Hopeless Vow by Rachael Duncan ♥ Release Blitz & Review

Title: Hopeless Vows

Author: Rachael Duncan

Genre: Contemporary Romance Standalone

Release Date: February 22, 2016
Photographer: Perrywinkle Photography
Cover Designer: Cover Me Darling

It was a modern take on an arranged marriage that was supposed to lead to my happily ever after. The rules were simple:

1. Marry a complete stranger chosen for you by professionals.

2. Live together as man and wife for eight weeks while cameras record your every move.

3. Make a decision to stay together or get a divorce.

Call me crazy, but I had complete faith in the process, until I saw who was waiting for me at the end of the aisle.

Austin James has never met me, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know him. With no other choice, I say my vows and pray I can make it through the next eight weeks. Then I’ll leave. What connects us is my best kept secret, and I’ll protect it at all costs even if that means walking away from the only person I’ve ever cared about.

“This is the first book I’ve read by Rachael Duncan, but it won’t be my last. I absolutely loved this book from start to finish.” – A.M. Madden, Amazon and Barnes & Noble Best Selling Romance Author

“I can’t rate Hopeless Vows high enough and I honestly feel like this will be Rachael’s breakthrough novel that will take her places and have her name known all around this community. Brilliant job!” -Swoon Worthy Book Blog

“I haven’t had a book hangover in so long and after reading Hopeless Vows, I did. This book is beyond good.” -Joanne Schwehm, author of the Prescott Series

“What did I think? I’m honestly not sure I can convey what I think right now. I feel like no matter what words I put down that it won’t do this book justice.” – Books, Chocolate, and Lipgloss

“Jillian and Austin literally sizzled on the pages. The chemistry was palpable. The characters were well-developed and the plot was so much more than I thought it would be.” -Casey L. Bond, author of The Sin Series

“I love the way her writing balances sexiness, humor and hurt, and I find myself able to relate to her characters, no matter how outlandish or unconventional their circumstances.” -Give Me Books

“As an author, it’s hard for me to find a book that is unpredictable for me. Usually, I can see twists and turns coming from a mile away, but Rachael had a couple for me I never saw coming.” -JB McGee, Best Selling Author

The longer this experiment goes on, the more I fall for him, and the more the deceit eats at me. When I lie awake some nights, it crawls up my body, tickling my skin, reminding me that underneath, I’m a horrible human being.
Deceitful.
Cowardly.
Manipulative.
Selfish.
All negative adjectives, and all describe me.
He’ll never find out, taunts an inner voice. What’s worse is that it also tells me it’s okay to keep this from him. That the two of us can live out this fantasy unscathed and content. As delusional as my inner voice is, I find myself clinging to it like a leech, feasting on the lie.

When I took this book on as an ARC read I read only the first line in the description and something just told me I had to read it. I am so glad that I listened to my instincts. Rachael did an amazing job writing this book. If funny entertaining and full of heart stopping feelings.

Jillian and Austin go on a reality TV show that marries you to the perfect stranger in, in hopes that you find forever love. Jillian took the challenge on to have some fulfillment in her life. Austin took the challenge on with the mindset that he was going to find his lasting love. Jillian had faith in the panel of therapist that was assigned to her to find the perfect match, that was until she was walking down the aisle and seen who was waiting for her hand.

Jillian tells herself that she can get through the eight weeks and then walk away. Keeping her long hidden secret that could ruin her life and crush the person she finds that she truly cares for, for the first time in her life.

I wanted to grab these two at time and shake the ever living hell out of them. Then turn the page and find out more to the puzzle and sit there and think how would I handle this , how would I react to that. Hopeless Vows is one very heart pumping story that just keeps you on the edge of you seat the whole way through. I wanted to cry when I turned the last page because the book was finished. I love this one so much I wanted more and more and more. Hope we get a peek back into Jillian and Austin’s life in the future!!!!

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Rachael Duncan is an Army wife to her amazing husband, Steven, and mother to their beautiful daughters, Natalie and Zoe. She grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and went off to graduate from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in political science. With initial plans to work in politics, she moved to Washington, D.C. and worked on Capitol Hill for a House Representative. After a short time, she realized it wasn’t for her and began pursuing other careers until she started writing.
She’s author of Tackled by Love and The Lies and Truth Duet.