What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon
What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon is an
enjoyable, emotional forced proximity, second chance, marriage-of-convenience
romcom with strong chemistry, and self-discovery, set against the dreamy
backdrop of Amsterdam’s canals with a meet-cute involving a bicycle accident.
Thirty-year-old Dani Dorfman desperately needs a fresh start after a
messy break up that gets her fired. Having fallen in love with Amsterdam, after
hearing the descriptions and the memories she had from the cute exchange
student she fell in love with at 17, Dani applies for a job in Amsterdam in
hope to escape her current reality. Life in Amsterdam isn’t as smooth as she
hopes: her apartment floods, her job is not what she expected, and she’s
struggling to adjust. A chance encounter with that exchange student, Wouter van
Leeuwen, through a bike accident, changes everything. Wouter offers her his
lower-level apartment, which is in far better shape than her dark, damp
basement unit.
When Dani suddenly loses her job and faces the possibility of being
forced to leave Amsterdam, Wouter proposes a mutually beneficial solution; a
green card marriage. Wouter needs to fulfill his grandmother’s condition of
marriage to inherit the family apartment, and Dani needs the stability of a
visa. The arrangement is simple: they’ll pretend to be happily married for a
year while keeping the secret from Dani’s parents and appeasing Wouter’s
family. One year should give Dani enough time to decide her next steps; whether
to find a new job or return home.
As they share an apartment, their chemistry reignites
the sparks they once shared; becoming impossible to ignore. Soon pretending to
be in love quickly becomes less of an act and more real. When the truth comes
out, Dani must decide: can she trust her heart to the same man who reshaped her
views on love so many years ago.
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