EMMA J. BROWNE
THE
GIRLFRIEND
CLAUSE
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Ready for your new book boyfriend?
Liam Roth is about to ruin you.
AN ENEMIES-TO-LOVERS, FAKE DATING ROMANTIC COMEDY WITH A 4.5 OUT OF 5 SPICE RATING
Andrea Jones does not have her life on lock, and she's a little sick of being the "sensible one." Her sister treats her flat like a serviced apartment, her cat has gum disease, and her mum calls her every time she needs to change the printer ink.
On top of that, she just found out—via Uber Eats stakeout—that her boyfriend is cheating.
The last thing she needs is to get stuck in a lift with the man who just bought the company she works for. By the time she realizes who she's been talking to, they've already crossed a line—the sort you can't uncross. And she's said far too much to a man who never bothered to tell her who he was.
Oops doesn't cut it. Not when he now has everyone's heads on the chopping block—including hers.
So when she bumps into him again at a London society event she definitely should not have gate-crashed, Liam's uninvited white knight act does not sit well with her.
Not even slightly.
Who the hell does he think he is?
But now they’re both caught in a lie neither of them can afford to expose. Liam’s reputation won’t take another hit—not after what’s already been said about him—and Andrea can’t risk losing everything. The contract was supposed to make everything simple. It's starting to feel like anything but.
A fake relationship, a wedding in France, and a man she can’t stand?
Just. Fucking. Perfect.
Early readers are already hooked...
★★★★★
"I loved this. Actually had me snort-laughing into my hand at one point."
★★★★★
"Couldn't put it down. I ended up way more invested than I expected. I literally teared up. Can't wait for book 2."
★★★★★
"Funny, sweet, and super hot. I've already told at least five people to read it."
If you like your romcoms sharp, emotional, and a little bit dangerous—think Emily Henry, Abby Jimenez, and Christina Lauren, but with more edge—you’re in the right place. The Girlfriend Clause is a sexy, enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance bursting with dry humour, electric banter, and the kind of emotional payoff that sneaks up on you.
Set across London's high-stakes corporate world, Oxford's dreaming spires, and a wedding at a chateau in France, it’s equal parts glamorous, funny, and painfully romantic, with a hero who's impossible to ignore and even harder to get out of your head. A complete standalone, with a guaranteed HEA and more to come in the series.
A quick note: this one runs hot—expect explicit language and open-door scenes, alongside themes of grief and loss.
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