* * * 5 Amazing Stars * * * 
 Loved this Story !!!! This book invokes so many emotions as you work your way through the pages - laughter, sadness, annoyance, revenge, heartache, angst and face-splitting smiles - and all perfected in the amazing way this author has of putting words to paper. But it's also the characters that speak those words that are absolutely perfect in conveying the story - in particular the MC's and the entire not-by-blood winery family of caretakers, "misfits" and "underdogs". 
 Kira Dallaire [22 and aka 'The Witch'] is in dire straits after sneaking out from under the influence of her powerful, loveless father and needs to find a fake husband ASAP in order to gain early access to her beloved grandmother's inheritance money. Enter Grayson Hawthorn [late 20's and aka 'The Dragon'], himself in dire straits, as he tries to refurbish his family's vineyard to its' former glory after his return from a 5-year prison term. And the plan is born wherein Grayson gets half of Kira's endowment in return for a marriage of convenience with a 1-year expiration date. 
 Both MC's have grown up with cold, controlling, manipulative fathers but Grayson's hurt runs far deeper and his ability to trust is almost non-existent. But Kira's bright, exuberant personality and her ever-present positive outlook light a spark in Grayson's lonely and pain-filled dark demeanour and as the vineyard and its' stately manor house flourish so does his and Kira's relationship. BUT then many things come to light as daddy dearest and Kira's scheming ex plot to ruin the marriage and re-gain control - NOT - as Kira with the help of her misfits put in motion a scheme to right the wrongs and punish the guilty !!! And then there's the Epilogue . . . sigh . . . PERFECT. 
 The alternating POV writing style, the main characters in the smart, sassy, beautiful Kira and the tall, dark, handsome and brooding vow-perfect Grayson, in addition to the supporting cast of vineyard staff and workers but especially Walter and Charlotte, the banter, the humour but most of all IMHO the fake-to-real, at times harsh romantic story that eventually led to the fairytale worthy end. 
 * 5 Amazing Stars *