me and pushed me blahblah.
Yeah, I call bullshit.
• Some grammar and spelling mistakes the annoyed me. "At my parents" and missing comma's 👇🏼👇🏼
" “Just say where baby,” He drawls leaning closer. I cover his face with my hand and push him back. He licks my palm, and I yank my hand back and wipe it on his shirt. “Ew! Oh my God, you did not just lick my hand!” I exclaim, and he giggles like a girl as he pulls out of his parents’ driveway. "
• He. Did. Not. Just. Giggle!!!! 🤧🤧
• My favourite scene was where this ruthless billionaire CEO bargains with h and this happens 🤡
" "I frown, “What do you mean absolutely not? A year is a sufficient amount of time for people to believe we tried to make it work.” I explain, and she shakes her head again. “A year is an exceptionally long time, Cole. Six months.” She says, and I shake my head this time. “Too short, nine months.”
“No, three months.” I sigh, and we glare at each other, “Fine, six months.” "
• Another inconsistency: at 45% he confesses he can sing and she's surprised. But they've sang together in the kitchen and in the car, how does she not know he can sing???
• So at the beginning (around 15%) her mom and brother completely write her off and tell her they're no longer her family bc she up and married the H. In the meantime we have no scenes or mentions of her family at all. At 47% we find out she's been visiting her mom, taking her of her and her brother is all nice to her. Tf happened to "don't ever call me mother again" ?
'Nuff said.
After the 50% mark drama happens. At the 6 month mark they divorce. H chooses his ex but is still hung up on h. H and h go to Dubai for a project after he bought the company she worked for so they were forced to work together again. H gets engaged to his ex. In Dubai he realises he's still in love with h and tells her so. They have a passionate few days together before returning where h finds out about the engagement. She breaks down. H goes to break it off with his ex but she's pregnant (yay). He decides to still marry her (double yay). h breaks down again and is a wreck. H is a wreck too and cheats emotionally and physically with h on his now pregnant fiance. H says he's going to kill himself and takes off while turning off his phone (fun times). h breaks down again and thinks he's dead. After 2 days H comes back cause he couldn't go through with it. h tells him she's gonna leave for good to Canada. Weeks later an hour before his wedding he founds out baby is not his (duhh) and goes to find h. They get remarried in Vegas with family and friends.
How this book has a 4+ rating is beyond me 🤡.
Anyway, there were too many plotholes and out of character stuff happening.
• First of all, the writing too fast paced. What is it with authors who rush through scenes, write "a few weeks go by" and we just have to assume they were bonding and growing together in the unwritten scenes??
• Second: at the beginning right the characters act like kids where h constantly slaps H up his head or punches his ribs and he pretends there's a spider on her head 💀.
• Thirdly, this didn't add up at all: H's dad is adamant H marries OW bc of his dying granddad who wants to see him married before he dies. Hs mom just smiles apologetically when the dad tells H this like whoops sorry kid can't change his mind, sorry. And then when his parents meet the h the mom is all bitchy and cold and calls her names but the dad is super nice to her and accepted it. Hmmkay.
• They know each other for like 3 days as far as we know. They've worked together for maybe a week (again, as far as we know, cause the author never states that they've been working together a while or how many days have passed) and when a project of the H gets accepted he's all like I couldn't have done it without you, Shayla, you helped me and pushed me blahblah.
Yeah, I call bullshit.
• Some grammar and spelling mistakes the annoyed me. "At my parents" and missing comma's 👇🏼👇🏼
" “Just say where baby,” He drawls leaning closer. I cover his face with my hand and push him back. He licks my palm, and I yank my hand back and wipe it on his shirt. “Ew! Oh my God, you did not just lick my hand!” I exclaim, and he giggles like a girl as he pulls out of his parents’ driveway. "
• He. Did. Not. Just. Giggle!!!! 🤧🤧
• My favourite scene was where this ruthless billionaire CEO bargains with h and this happens 🤡
" "I frown, “What do you mean absolutely not? A year is a sufficient amount of time for people to believe we tried to make it work.” I explain, and she shakes her head again. “A year is an exceptionally long time, Cole. Six months.” She says, and I shake my head this time. “Too short, nine months.”
