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The Paradise Problem

By Christina Lauren
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In this “masterpiece from the queens of romance” (Ali Hazelwood, New York Times bestselling author) Christina Lauren, the buttoned-up heir of a grocery chain and his free-spirited artist ex convince his snobby family their marriage of convenience is real, or lose a massive inheritance.

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, an over-the-top family wedding means he’ll have to appear with his 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 once they land at the wedding venue, a luxury island resort, Liam’s less worried if the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part, and more about whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt even his surprisingly grounded and openhearted wife. Now he has to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth risking true love that sprouted from a lie.

The Paradise Problem is a shimmery and steamy romance that “is sure to be a new fan favorite” (Julie Soto, author of Forget Me Not).

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Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes“This story surprised me. I’ve never read a Christina Lauren story I didn’t enjoy but I wasn’t sure I would enjoy this wild premise as much. Needless to say, they nailed it again. The characters were all well-rounded and unique, the plot (as outrageous as it was) worked and kept me guessing the whole time, and pulled so many emotions from me from start to finish. “I’m your ride-or-die, West Weston.” ❤️😍🥰”
Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes“Okkk I absolutely LOVED The Paradise Problem!! Fake marriage?? Forced proximity?? A dreamy island wedding?? Yes, yes, and YES. The chemistry between Anna and Liam was everythinggg, and I was so invested in their dynamic—from their college marriage of convenience to all the tension and feelings bubbling up years later. I also loved how the story balanced humor, romance, and some deeper family drama. Liam’s whole situation with his inheritance and his family added so much to the plot, and Anna was such a fun, chaotic contrast to him. The whole thing just felt sooo well done. Honestly, such a perfect, bingeable romance 🏝️🤍”

About Christina Lauren

Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York TimesUSA TODAY, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Autoboyography, Love and Other Words, Roomies, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, The UnhoneymoonersThe Soulmate EquationSomething WilderThe True Love Experiment, and The Paradise Problem. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com or @ChristinaLauren on Instagram.

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