A Marriage of Convenience

by Jewel Amethyst

Book Overview

After being left standing at the altar, Tamara needs someone to share the new home she can t afford. Enter Kawbena Opoku, a gorgeous Ghanaian scientist in search of a green card, to fulfill Tamara s... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843962984
• ISBN13: 9780843962987
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

A Good Read

I Loved This Book It Was Amazing Could Not Put It Down It Showed Real Problems That Big Girls Go Through Every Day And Its Just Awesome That We Getting Acknowledge Now In Books AND I LOVE SEEING THE RELATIONSHIP BLOSSOM WITH TAMMY AND KWABENA

Hooked

I just got my copy of "A Marriage of Convenience" this morning and I just put it down this afternoon. I loved it! Very well researched, very involved plot, great characters - realistic and with depth. I was rooting for Tammy the whole time. Excellent job and I hope there are many more coming.

A beautiful love story

Jewel Amethyst's novel, A Marriage of Convenience, is a WINNER for romance lovers. Tammy is full-figured and suffering from extremely low self esteem. Your heart breaks right alongside hers when she's stood up at the altar. But she turns the would-be wedding into a helluva party, secretly crying in her punch to her mom and best friend Jordan. Best friends since grade school and the best "play brother" a girl could hope for -- Tammy trusts Jordan completely. If possible, Tammy's year accelerates into a downward spiral leaving her financially desperate enough to accept Jordan's proposal that she marry his friend Kwabena Opoku so that he can receive his green card and remain in the US. Jordan explains that Kwabena or "Ben" will pay her for this "marriage of convenience" and they can divorce once he receives his green card. A little strange, but if Jordan recommends Ben then he must be ok, right? After all, desperate times call for desperate measures. The relationship shifts when Tammy and Ben are required to share a residence in order to move the green card process along. It's true that you don't know someone until you live with them. And, even then, how well do you know them ... Tammy and Ben are complete opposites. Ben is a physically fit, confident, and sexy extrovert while Tammy is an overweight, self-doubting, and shy introvert. These two opposites attract; sparks begin to fly and a beautiful bond grounded in friendship develops. But, can you really trust, that this gorgeous man who can have any woman he wants, honestly desires this full-figured, self-doubting heroine? I've read 100's of romance novels and this novel was like a perfect first date where everything falls into place. The date looks good. The conversation is good. The food is good. The movie is good. And you can't wait until the next date. That's what I think of Jewel Amethyst's first novel--A Marriage of Convenience is Delightful.

Simply Beautiful...

Okay...I've been in a bit of a reading slump...but I think I just got my READING GROOVE back with this CAPTIVATING romantic treat...I started this book this morning (11/23/09) and haven't been able to put it down...I was in the middle of reading another book......and just decided to read the first few pages to see if I could get into this story...I was totally HOOKED...I fell in LOVE with Ben and the way he makes Tammy feel...the way he makes her want to be the "REAL" her...the way he makes her feel beautiful and comfortable in her skin...it's SIMPLY a beautiful story...the full cast of characters are quite COLORFUL and memorable...and I found myself caught up in the different cultures mentioned throughout...IMHO this is DEFINITELY a worthwhile read...Mrs. Amethyst has a HIT on her hands...and I look forward to reading more from her in the future.

Loved it!

I absolutely loved this book! There were many dimensions I found entertaining--cultural differences, history, relationship development to name a few. This book was realistic because I am familiar with couples who married for reasons other than love and came to love and respect each other deeply. Also I liked that the heroine was not the typical overly beautiful female with no known flaws. Tamara and Kwabena worked through their problems and created a beautiful family together. By the way, they most definitely did get together in the end.

A Marriage of Convenience? Should have been Marriage of Love

I've been looking for good new writers, and I found Jewel Amethyst, what a great book. I was hesitant at first, because of the title. I fell in love with Tamara Fontaine and Kwabena Opoku the gorgeous Ghanaian scientist. He was clear on his motives of looking for a women to help him get a green card. But, he never though that the plus-size Tamara would capture his heart. Tamara had her own set of baggage, when she thought this marriage would get her out of debt, and Kebena was only looking for a quick fix. She was just out of a relationship that left her bankrupt in the heart and financial and was not looking for love any where. But as we all know love can show up in strange places and this is what happen to Tamara and Kenena. Tamara against all odds, her weight, loosing all of her money, her job, being stood up at the alter and the greencard marriage, she won a prize in the end,Kebena. I'll diffently looking forward to more Jewel Amethyst