“No, three months.” I sigh, and we glare at each other, “Fine, six months.” "
• Another inconsistency: at 45% he confesses he can sing and she's surprised. But they've sang together in the kitchen and in the car, how does she not know he can sing???
• So at the beginning (around 15%) her mom and brother completely write her off and tell her they're no longer her family bc she up and married the H. In the meantime we have no scenes or mentions of her family at all. At 47% we find out she's been visiting her mom, taking her of her and her brother is all nice to her. Tf happened to "don't ever call me mother again" ?
'Nuff said.
After the 50% mark drama happens. At the 6 month mark they divorce. H chooses his ex but is still hung up on h. H and h go to Dubai for a project after he bought the company she worked for so they were forced to work together again. H gets engaged to his ex. In Dubai he realises he's still in love with h and tells her so. They have a passionate few days together before returning where h finds out about the engagement. She breaks down. H goes to break it off with his ex but she's pregnant (yay). He decides to still marry her (double yay). h breaks down again and is a wreck. H is a wreck too and cheats emotionally and physically with h on his now pregnant fiance. H says he's going to kill himself and takes off while turning off his phone (fun times). h breaks down again and thinks he's dead. After 2 days H comes back cause he couldn't go through with it. h tells him she's gonna leave for good to Canada. Weeks later an hour before his wedding he founds out baby is not his (duhh) and goes to find h. They get remarried in Vegas with family and friends.
How this book has a 4+ rating is beyond me 🤡.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 20, 2021
DNF at 60%..
2 ⭐⭐ for the first half that kept me awake til 4 in the morning with all the hope to finally come across THE BOOK...You know, the one you keep rereading every 2 seconds but alas...
I'm devastatingly disappointed with this story that I feel so sad.
I cried with this story more than once and I haven't cried because of a book since the release of Me BeforeYou!!!!
I felt the main characters' pain. I loved the emotions they brought to life with their hidden totally unknown feelings but then the author had to ruin everything and send them to Dubai.
Uuurgh!!!!!
Cheating is not okay no matter how you straighten it.
It's ugly.
It's horrible.
It's disgusting.
I can't respect a cheater because that would simply be unhealthy, unfair and utterly unacceptable even if it's a work of fiction.
2 ⭐⭐ for the first half that kept me awake til 4 in the morning with all the hope to finally come across THE BOOK...You know, the one you keep rereading every 2 seconds but alas...
I'm devastatingly disappointed with this story that I feel so sad.
I cried with this story more than once and I haven't cried because of a book since the release of Me BeforeYou!!!!
I felt the main characters' pain. I loved the emotions they brought to life with their hidden totally unknown feelings but then the author had to ruin everything and send them to Dubai.
Uuurgh!!!!!
Cheating is not okay no matter how you straighten it.
It's ugly.
It's horrible.
It's disgusting.
I can't respect a cheater because that would simply be unhealthy, unfair and utterly unacceptable even if it's a work of fiction.
avoid
March 21, 2022Self note
H unfaithful to h.
H unfaithful to ow.
H unfaithful to h.
H unfaithful to ow.
May 23, 2021
I had to double check this is the same book I had attempted to read when I saw so many good reviews. I mean…. Are people for real? How could anyone go pass the first two chapters without yelling a big WTF is beyond me. It’s pretty obvious this is a DNF for me.
Living in London on an executive assistant job and being the main provider for her family? Not possible. You live in the city of London and drive to work? That was a massive LOL when I read it. Going to Vegas from London on a 10 plus hour trip and not remember a thing? And where was your passport? Delusional!
Anyway, another disappointing book chosen on a promising blurb and glowing reviews.
Let me hit delete and forget on my Kindle now….
Living in London on an executive assistant job and being the main provider for her family? Not possible. You live in the city of London and drive to work? That was a massive LOL when I read it. Going to Vegas from London on a 10 plus hour trip and not remember a thing? And where was your passport? Delusional!
Anyway, another disappointing book chosen on a promising blurb and glowing reviews.
Let me hit delete and forget on my Kindle now….
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August 11, 2024The hero is basically a 13 year old girl. He loves the OW. He loves the heroine. He loves the... OMG!
Heroine should just have "Kick me" tattooed on her forehead and change her name to Mary Sue.
Heroine should just have "Kick me" tattooed on her forehead and change her name to Mary Sue.
