{"id":71896,"date":"2023-09-18T08:00:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=71896"},"modified":"2025-04-22T08:23:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:23:32","slug":"audio-review-the-proposal-by-adriana-locke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=71896","title":{"rendered":"Audio Review: The Proposal (The Brewer Family, #1) by Adriana Locke"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Breaking News: Rugby\u2019s bad boy marries his best friend\u2019s little sister<\/strong><\/p>\n

If Renn Brewer would\u2019ve asked me to marry him, I would\u2019ve said no.<\/p>\n

Why?<\/p>\n

One, his reputation precedes him. His name is in the headlines at least once a month. Two, he\u2019s not just my brother\u2019s best friend.\u00a0They\u2019re teammates. And three, I\u2019m in my self-care era.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, a version of me equates self-care with bad choices.<\/p>\n

The cocktail in my hand\u2014similar to the one that got me into this situation\u2014is the prettiest shade of pink. It\u2019s almost the same color as the giant rock on my left hand. And instead of discussing an annulment, I\u2019m considering a 90-day marriage of convenience to the man I accidentally married in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

Renn didn\u2019t propose marriage. But he does deliver a proposal I might be unable to turn down.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cThis might be the best mistake I\u2019ve ever made.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is such a fun read! A brother\u2019s-best-friend, accidental marriage romance that is sweet and sexy, with a gorgeous love story. I loved it!<\/p>\n

Blakely is in Vegas with her best friend, celebrating her 30th birthday and embracing the opportunity for some much-needed self-care. Her weekend plans are upended when her brother (who just happens to be sort-of-dating her best friend) and his best friend and rugby-playing teammate, Renn, crash the party. And not only that, but a few cocktails turns into a madly drunken night, and Blakely and Renn wake up married.<\/p>\n

There was already a fun dynamic at play before their inebriated nuptials. They have known each other for years, and are sort-of-frenemies. They tease and banter, he is fun and flirtatious, she pretty much dismisses him as a troublemaking player and snarks back. But there is an undeniable attraction there, so the marriage is off to an interesting start. But when the press get hold of the news, all hell is about to break loose.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve both been tormented by the media before, and given the interest in their story, they agree to not immediately annul the marriage. Instead agreeing to make it look like they married for love to get the press off their backs. They agree to stay married for 90 days, during which time the interest in their marriage will die down, and they can divorce. But as they settle into married life together, everything changes.<\/p>\n

If Blakely were anyone else, I\u2019d have her bent over the bed by now. Then again, if she were anyone else, I wouldn\u2019t be this messed up about it. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a great set up, and the story plays out beautifully! It\u2019s fun and flirty, and OMG the chemistry is insane! I could feel the attraction between these two, and they hold nothing back in making the best of their situation, just diving on in and exploring it. Their lusty feelings for each other have been building for years, they both know it, and it\u2019s explosive when they finally give in to it all. And more than just sex, they just genuinely have a good time together. They tease and laugh, they are playful and affectionate, they\u2019re both right in it, and I was right there with them for every moment of it, and I loved them together!<\/p>\n

\u201cI love her, guys. Somehow, I must convince her we\u2019re the real deal \u2013 the forever kind.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course they have drama to face, but they do it honestly, and they don\u2019t hide anything from each other, and I loved watching the story unfold as they fall so deeply for each other and figure out what they want their future to be.<\/p>\n

There are cameos from some of Locke\u2019s other series (including the elusive Foxx Carmichael, which was a real treat). I loved Blakely’s brother and best friend, they are such a fantastic addition to the story, and I loved the introduction to Renn\u2019s huge family. I\u2019m hoping this will become a series, and we\u2019ll get to know his siblings better because they are such an intriguing bunch.<\/p>\n

I loved this book. It\u2019s fun, sweet, sexy and beautifully romantic.<\/p>\n

4.5 stars!<\/p>\n

I listened to this as an audiobook, narrated by John Lane and Avery Caris. Possibly new-to-me narrators (I certainly don\u2019t recognise their names), they do a great job with this story! I really enjoyed listening to this one.<\/p>\n

An Audiobook Review Copy was provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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The Brewer Family<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Proposal (#1)<\/strong> (Renn & Blakely)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The Arrangement (#2)<\/strong> (Jason & Chloe)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Invitation (#3)<\/strong> (Ripley & Georgia)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Merger (#4)\u00a0<\/strong>(Gannon & Carys)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Situation (#5)<\/strong> (Tate & Aurora)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meet Adriana<\/b><\/h4>\n

\"\"USA Today and Amazon Charts Bestselling author, Adriana Locke, writes contemporary romances about the two things she knows best\u2014big families and small towns. Her stories are about ordinary people finding extraordinary love with the perfect combination of heart, heat, and humor.<\/p>\n

She loves connecting with readers, fall weather, football, reading alpha heroes, everything pumpkin, and pretending to garden.<\/p>\n

Hailing from a tiny town in the Midwest, Adriana spends her free time with her high school sweetheart (who she married over twenty years ago) and their four sons (who truly are her best work). Her kitchen may be a perpetual disaster, and if all else fails, there is always pizza.<\/p>\n

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