Tag: fake relationships

Review: Happily Never After (Lynn Painter)

Happily Never After
Author: Lynn Painter
Publication Date: March 12, 2024
Publisher: Berkley
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Note: This review is for an ARC and is my unbiased opinion.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Synopsis:

Their name? The objectors.
Their job? To break off weddings as hired.
Their dilemma? They might just be in love with each other.
 
When Sophie Steinbeck finds out just before her nuptials that her fiancé has cheated yet again, she desperately wants to call it off. But because her future father-in-law is her dad’s cutthroat boss, she doesn’t want to be the one to do it. Her savior comes in the form of a professional objector, whose purpose is to show up at weddings and proclaim the words no couple (usually) wants to hear at their ceremony: “I object!”
 
During anti-wedding festivities that night, Sophie learns more about Max the Objector’s job. It makes perfect sense to her: he saves people from wasting their lives, from hurting each other. He’s a modern-day hero. And Sophie wants in.
 
The two love cynics start working together, going from wedding to wedding, and Sophie’s having more fun than she’s had in ages. She looks forward to every nerve-racking ceremony saving the lovesick souls of the betrothed masses. As Sophie and Max spend more time together, however, they realize that their physical chemistry is off the charts, leading them to dabble in a little hookup session or two—but it’s totally fine, because they definitely do not have feelings for each other. Love doesn’t exist, after all.
 
And then everything changes. A groom-to-be hires Sophie to object, but his fiancée is the woman who broke Max’s heart. As Max wrestles with whether he can be a party to his ex’s getting hurt, Sophie grapples with the sudden realization that she may have fallen hard for her partner in crime.

Lynn Painter continues her streak of writing rom coms that make me laugh and swoon with Happily Never After. Her writing is so much fun! The concept of Sophie the bride hiring professional wedding objector Max to prevent her from having to get married and help save face was interesting and entertaining. I loved how the experience ended up creating a business relationship and then friendship between Sophie and Max. The friendship between them gave me Hallie and Jack vibes (The Love Wager) and I was so into that. Their adventures in stopping weddings were hilarious. I loved how it led to kind of portraying themselves the type of “friends” people are sure are more than friends. Their chemistry was off the charts, and I knew it was only a matter of time before their close friendship turned into more. They were kind of idiots when it came to love and relationships, but it only made me love them more. So, yeah. I loved this book. I can’t wait for Painter’s next book. It can’t get into my greedy hands fast enough. 

Review: The Reason I Married Him (Meghan Quinn)

The Reason I Married Him
Author: Meghan Quinn
Publication Date: February 6, 2024
Publisher: Meghan Quinn
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Note: This review is for an ARC and is my unbiased opinion.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Synopsis: 

He proposed . . . and I said yes.
Normally a jovial occasion for a couple in love, but this proposal has a very different feel.
Because the man that I’ll be calling my husband blew into town with one thing on his mind . . . to make my life a living nightmare.

So why did I say yes?

Well, because we both need something from each other.

Namely, I want the farmland he currently owns, and he needs a wife in order to inherit his family cabin in his grandfather’s will.

So as he so eloquently put it, my hand, for his land.

At first, I thought the idea was nuts.
Who really gets married out of convenience?
Apparently, I do.

And now we have to sell our relationship to the town. Meaning, we’re holding hands, he’s pinching my cheeks . . . upper and lower. We’re even forced to share the one-bedroom guest house on the farm where his monstrous body is taking up a large percentage of the bed.

But we’re so persuasive about our farse, that now I’m starting to think he actually might like me. Especially when he grabs me by the wrist and teases the shell of my ear as he whispers, “Mine.”

The Reason I Married Him was yet another delightful romantic comedy by Meghan Quinn. It was witty, fun, sassy, and even emotionally heavy at times (make sure to check content warnings for this book). The fake dating/marriage of convenience had so many hilarious moments. The slow burn of Wyatt and Aubree falling in love by faking it was sweet, emotional, and then oh-so-steamy.