June 5, 2022
I found about this book randomly in my Instagram ads between stories, and the blurb were so catchy and after coming here all i could see is high rating and positive reviews . So i got kindle unlimited just to read this and i was so excited to start. Tbh first half of the story were soo good. I absolutely loved it and also shed some ugly tears, seriously it was soo good. Then since cole's ex Sophie came to this scene, it lost its charm. Honestly after shayla cole's divorce and Cole got back with his ex Sophie, it goes to downfall for me. I was loving the main leads so much that, i hated that author described cole and Sophie's sex scene in details 😢 but also i didn't liked the fact that even after getting engaged with Sophie, Cole and shayla had sex,(even though shay was unaware of the engagement, she knew that Sophie is a part of his life now) that was cheating even if they were the leads. Definitely the hero Cole wasn't faithful to both shayla and Sophie 🙄
cole's mad obsession were too much for me to stand it. I just wanted to hit him whenever he would emotionally seduce shay. And even shay would kiss him in a second and then push him away.. I was seriously fed up with this game. I seriously disliked both cole and shayla after their divorce 😏
So my 3🌟 rating is for the first half of the story.
Still im gonna read its sequel. Lets see if it will work for me 🤞🏻
cole's mad obsession were too much for me to stand it. I just wanted to hit him whenever he would emotionally seduce shay. And even shay would kiss him in a second and then push him away.. I was seriously fed up with this game. I seriously disliked both cole and shayla after their divorce 😏
So my 3🌟 rating is for the first half of the story.
Still im gonna read its sequel. Lets see if it will work for me 🤞🏻
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 18, 2024
I won’t waste more than 60 second because the book was so bad that I just can’t. The heroine is a pathetic doormat and the hero is the worst loser. Yuck. Yuck yuck.
I wish ai had amnesia so I forgot that o read it.
I wish ai had amnesia so I forgot that o read it.
January 31, 2025
I don't know where to begin.
For starters, I didn’t like how the book read. It was hard to follow and there were quite a few grammatical errors.
I skimmed the book, partly because it was (as priorly stated) hard to follow... AND... extremely long for no real reason.
In the first half, everything felt like filler. Until it wasn't. Then, it became every soap opera ever.
At any rate, I DNF'D this book.
Around the 65%- 70% mark.
(Someone should tell me if the baby was really his💀)
This book should come with trigger warnings.
I hate cheaters. Absolutely abhor them.
All I'm asking for is a fair warning before we pick up certain books. A single sentence will suffice. At the end of the blurb.
I've never been in a relationship. Never been cheated on. I have, however, watched the people around me suffer because of infidelity.
Consequently, I hate it. With every fibre of my being.
I know that people aren't perfect. I should not expect perfect protagonists realistically.
However, the book... it's written in such a way that... enables cheating... if you can justify it.
Some may sympathise with Cole... about how he felt 'trapped' in a relationship... but he brought that woman back into his life! All on his own. There was no gun to his head or anything.
A lot of the plot was pretty ridiculous.
There was a lot of eavesdropping on conversations and characters making conclusions based on incomplete information ... (collected from eavesdropping😒)
It's a common theme in many romance novels but it is unforgivably aggravating in this novel.
You can tell that many scenarios were written for the sole purpose of pushing the plot.
I lost braincells reading some of the dialogue. Often repetitive... needless back-and-forths. It was exhausting.
My mind alone is to blame... for it clearly compromised my sanity (merely) to appease its obsessive nature.
I must always know how the story ends... to avoid thinking up a thousand possible endings.
Clearly, this review is an outlier. Proceeding a rarity... the rarity being that I DNF'D a book. Me, with my obsessive mind!
Moving on...
Let's normalise novels ending with breakups. None of those characters should end up together. Literally none of them💀 Not the ex with Cole and certainly not Shay with Cole, either.
It's okay to be alone. To heal. To learn to love yourself. To learn to value yourself. You don't have to be in a relationship. It's okay if things don't work out.
We should tell people that.
We should not advise them to force things to work out.
Cole, honestly, should have stated that he was polyamorous or something. He wanted both women at some point. He said he loved them both. Both the women knew he was having relations with the both of them!
Like, stop hiding behind monogamy. If you can't handle it, leave it for the ones who have no aversion to it.
