Contemporary

The Business of Love

Charley Clarke

ContemporaryHot

The Business of Love

by Charley Clarke

Mack Watson needs to be married to take over her family company. She hires a barista to be her wife for one year.

Fake DatingSlow Burn
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At a glance

Genre
Contemporary
Trope
Fake Dating
Heat
Hot

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The Business of Love

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Should I read this?

Why You May Love This Book

You may love this if…

  • To inherit her family company, Mack Watson enters into a fake marriage with a barista.
  • Features Fake Dating
  • Contractual relationship dynamics
Romance Profile

The Romance

Tropes, dynamics, and the chemistry that drives this story.

Relationship Dynamics

Contractual relationshipBusiness arrangement

Details

Type: Contemporary

Pairing: unknown

Power balance: unknown

Emotional Experience

How It Feels

The emotional landscape you'll move through while reading.

Pacing: unknown
Heat & Explicitness

Heat Level

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Explicitness: unknown
Heat information is based on available metadata and editorial review. Reader sensitivities vary.
Reader Fit

Who Is This Book For?

Recommended audience: Fans of contemporary sapphic romance and fake marriage tropes.

Story & Themes

The Story

Spoiler-Free Synopsis

Mack Watson is under pressure to marry in order to take over her family business. She devises a plan to hire a local barista to act as her wife for a period of one year, setting the stage for a relationship that begins as a business transaction.

Central Conflict

The protagonist's need to marry to satisfy business requirements and the complications arising from a fake dating arrangement.

Setting

unknown

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Discussion Guide

Questions to deepen your reading experience or spark a book club conversation.

  1. 1

    How does the central conflict shape the relationship between the main characters?

  2. 2

    How does the setting influence the characters' decisions and their relationship?

  3. 3

    How do the relationship dynamics evolve throughout the story?

  4. 4

    How did the pacing affect your reading experience?

Questions are generated from approved book intelligence and may not reflect every reader's experience.
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How This Profile Was Created

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Editor reviewed:
Yes
Last reviewed:
October 13, 2026
Confidence:
Moderate confidence
Profile version:
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Charley Clarke

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