Books based on ‘The Bachelor’ Fiction: The best novels about ‘The Bachelor’

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That Bachelor Franchising has been an international phenomenon for more than 15 years and dozens of books have been based on it in that time The bachelor have come out. For those who haven’t seen it The bachelor or its offshoots (The Bachelorette, Bachelors in paradiseetc.), here is an explanation of how the show works.

The bachelor (or The Bachelorette) revolves around a single and eligible Bachelor or Bachelorette dating anywhere from 30 to 40 people. Each week, the bachelor or bachelorette hands out roses to contestants they wish to move on. Participants who do not receive a rose are eliminated. At the end (and after many dramatic dates and moments) there is usually only one left who is declared the winner The bachelor or The Bacheloretteand the two often become engaged.

The concept is simple but fun, which is why The bachelor is still the number one dating show on television, more than a decade after it premiered. Of course, the concept has also inspired countless books based on it The bachelor by authors attempting to reenact the competition under fictitious circumstances. From the supernatural to the dystopian, we’ve rounded up the best fiction books based on The bachelor to read if you can’t get enough of Bachelor Nation.

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Kate Stayman-London one to watch follows Bea Schumacher, a stylish plus-size fashion blogger who has a love-hate relationship with the Bachelor-esque dating show Main squeeze. After the slam Main squeeze Due to the lack of size variety on her social media, Bea is offered the chance to become next season’s main squeeze (aka The Bachelorette). Before she knows it, Bea is whisked away to Hollywood, where she will Main squeeze‘s first plus-size lead. What awaits them are twists and turns that even most Bachelor producers couldn’t dream up. With tongue-in-cheek references to Bachelor mainstays like Chris Harrison and Reality Steve, one to watch is a must for any member of Bachelor Nation.

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What to do The bachelor and Jane Austen have in common? Well, turns out a lot. Cutis Sittenfelds Justified is a modern retelling of pride and prejudice. The book follows Liz, a magazine writer in her late 30s who lives in New York City with her older sister, Jane, who is a yoga teacher. When their father struggles with health, the sisters return to their hometown of Cincinnati, only to find the mansion they grew up in is crumbling before their eyes. Readers also meet youngest sisters, Kitty and Lydia, and middle sister, Mary, who are too busy to care about what has happened. Despite the world being a mess around them, the sisters’ mother, Mrs. Bennet, has only one thing on her mind: How is she going to marry Jane off before her 40th birthday? Your Answer? Chip Bingley, a handsome doctor who recently starred on the reality TV dating show, Justified.

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The dystopian novel by Kiera Cass The selection is about a bachelor-inspired competition pitting 35 girls against each other, or the heart of the handsome Prince Maxon and a chance to escape the caste system of their dystopian world and live in a palace. Selection is a chance of a lifetime for most people, but not for America Singer, a teenage girl who has a secret romance with a boy named Aspen. Although America had an idea of ​​her dream life with Aspen, that dream is challenged when she meets Prince Maxon and realizes the future she never imagined.

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Although not directly based on it The bachelorJessica Knolls The favorite sister is about two sisters, Brett and Kelly, who are cast in the reality TV show in New York City, gold digger. The sisters have no idea that the season will end with a murder. Brett is a 27 year old tattooed spin studio owner while Kelly is Brett’s older sister and business partner. The sisters quickly become targets gold diggerwho tests her relationship and trust in her castmates, one of whom could be a killer.

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Emma Chases Royally matched is a sexy bachelorr-inspired romance novel about Henry John Edgar Thomas Pembrook, the Prince of Wesco, who meets an American TV producer and casts him in his own reality TV dating show Welcome to Matched: Royal Edition. In the show, 30 of the most beautiful women in the world come to the castle for a chance to become Wesco’s next princess, but only winning will win the diamond tiara and Henry’s heart.

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The bachelor meets supernatural at GK Derosa Hitched
, which follows 25 supernatural bachelors on their quest to win the heart of Kimmie-Jayne Starr, a human girl cast in the reality TV show, Hitched. However, upon arriving on the beautiful island of Mystic Cove, Kimmie-Jayne learns that her suitors are all hiding something…something supernatural.

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Heidi McLaughlins blind reality follows the romance between Joshua Wilson, an aspiring movie star with an aversion to marriage, and Joey Mitchell, a heartbroken woman who finds out her fiancé has been cheating on her with her best friend. Unbeknownst to Joey, her mother submits an application for her to star in the reality TV show. Married blindly. Joey, having nothing to lose, agrees to be on the show. She has no idea what lies ahead.

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Caylie Marcoes Choose us Follow Riley Logan and Travis Grayson, best friends of 15 years, whose friendship is put to the test when Travis, a professional BMX racer, is asked to be on a reality TV dating show. He agrees to be the bachelor – only if Riley goes undercover and weeds his candidates. As the show films for eight weeks, Riley’s friendship with Travis is called into question when he becomes close to the contestant she hates the most.

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