And... lastly... am I the only one triggered by the fact that Cole didn't want Shayla to be with another man while he was with another woman?
The audacity.
Shayla disappointed me. She was initially written as a strong, self sufficient woman who knows her worth...in the first half of the book.
The second half... it was the advent of soap opera-esque drama. Shay/Shayla's character development was regressive.
She becomes the type of woman that... I have no words. No words will suffice. Read it for yourself.
For starters, I didn’t like how the book read. It was hard to follow and there were quite a few grammatical errors.
I skimmed the book, partly because it was (as priorly stated) hard to follow... AND... extremely long for no real reason.
In the first half, everything felt like filler. Until it wasn't. Then, it became every soap opera ever.
At any rate, I DNF'D this book.
Around the 65%- 70% mark.
(Someone should tell me if the baby was really his💀)
This book should come with trigger warnings.
I hate cheaters. Absolutely abhor them.
All I'm asking for is a fair warning before we pick up certain books. A single sentence will suffice. At the end of the blurb.
I've never been in a relationship. Never been cheated on. I have, however, watched the people around me suffer because of infidelity.
Consequently, I hate it. With every fibre of my being.
I know that people aren't perfect. I should not expect perfect protagonists realistically.
However, the book... it's written in such a way that... enables cheating... if you can justify it.
Some may sympathise with Cole... about how he felt 'trapped' in a relationship... but he brought that woman back into his life! All on his own. There was no gun to his head or anything.
A lot of the plot was pretty ridiculous.
There was a lot of eavesdropping on conversations and characters making conclusions based on incomplete information ... (collected from eavesdropping😒)
It's a common theme in many romance novels but it is unforgivably aggravating in this novel.
You can tell that many scenarios were written for the sole purpose of pushing the plot.
I lost braincells reading some of the dialogue. Often repetitive... needless back-and-forths. It was exhausting.
My mind alone is to blame... for it clearly compromised my sanity (merely) to appease its obsessive nature.
I must always know how the story ends... to avoid thinking up a thousand possible endings.
Clearly, this review is an outlier. Proceeding a rarity... the rarity being that I DNF'D a book. Me, with my obsessive mind!
Moving on...
Let's normalise novels ending with breakups. None of those characters should end up together. Literally none of them💀 Not the ex with Cole and certainly not Shay with Cole, either.
It's okay to be alone. To heal. To learn to love yourself. To learn to value yourself. You don't have to be in a relationship. It's okay if things don't work out.
We should tell people that.
We should not advise them to force things to work out.
Cole, honestly, should have stated that he was polyamorous or something. He wanted both women at some point. He said he loved them both. Both the women knew he was having relations with the both of them!
Like, stop hiding behind monogamy. If you can't handle it, leave it for the ones who have no aversion to it.
And... lastly... am I the only one triggered by the fact that Cole didn't want Shayla to be with another man while he was with another woman?
The audacity.
Shayla disappointed me. She was initially written as a strong, self sufficient woman who knows her worth...in the first half of the book.
The second half... it was the advent of soap opera-esque drama. Shay/Shayla's character development was regressive.
She becomes the type of woman that... I have no words. No words will suffice. Read it for yourself.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 4, 2021
I cried😭. I cried each time Cole or Shayla did, and each time they said goodbye🥺 (I normally don't cry, even going so far as to avoid and even dnf angsty romances. Last time I cried was while reading Archer's Voice, and that was a little bit, not gritty eyes and runny nose sort of crying, like I'm doing right now. And I loved that book.)
I'm bawling my eyes out right now, so please ignore any mistakes in the review you see.
I thought it was a 3 star read for me, and when I read a review while updating my 12% mark which mentioned Cole cheating on Sophie (his ex-ex) with Shayla(our h and his former wife), it dropped to a solid 1 star read. (Cheating is NOT for me). Also because
I was about to dnf it, and I still don't know why I didn't, but I'm glad, because no one, least of all me, could have predicted that I'd be so invested in them by that point that I'd be able to get over both situations. It also helps that the H didn't cheat on the h.
At the 50% mark, I was fully prepared to write a scathing comment in place of a review and give it 3 stars for the cheating, although I'd already come to terms with it. But every time I cried for either Shayla or for Cole, every time their love got more and more selfless, every time Shayla let him go and every time Cole tried to keep her with him, I became a sobbing mess, losing my heart to those two desperate idiots and letting them slowly inch their way up my rating scale. This book that made me run an emotional marathon and back. I tried to give it a four star for the cheating, but I couldn't. I really tried. But it's a perfect five star read.