Wyatt is the man with a plan. He’s a ray of sunshine, this guy. His tactics aren’t fair. He’s sweet and funny. He crafts crazy, fun stories just like our girl Meghan Quinn. He’s amazing. I adored how he wooed grumpy Aubree who didn’t see him, his smooth moves, or his mission coming. There were a few times that Wyatt’s POV made me uncomfortable with his denial of his feelings and his thoughts of how helpful he was being to Aubree, but his thoughts made sense with the storyline.

Aubree is, well, grumpy. Life started out rough for her with parental emotional abuse and hasn’t given her many breaks. Aubree’s finally doing what she loves, even if she’s not sure she’s doing it well, and she doesn’t need a stupidly smart and witty author showing up to give her ideas – for the farm or about love. I wanted to hug her so badly. She was such a good person who deserved the best but was hiding after all the trauma she dealt with.

Wyatt + Aubree = a hilariously awkward time. Everything was supposed to be fake between them, but from the minute they start interacting the banter and chemistry prove that’s going to be impossible. They were perfect for each other. I loved the balance between their personalities and what they each brought to a life with each other. The closer they got, the more I loved them together. Their problems towards the end were cleared up a little faster than I would have liked, but I was also happy Aubree didn’t have to sit in that particular sadness too long.

While Wyatt and Aubree were the stars of this book, it wouldn’t have been a Meghan Quinn romance without a ton of amazing side characters. Almond Bay’s kookiest residents were back and there were some surprise cameos I loved. The best side character moments were with Aubree’s family, though. There were so many special ones that had me laughing or smiling.

Like I said before, this was a delightful romantic comedy from Quinn. I enjoyed reading it and fans of this author are going to love it.

Review: Otherwise Engaged (Avery Keelan)

Otherwise Engaged
Author: Avery Keelan
Publication Date: December 2, 2021
Publisher: Avery Keelan
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ½

Synopsis:

THAYER
I thought inventing a boyfriend would help get me out of trouble, but it landed me in more.

My little white lie put me in the crosshairs of Bennett Bradford. Satan in a suit. He might be easy on the eyes, but he’s rough on the heart. I learned that one the hard way.

Suddenly, there’s a gigantic rock on my left ring finger that’s as fake as our relationship—but our chemistry is all too real.

At least there’s no risk of me falling for him… right?

BENNETT
Thayer Montgomery sold me out back in high school, so I cut her out and never looked back.

Now my business is in peril, and I’ll do whatever it takes to save it. Even if that means faking an engagement for a couple of months to repair my so-called reputation.

Luckily, I know the perfect pretend fiancée. Thayer would pass anyone’s background check anywhere, any time. And getting revenge? Well, that’s just a bonus.

She might not want to play along with the charade, but I have leverage—and she won’t have a choice.

Author’s Note: Otherwise Engaged is a high-heat, enemies-to-lovers, fake engagement standalone novel with a HEA and no cliffhanger.

I’ve been on an Avery Keelan book binge lately and this is my favorite yet. There was something so fun and magical about this book for me. It easily could have been a run of the mill dramatic marriage of convenience romance between wealthy people, but it managed to standout from other books like it. 

Thayer and Bennett were childhood friends bordering on childhood sweethearts until their friendship fell apart and turned them into enemies. They grew up in the upper echelon of New York society. Thayer was seen as a maneater with a successful business partnership with her twin sister, Quinn. In reality, she was someone who didn’t settle for less than she deserved. Bennett was a known womanizer with a successful business. He was actually struggling to keep his place in society and his company afloat. In order to save face and business contacts, Thayer and Bennett are forced into a fake relationship that has them missing what almost was in high school and changing the future for them. 

