Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Themes:
Arranged Marriage
Body Positivity
Cheating / Infidelity
Fish Out of Water
Forced Proximity / Stranded Together
Only One Bed
Reality Show
Starting Over
Heat Level:
Sweet (kissing, holding hands, etc., but no other on-the-page physical intimacy)
Archetypes:
Celebrity / Socialite / Model
Geographic Location:
United Kingdom: England
Sexual / Gender Identity:
Bi or Pansexual
Lesbian
Trigger/Content Warning:
past drug use
First Comes Marriage
By Bryony Rosehurst
Impulsive rock star Charlie Dean isn’t interested in relationships, let alone marriage, but when her reputation takes a dive after an onstage meltdown, she runs out of options to repair her image.
With her manager signing her up for reality TV show, First Comes Marriage, where celebrities are matched together and meet for the first time at the altar, she is forced into cleaning up her act once and for all. The problem? Her wife is none other than Tamara Hewitt, a glamorous plus-size model who Charlie could never possibly be compatible with.
At least, so she believes. Tamara and Charlie come to an agreement, accepting that in order to get through the next six to twelve weeks of newlywed challenges and come out of the other side loved by the public again, they must play up to the cameras — but will they fake it till they make it, or is an arranged marriage between two women from very separate worlds doomed to end in tragedy?
Perfect for fans of Married at First Sight.
