Contemporary
The Business of Love
Charley Clarke
The Business of Love
Mack Watson needs to be married to take over her family company. She hires a barista to be her wife for one year.
About This Book
The Business of Love is a contemporary romance novel by Charley Clarke. Readers can expect fake dating, slow burn; hot heat.
At a glance
- Genre
- Contemporary
- Trope
- Fake Dating
- Heat
- Hot
Where to read or listen
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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
The Romance
Tropes, dynamics, and the chemistry that drives this story.
Tropes
Relationship Dynamics
Details
Type: Contemporary
Pairing: unknown
Power balance: unknown
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?
Recommended audience: Fans of contemporary sapphic romance and fake marriage tropes.
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
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
How did the pacing affect your reading experience?
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:
- eikna-public-book-intelligence-v1
About the Author
Charley Clarke
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Publication Details
- Language
- English
The Business of Love: quick answers
- Who wrote The Business of Love?
- The Business of Love was written by Charley Clarke.
- What genre is The Business of Love?
- The Business of Love is a contemporary romance novel, with fake dating, slow burn.
- How spicy is The Business of Love?
- EIKNA rates The Business of Love as hot heat.
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