The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren: When Fake Marriage Meets Real Love and Billionaire Family Drama

Main Characters

  • Anna Green
  • Liam Weston

Publisher’s Summary

Anna Green thought she was marrying Liam “West” Weston for access to subsidized family housing while at UCLA. She also thought she’d signed divorce papers when the graduation caps were tossed, and they both went on their merry ways.

Three years later, Anna is a starving artist living paycheck to paycheck while West is a Stanford professor. He may be one of four heirs to the Weston Foods conglomerate, but he has little interest in working for the heartless corporation his family built from the ground up. He is interested, however, in his one-hundred-million-dollar inheritance. There’s just one catch.

Due to an antiquated clause in his grandfather’s will, Liam won’t see a penny until he’s been happily married for five years. Just when Liam thinks he’s in the home stretch, pressure mounts from his family to see this mysterious spouse, and he has no choice but to turn to the one person he’s afraid to introduce to his one-percenter parents—his unpolished, not-so-ex-wife.

But in the presence of his family, Liam’s fears quickly shift from whether the feisty, foul-mouthed, paint-splattered Anna can play the part to whether the toxic world of wealth will corrupt someone as pure of heart as his surprisingly grounded and loyal wife. Liam will have to ask himself if the price tag on his flimsy cover story is worth losing true love that sprouted from a lie.

Recent Reviews

The Paradise Problem Book Review

Another JaxBookBabes bookclub pick!

Fake Dating ✔️
Marriage of Convenience ✔️
Forced Proximity ✔️
One bed ✔️ (I laughed so hard when I got to this part because OF COURSE)

I had high expectations for this book—and it absolutely delivered! Anna Green and Liam “West” Weston’s fake marriage evolving into something real had me hooked from the start.

At first, I wasn’t sure about Anna, but she quickly won me over with her independence, humor (that Twilight reference—hilarious!), and refusal to be changed by the Weston family’s wealth. Liam, with his quiet struggle between duty and desire, was the perfect balance to Anna’s energy. Watching him slowly break free from his family’s expectations for love was both heart-wrenching and beautiful.

Their chemistry? Off the charts. The witty banter and tender moments made their relationship feel real and unforgettable. While a few side characters could’ve been more developed, they still added depth to the story.

The Paradise Problem is the perfect mix of humor, romance, and emotional tension—an irresistible summer read!

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Book Quotes

I’m the only one here offering you unconditional support and love–and I’m not even asking you to choose me. I’m asking you to choose yourself.

― Christina Lauren, The Paradise Problem

I realize, just before we touch, that he’s about to erase everything I know about the act of kissing.

― Christina Lauren, The Paradise Problem

I’m too lazy for an influencer life.

― Christina Lauren, The Paradise Problem


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