Marriage of Inconvenience
by Penny Reid
Kat Tanner is secretly an heiress and needs a trustworthy husband fast to protect her fortune. Security expert Dan O'Malley agrees.
About This Book
Marriage of Inconvenience is a contemporary romance novel by Penny Reid, first published in 2020 by Cipher-Naught. It runs 496 pages. Readers can expect fake dating, bodyguard, slow burn; hot heat.
At a glance
- Genre
- Contemporary
- Trope
- Fake Dating
- Heat
- Hot
- Published
- 2018
- Length
- 496 pages
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Why You May Love This Book
You may love this if…
- When a secret heiress needs protection for her fortune, she turns to a security expert for a marriage of convenience.
- Readers who enjoy high-stakes fake marriage tropes
- Fans of professional-to-personal slow burn romances
- Intrigued
- Features Fake Dating
The Romance
Tropes, dynamics, and the chemistry that drives this story.
Relationship Dynamics
Details
Type: Contemporary Romance
Pairing: unknown
Power balance: Balanced; mutual agreement for transactional security.
How It Feels
The emotional landscape you'll move through while reading.
Heat Level
Based on available metadata and editorial review.
Who Is This Book For?
Best for
Reading mood
Recommended audience: Adult romance readers
The Story
Spoiler-Free Synopsis
Kat Tanner is living a double life as a secret heiress, a position that requires her to secure a trustworthy spouse to protect her assets. She enters into an arrangement with Dan O'Malley, a security expert who agrees to play the part of her husband, though the business-like nature of their union begins to shift as the pressure of the situation brings them closer together.
Central Conflict
Kat's urgent need to protect her secret inheritance through marriage conflicts with the professional boundaries maintained by her bodyguard.
Setting
Contemporary
Strengths
- Clear, popular trope integration
- Strong premise for character growth
Discussion Guide
Questions to deepen your reading experience or spark a book club conversation.
- 1
How does the central conflict shape the relationship between the main characters?
- 2
How does the setting influence the characters' decisions and their relationship?
- 3
How do the relationship dynamics evolve throughout the story?
- 4
Who would you most want to recommend this book to?
- 5
How did the pacing affect your reading experience?
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Which aspect of the story did you find most compelling?
How This Profile Was Created
Eikna uses book metadata and AI-assisted analysis to create structured romance profiles. Public profiles are reviewed and approved by an editor before publication.
- Editor reviewed:
- Yes
- Last reviewed:
- October 13, 2026
- Confidence:
- Moderate confidence
- Profile version:
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About the Author
Penny Reid
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Publication Details
- Publisher
- Cipher-Naught
- Published
- 2018
- Length
- 496 pages
- Language
- English
- ISBN-13
- 9781942874638
- ISBN-10
- 1942874634
Marriage of Inconvenience: quick answers
- Who wrote Marriage of Inconvenience?
- Marriage of Inconvenience was written by Penny Reid.
- When was Marriage of Inconvenience published?
- Marriage of Inconvenience was first published in 2020 by Cipher-Naught.
- What genre is Marriage of Inconvenience?
- Marriage of Inconvenience is a contemporary romance novel, with fake dating, bodyguard, slow burn.
- How many pages is Marriage of Inconvenience?
- Marriage of Inconvenience is 496 pages long.
- How spicy is Marriage of Inconvenience?
- EIKNA rates Marriage of Inconvenience as hot heat.
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