The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren is a witty, sun-drenched, fake-dating romantic comedy packed with high-stakes family drama and delicious forced proximity.
The story follows Anna Green, a struggling artist barely scraping by in a tiny, moldy apartment, and Liam “West” Weston, the estranged eldest son of a mega-wealthy, old-money family. Three years ago in college, they got married in secret for purely pragmatic reasons: Anna needed cheap student housing, and Liam needed a marriage certificate to secure his massive inheritance. They separated immediately after graduation and haven’t spoken since.
Their arrangement explodes when Liam tracks Anna down with an urgent plea: his sister is getting married on a private island in Indonesia, and he needs Anna to fly out and fake a happy marriage with him for the weekend. If his family discovers they are estranged or that Anna is a middle-class artist rather than a high-society debutante—Liam will forfeit his entire $100 million trust fund. Desperate for the cash Liam offers to pay off her debts, Anna agrees. But trading her thrifted clothes for couture and stepping onto a luxury island with the cold, protective Liam quickly blurs the lines between a business deal and a real second chance at love.
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