Contemporary Romance

If diamonds are a girl’s best friend, then a man willing to provide them is a girl’s second best, or at least very good acquaintance. This is scripture according to Shoshanna Rosenblatt, self-proclaimed spoiled Jewish princess. The problem is finding such a man in time to accompany her to her father’s wedding where she would be seen and judged by countless important people. The outfit had to be perfect, the man had to be stunning, and her look had to be it was absolutely imperative that she be fabulous.But things aren’t going as planned for Shoshanna; her recent boyfriend abandoned her for a business trip, ex-boyfriends are either unavailable or married off, and she is running out of resources. Enter Nate Cooper, a blue-collar Irish air conditioning technician; the furthest thing from Shoshanna’s ideal man. Well, at least he had the stunning part down. In her desperation, Shoshanna bribes Nate into pretending to be her new Jewish boyfriend and escorting her to the wedding. What were a few white lies told to friends and family? And anyway, what could possibly go wrong?

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