The Arrangement: A Love Story
David Winkler
Publisher: Rare Bird Books
Pub Date: 6.14.2022
Everything in author David Winkler’s life reads like a “Once Upon a Time in Beverly Hills” fairytale. A film producer of titles such as the Creed franchise, the fifty-three-year-old sits on the top tier of his profession, enjoys a wonderful relationship with his two children, and even gets along famously with his ex-wife. But seeking to avoid the drama and disappointment of dating and with his belief in “radical honesty” and ethical non-monogamy, David reasons a shortcut through modern courtship: he becomes a sugar daddy.
Using a website that connects successful older men with younger women for romantic/financial relationships, David meets Jordan, a beautiful Instagram model and influencer who harbors dreams of launching her acting career in Los Angeles. After the relationship begins magically, shadows begin to form and dark secrets take their toll. In the jaw-dropping tradition of Californication and Valley of the Dolls, The Arrangement takes us down the Hollywood rabbit hole of sex, power, and money, leaving readers in delightful disbelief…because it’s all true.
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I decided to put the book description first because I wasn’t quite sure how to explain this one. The stunning cover grabbed my attention, but I’m not going to lie, when I heard this was a memoir of a man who decides to be a “sugar daddy,” I was intrigued.
David meets Jordan, an Instagram influencer on a dating app called Seeking. It’s where older men can meet younger women with the intention to be their sugar daddy – quite the arrangement. David lets us in on this unusual type of relationship. Although this seems like all fun and games, he is very transparent and sensitive about many serious issues, such as addiction and mental health. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 reads more like a novel than a memoir, which makes it easy to fly through this one.
Thank you @suzyapprovedbooktours and @davidadamwinkler for a spot on tour and a gifted copy.
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