Lights! Camera! Fake Fiancé!
Breakfast TV producer Petey Boy Topham dreams of producing the reality shows he loves to watch. When he finally lands a job on The Love Manor-a Regency-inspired dating show filmed at an actual country house-it's his golden ticket to his career ambitions. If he can impress his new boss, she might give him his own show.
William Winters - known to the tabloids as the "Bisexual Baron Buckford" - is nothing like his headlines. This rugby-playing, fantasy-novel-hoarding aristocrat inherited seventy-eight rooms, millions in debt, and precisely one devoted eccentric butler. Letting the cameras in is his last chance to save the estate.
When the contestants discover there's a real baron on the premises and abandon the format entirely to pursue him, there's only one way to save the show: a fake engagement between producer and baron. Sharing the manor's romantic folly, cocky Londoner Petey and shy, bookish William discover the most dangerous thing about a desperate lie: how quickly it starts feeling true. And then it leaks to the press.
Inside this book you'll find: - Fake dating → fake engagement → very real panic
- Grumpy/sunshine
- Posh/working-class
- Reality TV chaos behind the scenes
- One iconic butler, a gloriously eccentric mother and an unforgettable executive producer
- The most laugh-out-loud entry in the series (according to readers).
Good to know: - Closed-door romance
- Dual point of view
- Demisexual representation written with care
- Guaranteed happily ever after (even the manor survives relatively unscathed).
For fans of Boyfriend Material, The Charm Offensive and Alexis Hall's The Winner Bakes All series.
Much Obliged is Book 3 of the Brent Boys series and reads completely standalone (but there are some recurring characters from the other books).
About the Author :
D.P. Clarence writes very British, very funny, very gay romantic comedies. (He's Dan to his friends - including you, dear reader.)Before turning to fiction, Dan spent more than two decades in the media: he started out in radio, survived a stint on reality television and built a long career as a journalist. It shows. The newsrooms in his books are accurate, the tabloid headlines are terrible on purpose, and the first rule of journalism really is "never date another journalist" (or it was for him, at least).He is the author of the Brent Boys series of standalone romcoms - The Paper Boys, Going Solo, Much Obliged, and the free Christmas novella The Silly Season. Readers know his books for razor-sharp banter, chaotic families, closed-door romance, and happy endings you can trust.Originally from Australia, Dan lives in London with his husband and their very smiley corgi. Find him at www.dpclarence.com and @danskireads on Instagram and Goodreads.
Review :
What readers are saying about Much Obliged: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Dare I say I like Much Obliged more?! It's my new favorite." - Susi June, Goodreads
"An absolute blast from start to finish." - Erik McManus, Goodreads
"Full of beautifully written characters and a huge dose of infectious humour." - Nic, Goodreads
"Hilarious, witty dialogue with rat-a-tat rhythm." - PJ, Goodreads
"The vulnerability and heart will crack you open." - Kim Bongiorno, author of 13 books, Goodreads
"The best book of the series!" - Brian Caton, Goodreads
"The romance is SO sweet and the slow burn really pays off." - PlotTrysts, Goodreads
"Perfectly funny and sweet, wholesome and cheeky." - Kate, Goodreads
"Genuinely funny, very sweet and had so much heart." - Just_wanttoread, Goodreads