Once you get past the the obvious reasons for not liking this book- if you can get past the obvious reasons for not liking this book, and that's a big If- then this book is... I dont know, it worth crying over.
I've read what I just wrote, and it's perfectly coherent to me, (though it doesn't follow a format) but if you find that it isn't, a comment would be nice. I am under no delusions that I'd come back to reread and correct it once I'm in a better mood. I'm lazy and busy, not a good combination🙄
Edit: I just created some new tags like cheating, hell-lot-of-angsty and love-triangle for this book, and I don't think any new books are going to be added to those tags anytime soon, except probably the sequel.
I'm bawling my eyes out right now, so please ignore any mistakes in the review you see.
I thought it was a 3 star read for me, and when I read a review while updating my 12% mark which mentioned Cole cheating on Sophie (his ex-ex) with Shayla(our h and his former wife), it dropped to a solid 1 star read. (Cheating is NOT for me). Also because
I was about to dnf it, and I still don't know why I didn't, but I'm glad, because no one, least of all me, could have predicted that I'd be so invested in them by that point that I'd be able to get over both situations. It also helps that the H didn't cheat on the h.
At the 50% mark, I was fully prepared to write a scathing comment in place of a review and give it 3 stars for the cheating, although I'd already come to terms with it. But every time I cried for either Shayla or for Cole, every time their love got more and more selfless, every time Shayla let him go and every time Cole tried to keep her with him, I became a sobbing mess, losing my heart to those two desperate idiots and letting them slowly inch their way up my rating scale. This book that made me run an emotional marathon and back. I tried to give it a four star for the cheating, but I couldn't. I really tried. But it's a perfect five star read.
Once you get past the the obvious reasons for not liking this book- if you can get past the obvious reasons for not liking this book, and that's a big If- then this book is... I dont know, it worth crying over.
I've read what I just wrote, and it's perfectly coherent to me, (though it doesn't follow a format) but if you find that it isn't, a comment would be nice. I am under no delusions that I'd come back to reread and correct it once I'm in a better mood. I'm lazy and busy, not a good combination🙄
Edit: I just created some new tags like cheating, hell-lot-of-angsty and love-triangle for this book, and I don't think any new books are going to be added to those tags anytime soon, except probably the sequel.
April 6, 2021
HOLY SHITAKE MUSHROOMS!
I was cheering them on, I was tempted to yeet my tablet across the room, I wanted to scratch eyes out, I had to stop and wipe tears away just to see to read more.
I'm serious, if this had been a paperback and not on my tablet, it would have learned to fly (I did smother it like a cat refusing to be loved on after a few scenes when I needed a breather) and at times been suplexed into the couch.
I have never wanted to find an author like I have Miss Hart and just.....argh!
No, I'm not going to go all Annie Wilkes on her (tempting), but I have no need to really go all Misery on an author. I think the mark of a good story teller is exactly how this book made me feel.
My hat off to you Miss Hart.
...and now, after a break to let my wounded and wound up psyche recuperate, I will be on to book two to finish the Shayla and Cole story.
I was cheering them on, I was tempted to yeet my tablet across the room, I wanted to scratch eyes out, I had to stop and wipe tears away just to see to read more.
I'm serious, if this had been a paperback and not on my tablet, it would have learned to fly (I did smother it like a cat refusing to be loved on after a few scenes when I needed a breather) and at times been suplexed into the couch.
I have never wanted to find an author like I have Miss Hart and just.....argh!
No, I'm not going to go all Annie Wilkes on her (tempting), but I have no need to really go all Misery on an author. I think the mark of a good story teller is exactly how this book made me feel.
My hat off to you Miss Hart.
...and now, after a break to let my wounded and wound up psyche recuperate, I will be on to book two to finish the Shayla and Cole story.
June 12, 2021
2.5stars.