The enemies to lovers and fake dating tropes in this book were on point. The vibe was perfect. I wouldn’t call it angsty, but there was this tension between the characters and frustration at what was going down that seemed to have a life of its own. The animosity and dislike between Thayer and Bennett led to some fun banter and entertaining situations. Underneath the hate between them was clearly love, and I enjoyed how everything that was going on around them pushed them to see that. I also really enjoyed the plot surrounding Bennett’s business and Thayer’s sister’s upcoming wedding to her ex-boyfriend. The only thing about this book that I didn’t love was that it fell into the flashback trap with the second chance romance aspect of the book. The flashbacks were distracting and didn’t do anything for me. They could have been left out. Other than that, I adored this book and it even managed to surprise me. I wouldn’t mind any of the side characters (besides Adam) getting their own story.

Review: The Fake Mate (Lana Ferguson)

The Fake Mate
Author: Lana Ferguson
Publication Date: December 5, 2023
Publisher: Berkley
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Shifter Romance, Fantasy
Note: This review is for an ARC and is my unbiased opinion.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Synopsis:

Two wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson.

Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail—she hasn’t had a successful date in months. Only a year out of residency, her grandmother’s obsession with Mackenzie finding the perfect mate to settle down with threatens to drive Mackenzie barking mad. Out of options, it feels like a small thing to tell her grandmother that she’s met someone. That is, until she blurts out the name of the first man she sees and the last man she would ever date: Noah Taylor, the big bad wolf of Denver General.

Noah Taylor, interventional cardiologist and all around grump, has spent his entire life hiding what he is. With outdated stigmas surrounding unmated alphas that have people wondering if they still howl at the moon, Noah has been careful to keep his designation under wraps. It’s worked for years, until an anonymous tip has everything coming to light. Noah is left with two options: come clean to the board and risk his career—or find himself a mate. The chatty, overly friendly ER doctor asking him to be her fake boyfriend on the same day he’s called to meet the board has to be kismet, right?

Mackenzie will keep her grandmother off her back, and Noah will get a chance to prove he can continue to work without a real mate—a mutually beneficial business transaction, they both rationalize. But when the fake-mate act turns into a very real friends-with-benefits arrangement, lines start to blur, and they quickly realize love is a whole different kind of animal.

The Fake Mate proves that I will happily and willingly read any book Lana Furgeson writes no matter what the genre. I didn’t read the synopsis when I decided to read this book. I saw Ferguson’s name as author and was sold because I loved her debut The Nanny. Later, I read the blurb and wondered what I had gotten myself into. I probably should have guessed by “Mate” in the title, but it didn’t occur to me. I am pretty vocal about avoiding shifter romances. They are just not books I’m into normally. I mean, I’ve read a few. I’m just not interested in the genre. That’s all. BUT. I loved this book. I had to get used to all of the alpha, omega, knot, heat, and neck sniffing talk at first, but the writing and romance was so much fun!

My favorite thing about this book was the characters and their developing romance. Mackenzie was smart, bubbly, and well-liked by her friends and peers. Noah was smart, highly regarded in his profession, kind of a grump, and very frowny. People were a bit intimidated by him. They had medicine in common but were opposites otherwise. When they end up in a mutually benefiting fake relationship, it’s no surprise that people have a hard believing these two have been hiding a relationship. Their intense chemistry and developing like for each other even surprises them. There’s a ton of sweet, caring, extremely passionate (Don’t let that cute cover mislead you!), and fun moments between them in this book. Mackenzie and Noah were adorable together. I absolutely loved every minute I spent with them. So much so, that if Ferguson wrote another shifter romance, or maybe one about an alien or vampire, I would read that, too.

Mini Reviews: Pine River (Tijan), The Love Plot (Young), The Unmaking of June Farrow (Young)

Pine River
Author: Tijan
Publication Date: October 24, 2023
Publisher: Tijan
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Sports Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

If you enjoy Tijan’s new adult books, this book is for you. It’s classic Tijan with a girl who doesn’t realize how cool and bad@$$ she is. She attracts the guy no one can touch. They hook up and become a couple without ever planning on it. There’s lots of drama along the way. It was fun. I enjoyed Ramsay and Scout’s romance. I loved the side characters and wouldn’t mind getting books for Ramsay’s triplet cousins. Was it my favorite book of Tijan’s? No, but it was everything I’ve come to expect from her.

