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- Content warnings: Sexual content, Mental illness, Abuse, Child abuse (referenced), Death, Grief, Slut shaming, Suicidal ideation, Dubious consent, Harassment, Trauma
The Favor
by Suzanne Wright
Come for the one-year wife bargain; stay for the slow-burn payoff, possessive rich-people drama, and Vienna refusing to fold for anyone with a trust fund or a grudge.
Goodreads 3.9/5 54,322 ratings
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Length388 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice4/5 · Slow burn with late spice
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Power imbalance
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- High
- Slow burn with late spice
- Tension finally satisfied
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- Billionaire / CEO
- Grumpy sunshine
- Passionate / intense
- Romantic fulfillment
- Possessive alpha
- Possessive love interest
- Dirty talk heavy
- Book boyfriend/girlfriend acquired
- Dark/tortured soul
- Hurt/comfort
- Possessive / claiming
- Addictive read
- Protective love interest
- Power dynamic
- Class difference
- Praise-focused
- Age gap romance
- Possessive/protective
- Dirty talk (sweet/playful)
- Tension
- Body worship
- Mine declarations
- Praise kink
- Possessive
- Dominance
Fantasy promise
- Contemporary romance
- Marriage of convenience
- Workplace / office
- Contemporary
- Fake marriage becomes real
- Big city / metropolis
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- Contract/transactional romance
- Boss/employee
- Workplace romance
- Billionaire romance
- Forced proximity
Reading experience
- First person
- Medium
- Seductive
- Moderate
- Career woman
- Mental health rep
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- Angsty
- Banter-heavy
- Survivor
- Working class
- Tense
- Emotional
- Snarky/sarcastic
- MC 20-30
- Steamy
- Dramatic
- Battle of wills
- Protect at all costs
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 388 pages
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book