It has decent writing, but God damn, this might be the most frustrating book I've ever read in my life. First of all, I've never read a worse selfish-stupid-asshole main male character in a book. This guy can't even separate his head from his ass. And the girl is such a pathetic doormat. And her best friends are the worst she could have, cuz they let her be a doormat. Man, I was crying throughout the whole book cuz I was so fucking frustrated! I always hate such weak main female characters in any books, and this book has the worst. If the author is female, I wonder why she created a weak female character. It's almost like the character has no pride, and despite the little info about the way she grew up, it wasn't very clear how she could have no value of herself. How could she has no determination to not be used by the main male character, at all? It's sad and very upsetting at the same time. And it's degrading women, imo. Oh, and she's a slut, too. Flirting with H when he was in a relationship with another woman already. My God!
It has decent writing, but God damn, this might be the most frustrating book I've ever read in my life. First of all, I've never read a worse selfish-stupid-asshole main male character in a book. This guy can't even separate his head from his ass. And the girl is such a pathetic doormat. And her best friends are the worst she could have, cuz they let her be a doormat. Man, I was crying throughout the whole book cuz I was so fucking frustrated! I always hate such weak main female characters in any books, and this book has the worst. If the author is female, I wonder why she created a weak female character. It's almost like the character has no pride, and despite the little info about the way she grew up, it wasn't very clear how she could have no value of herself. How could she has no determination to not be used by the main male character, at all? It's sad and very upsetting at the same time. And it's degrading women, imo. Oh, and she's a slut, too. Flirting with H when he was in a relationship with another woman already. My God!
March 13, 2021
Be warned, once you pick this book up you will not want to put it down!
I discovered Shayla through her tiktok accounts and her short POV clips.
I downloaded accidental wife and started to read it a couple of chapters a day. After a day or two I eventually picked the book up and couldn't out it down until I had finished the book. I already have the sequel downloaded and ready to read. I also have her next book on pre-order.
Shayla draws you in and sets the scenes perfectly and you go along on the rollercoaster of emotions of the characters with them. This book had me laughing but it also saw me crying alot.
I discovered Shayla through her tiktok accounts and her short POV clips.
I downloaded accidental wife and started to read it a couple of chapters a day. After a day or two I eventually picked the book up and couldn't out it down until I had finished the book. I already have the sequel downloaded and ready to read. I also have her next book on pre-order.
Shayla draws you in and sets the scenes perfectly and you go along on the rollercoaster of emotions of the characters with them. This book had me laughing but it also saw me crying alot.
March 25, 2021
Wow
Omg words can not express this book. I was watching the series on TikTok and had to read it. Amazing is not a stong enough word. Cole and Shayla's story is amazing and heartfelt. There were times I wanted to cry for the characters. Thank you so much for an amazing read.
Omg words can not express this book. I was watching the series on TikTok and had to read it. Amazing is not a stong enough word. Cole and Shayla's story is amazing and heartfelt. There were times I wanted to cry for the characters. Thank you so much for an amazing read.
April 7, 2021
Wow!!
Never in my life did I read a book which gave me so much emotions! I lived inside this story, felt every heartache, love, laughed! I cried so much during the story and I am so impressed! This book is really amazing!!
Never in my life did I read a book which gave me so much emotions! I lived inside this story, felt every heartache, love, laughed! I cried so much during the story and I am so impressed! This book is really amazing!!
January 31, 2024
my blood pressure was in the sky and not in a good way.. I was sooo angry the whole time while I read it. I wanted to Shay to leave everyone and everything behind and start a new life somewhere else..aaaand wanted to punch Cole in the face with a chair.
November 20, 2022
I wanted to give this book 5 stars because I read it in one sitting….but idk I liked it, but it also annoyed me.
I was so invested, but then halfway through I legit started to hate the hero. And I know…I’m a hater first and always, but he really just made me so mad until like 92%.
I thought the heroine deserved better. She took too many hits….iykyk. She was the only person getting hurt which I thought was ridiculous. But then I started getting irritated with how many times we are reminded that she isn’t like other girls.
Idk…this book has everything I love, but it didn’t quite hit the mark like I thought it would.
I was so invested, but then halfway through I legit started to hate the hero. And I know…I’m a hater first and always, but he really just made me so mad until like 92%.
I thought the heroine deserved better. She took too many hits….iykyk. She was the only person getting hurt which I thought was ridiculous. But then I started getting irritated with how many times we are reminded that she isn’t like other girls.
