#Book Blitz #Two Truths and a Marriage by Nicole Snow #Contemporary Romance @Xpresso Book Tours3/4/2024
![]() Two Truths and a Marriage
-- EXCERPT: I’m instantly peppered with goosebumps at what he’s proposing. Another date. Another important family member to impress. Another lie. More people we have to deceive to keep this big ball of fake engagement crazy going. Even if we’re getting better at this, something’s got to give. “There’s something else I had to bring in person,” he says slowly, watching me warily. “For your trouble.” What’s he talking about? His hand drifts out of his pocket, clasping a small grey box with gold lettering. Oh no. Oh no, no, no. When he opens it, revealing what I’m dreading, I don’t remember how to breathe. A freaking ring. And not just any ring. No, this is a ring from Dexter Rory, a man who never learned how to do anything without going all out. Of course, it’s gorgeous enough to make me stupid. All diamond-studded white gold with a sparkling blue stone in the middle. The whole vibe is both delicate and totally over the top. I’m already in love with the wretched thing. And I hate that I love it. “There’s no sense in being subtle anymore. Counting my brothers, a ton of people know we’re engaged,” he explains. “No one will believe I’ve proposed without a ring on your finger.” “Oh my God.” I’m hyperventilating. “You just… you went and… you bought me an engagement ring?” I say faintly, knowing full well there’s no doubt. An engagement ring. Those three little words feel completely alien. His face blanks, but he’s smiling with his eyes, midnight-blue apologies sparkling like stars. “I’m sorry if it’s not your style, Junie. There’s still time to swap it out.” “Are you insane?” I could have searched the world twice over and not found an engagement ring half this magnificent. This man, who doesn’t even know me, is some sort of personal jewelry genius. “It’s really pretty,” I whisper. “It’s yours to keep when this is over. Don’t even ask how much it costs,” he says. “Sell it, keep it, give it to your cat, whatever. I’m sure this isn’t the type of engagement you wanted—and technically, it’s not. I’m just grateful you’re willing to go along with it.” Why does he sound like he’s trying to make himself believe it? My brain sputters. All I can see right now is that ring in its little grey box, the blue velvet inside cushioning the precious diamonds and stillborn promises. I don’t doubt for a second they’re real, and they’re spectacular. Oh, and its resale value will probably break my jaw when it hits the ground. He’s paying me a massive premium in jewelry on top of the six figures hitting my account. The bigger the lie, the more I earn. That should thrill me, coming into a small fortune I never imagined, but it doesn’t. Not while I’m staring at something that shouldn’t exist. A ring from a man who’s hilariously out of my league. The one thing I never thought I’d get with a monster catch. A fake fiancé. A man who doesn’t want to marry me. Of course, he shouldn’t. He doesn’t even know me. Still. Still, I can’t help feeling it bone-deep, knowing that the only ring I’ll ever get is just a whacky business transaction. Not because I’m lovable. Not because it means anything. Not because I’m someone he’d ever date, much less marry. ![]()
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