“I’ll give you anything you want—anything at all—so long as you give me a chance to make you as happy as you make me. A dog. A family. A home. I want it all. These are my terms and conditions, take it or leave it because I’m not open to negotiations.” – 4/5 stars!

Attention! This book contains: fake weddings, big fluffy dogs, dyslexia, mountains of work, restaurant reservations, auctions, words with no direct translation, and of course, terms and conditions.

Declan
I’m destined to become the next CEO of my family’s media empire.
The only problem? My grandfather’s inheritance clause.
Fulfilling his dying wish of getting married and having an heir seemed impossible until my assistant volunteers for the job.
Our marriage was supposed to be the perfect solution to my biggest problem.
But the more we act in love for the public, the more unsure I feel about our contract.
Caring about Iris was never part of the deal.
Especially not when breaking her heart is inevitable.

Iris
My plan to marry Declan was simple in theory.
Move in together. Throw a wedding. Have a baby.
We set rules to prevent any kind of issues.
Ones that were never meant to be broken, no matter how much Declan tempts me.
But what happens when our fake relationship bleeds into our real one?
Falling in love was never an option.
At least not for me.

When I started this book, I was 100% convinced it would top the first book: I personally love the fake dating trope and the boss/secretary trope, so I was expecting it to be better than the first book in the series. And even though I liked it, that didn’t happen.

The beginning was okay and I was engaged and interested, but I wasn’t too fond of the last third of the book for a few different reasons – the main one being how the pace slowed down considerably.I liked the romance for the most part! I liked how they were so important to one another before the romance even started. They knew very well the value of the other person and there was a lot of respect and subtle admiration. As a side note, their relationship reminded me a lot of Harvey and Donna (they’re from a TV show named Suits) – well, this is for sure a darker version, but if you’ve watched the show I’m sure you know what I’m talking about! They have the same fun and flirty dynamic.

At the end of the day, I had fun reading this. At this point, the books are practically in the same tier, rating-wise. There’s only one book left, but I’m not sure what to expect because Cal (the remaining brother) seems a little different from his brothers. We’ll see!