Idk…this book has everything I love, but it didn’t quite hit the mark like I thought it would.
March 18, 2025
The H spends 60% of the book stating over and over that he is in love with his ex Sophie… I hate when the H is in love with someone else practically the whole book then suddenly realizes he s in love with with the fmc. It’s even more annoying that the fmc overhears him several times saying he’s in love with his ex. Also I agree with other reviewers that it’s annoying in this book that the author gave the fmc her pen name or name.
April 6, 2024
4 ⭐'s
This was super angsty but just too OTT.
And the author made the heroine's name the same as hers...that's weird, isn't it?
This was super angsty but just too OTT.
And the author made the heroine's name the same as hers...that's weird, isn't it?
July 17, 2023
Talk about toxic couples. The book started off strong. I loved the way that Cole and Shayla's relationship moved forward and their feelings developed for each other. Before half the book is over we get our third act breakup and madness begins. Cole goes back to his ex but is jealous of anyone looking at Shayla. He does nothing to figure out his feelings for her, and still continues on with Sophie. Cheating storylines is something I absolutely despise but Cole cheated on Sophie with no remorse. Even if Sophie is a psycho, he was engaged to her and banging Shayla on a business trip. Whatever brownie points he gained in the first third of the book, he lost and never gained back. The family units gave me whiplash! Cole's father is surprised but seems to accept Shayla, but then at the family dinner, after Cole's mom slaps Shayla, his father is all up in arms and supportive of his wife (to an extent). Shayla's mom and brother all but disowned her and said such horrible things to her despite her being the one to financially take care of them for years. Then, all of a sudden, everyone loves everyone and is gung-ho about their marriage when they're going through the divorce. Come again? Book was way too long and didn't really need to be.
April 2, 2021
A very Thorough Story
I liked the character development and the ❤️LOVE❤️ story was beautifully presented. There were a few cheesy moments where I had to pause reading and resume later (Channing Tatum scene & Pony Song references” HOWEVER, there was some of the most beautifully written romantic moments that made me stop and smile!! There were a few loose ends that did not resolve at the end of the book. They were minor, but for an avid reader such as myself, it can be a minor nuisance. Overall, a great escapism.
I liked the character development and the ❤️LOVE❤️ story was beautifully presented. There were a few cheesy moments where I had to pause reading and resume later (Channing Tatum scene & Pony Song references” HOWEVER, there was some of the most beautifully written romantic moments that made me stop and smile!! There were a few loose ends that did not resolve at the end of the book. They were minor, but for an avid reader such as myself, it can be a minor nuisance. Overall, a great escapism.
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April 19, 2021Okay first off let me say I don't usually like 1st person books. But OMG I could NOT put this book down. I was obsessed and needed to know how the book ended. I was hooked within minutes. This book is hands down my new favorite and will be rereading it over and over. If you want a book that is both funny, infuriating (at times because you wish to whack some sense into a character), and has you rooting then this is the book for you! You will NOT be disappointed. Now I am off to get the sequel.. you will be too.
December 25, 2020
Roller coaster
Ok I’m not going to eviscerate this story because one the story was EPIC! Two I probably should’ve read the description before reading the story. It’s not the authors fault I just jumped in and didn’t realize it held so many things I hated. What I will point out is that this needed another edit. There were places that had some issues stylistically and grammarly. Other than that, this was a great read!
Ok I’m not going to eviscerate this story because one the story was EPIC! Two I probably should’ve read the description before reading the story. It’s not the authors fault I just jumped in and didn’t realize it held so many things I hated. What I will point out is that this needed another edit. There were places that had some issues stylistically and grammarly. Other than that, this was a great read!
October 9, 2023
DNF
I would give this book zero stars if possible. It's absolutely terrible, the fmc is 'not like other girls'. The mmc is volleying between two girls, cheating on both and has the worst personality. The cheating is excused for what reason I don't understand. The story is also very inconsistent with despicable leads. There is nothing likeable about any character. Please don't waste your time on this book, you'll find better books written by 9 year olds on Wattpad.
I would give this book zero stars if possible. It's absolutely terrible, the fmc is 'not like other girls'. The mmc is volleying between two girls, cheating on both and has the worst personality. The cheating is excused for what reason I don't understand. The story is also very inconsistent with despicable leads. There is nothing likeable about any character. Please don't waste your time on this book, you'll find better books written by 9 year olds on Wattpad.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 25, 2021
Absolutely Fantastic
I could not put this book down. I laughed, I cried. I was angry and sad. This book literally has it all.
