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The Paradise Problem

by Christina Lauren

Spice 3 out of 5, Steamy3/5 · Steamy: Open door

Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam “West” Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she’d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.

Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. There’s just one catch.

Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather’s will, Liam won’t see a penny until he’s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he’s in the home stretch, pressure mounts from his family to see this mysterious spouse, and he has no choice but to turn to the one person he’s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents—his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.

But in the presence of his family, Liam’s fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part to whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie.

Spice
3/5
Burn
Medium
Pages
~384
Ending
HEA

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How spicy is The Paradise Problem?

The Paradise Problem is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.

  • Steam: Open door
  • Burn: Medium burn
  • When: Spice starts around the middle
  • Pairing: One man, one woman
  • POV: Dual POV (both leads)
  • Ending: Happily ever after

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  • Serious or terminal illness
  • Child abuse (past or present)

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    The Paradise Problem: quick answers

    How spicy is The Paradise Problem?

    The Paradise Problem is a 3 out of 5 on our spice scale: steamy (open door). On-page sex scenes, a handful of them, with some detail. Spice supports the plot. Spice starts around the middle.

    Is The Paradise Problem a standalone?

    Yes, The Paradise Problem is a standalone. You can read it on its own.

    What tropes are in The Paradise Problem?

    The Paradise Problem features fake dating, marriage of convenience, billionaire, opposites attract. It is a medium burn M/F romance that ends with a happily ever after.

    Does The Paradise Problem have content warnings?

    Our notes for The Paradise Problem include: serious or terminal illness, child abuse (past or present). This list may not be complete; check the author's own content notes if anything is a hard limit for you.

    What should I read after The Paradise Problem?

    If you loved The Paradise Problem, try The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory, A Not So Meet Cute by Meghan Quinn, Chase Me by Tessa Bailey. They share its fake dating and marriage of convenience energy at a similar spice level.