I could not put this book down. I laughed, I cried. I was angry and sad. This book literally has it all.
March 1, 2022
what did i read? -_-
September 26, 2023
Shayla Hart is just amazing. This book is total fire and the way it navigates through all the stages of the leads' life is totally worth reading.
Loved it.❤❤
Loved it.❤❤
April 10, 2021
100% Recommended
This book is amazing! I found Shayla hart on tick tock and recomment going and finding her! So funny! Anyways this book was amazing! You could feel what the characters felt. You felt it and some might relate like me. This book was amazing I recommend to everyone you will laugh you will cry and you might want to throat punch a character but you feel it all! Best read! So glad I found her!
This book is amazing! I found Shayla hart on tick tock and recomment going and finding her! So funny! Anyways this book was amazing! You could feel what the characters felt. You felt it and some might relate like me. This book was amazing I recommend to everyone you will laugh you will cry and you might want to throat punch a character but you feel it all! Best read! So glad I found her!
March 27, 2021
"The Accidental Wife" is an absolute must read! I absolutely loved it! Once I started reading, I could not put it down. I was so sad once I finished the book, but I've just started the next book, "Love Me Again" as I loved the story so much and had to know what was next. This book made me laugh at times and cry at others. I was angry and sad right along with Shayla and Cole. It was so beautifully written that I felt the emotions right along with the characters! It's hard to find books that make you feel this way nowadays.
I found this author through TikTok and I'm so glad I did! Shayla and Cole's story is so captivating provides a rollercoaster of emotions, which are my favorite type of books. Can't wait to see what's next!
I found this author through TikTok and I'm so glad I did! Shayla and Cole's story is so captivating provides a rollercoaster of emotions, which are my favorite type of books. Can't wait to see what's next!
January 22, 2024
What in the heck did I just waste my time on? Ive never read a couple more not meant to be than this couple right here.
It’s like she took every bad trope and cliche:
✔️Fake Marriage where she falls first
✔️OW Drama
✔️Sleeping with said OW
✔️Doormat FMC
✔️FBoy MMC
✔️Miscommunication
✔️OW engagement and surprise pregnancy
✔️Cheating
✔️Gaslighting by MMC and OW to FMC
✔️Manipulative and controlling MMC
Put it all in one insufferable story and slapped “romance” as its packaging. The dialogue and overall writing was so corny and juvenile. Cole and Shayla’s story played out more like a soap opera than a romance.
Worst part? This couple has a sequel amnesia story so much worse than this if the synopsis is any indication.
It’s like she took every bad trope and cliche:
✔️Fake Marriage where she falls first
✔️OW Drama
✔️Sleeping with said OW
✔️Doormat FMC
✔️FBoy MMC
✔️Miscommunication
✔️OW engagement and surprise pregnancy
✔️Cheating
✔️Gaslighting by MMC and OW to FMC
✔️Manipulative and controlling MMC
Put it all in one insufferable story and slapped “romance” as its packaging. The dialogue and overall writing was so corny and juvenile. Cole and Shayla’s story played out more like a soap opera than a romance.
Worst part? This couple has a sequel amnesia story so much worse than this if the synopsis is any indication.
June 2, 2021
My first book by Shayla Hart and it most definitely will not be my last!
I fell hard and fast for Cole, he was such a complex character, it has so much on his shoulders and what's expected of him that it causes him to have some momentary lapses of judgement.
Shayla was fiesty and funny and ready to take on everything that Cole threw at her but there is only so much a girl can take.
I really enjoyed this story, even the many ups and downs we have i wouldn't change Shayla and Cole's story because it makes them what they are.
I can't wait to read more!
❤
I fell hard and fast for Cole, he was such a complex character, it has so much on his shoulders and what's expected of him that it causes him to have some momentary lapses of judgement.
Shayla was fiesty and funny and ready to take on everything that Cole threw at her but there is only so much a girl can take.
I really enjoyed this story, even the many ups and downs we have i wouldn't change Shayla and Cole's story because it makes them what they are.
I can't wait to read more!
❤
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