The Love Plot
Author: Samantha Young
Narrator: Savannah Peachwood
Publication Date: August 29, 2023
Publisher: Penguin Audio
Genre: Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Sports Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

The Love Plot was a fun book to listen to. Star was complex character who had her boundaries pushed in several different directions after she started fake dating grumpy Rafe.  I adored how they fell for each other, and how Rafe loved carefree Star the way she was. The way Star grew and came to certain understandings was well written. Rafe’s family was frustrating, and I wish he would have spoken his mind earlier at times, but everything that happened made for an interesting story. In the end, I was happy with the outcome. 

The Unmaking of June Farrow
Author: Adrienne Young
Narrator: Brittany Pressley
Publication Date: October 17, 2023
Publisher: Random House Audio
Genre: Mystery, Magical Realism, Fantasy, Fiction

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

What drew me to read The Unmaking of June Farrow was the eye-catching cover and title, and all of the rave reviews this book has been getting. It’s probably one I would have passed over because of the fantasy aspect of it had I not read all those reviews. I’m happy I didn’t. I loved listening to this book. The mystery of the timelines and why June made the decisions she did had me enthralled. I liked how memories came back to her piece by piece and what each revealed. I stressed over some choices June had to make. I loved all of the side characters and what they added to the story. It was an easy book to get wrapped up in. It was so well written. This was my first read by Young, but it won’t be my last. I can’t wait to read her other books now. 

Series Review: Unexpectedly in Love (Erin Hawkins)

I’ve found another new romance author to love! Today, I’m sharing with you the series that got me started binging Erin Hawkins’s books.

Reluctantly Yours
Series: Unexpectedly in Love, #1
Author: Erin Hawkins
Publication Date: June 2, 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 

My thoughts:

Reluctantly Yours was a fun fake relationship romance. Barrett is this grumpy, calculated CEO and Chloe is an aspiring editor who is his mother’s assistant. He’s mean to her, and she gives it right back. You know, grade school games when you like someone. Things get interesting when Barrett tricks Chloe into playing the part of his girlfriend. This was a snarky, sweet, and passionate romance that I enjoyed a lot.

Unexpectedly Mine
Series: Unexpectedly in Love, #2
Author: Erin Hawkins
Publication Date: April 18, 2023
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ 

My thoughts:

I love a good waking up married in Vegas story and this was a great one. Emma was reeling from finding out her ex of two months has gotten engaged. She’s in Vegas for work and finds herself attending a male review show. One of the dancers, Griffin, breaks all of his rules and ends up partying with Emma and their friends in Vegas. Next thing you know, they are waking up married in Vegas with their unexpected marriage making gossip page headlines back in New York. They have to pretend to be deeply, passionately in love. You can guess how that turns out. I adored Emma and Griffin. Their romance was cute, sweet, sultry, and fun.

Accidentally Ours
Series: Unexpectedly in Love, #3
Author: Erin Hawkins
Publication Date: August 17, 2023
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

This was the first book I read in this series, even though it is last to be reviewed here. Maureen’s Books blog reviewed it, and it sounded like something I wanted to read. I loved the writing style and the characters. Their romance was a lot of fun, too. It was an age gap plus a brother’s new boss/friend romance. I loved it, but one thing really stuck out to me. It wasn’t what I was expecting because the blurb alludes to an accidental pregnancy. There was one, but it wasn’t until almost the end that it was revealed. It seemed odd to me that it was in the blurb for it to show up at the end and not the beginning besides all the foreshadowing. That being said, I still loved this book and wanted to read more. Obviously, I went back to the beginning of the series.

Overall…

Obviously, I loved this series. I’m can’t wait to read more from Erin Hawkins, especially in this series. She’s got 2 more published books I haven’t read and 2 more coming out soon. I’m going to binging all of those as soon as I can.

Review: Love, Theoretically (Ali Hazelwood)

Love, Theoretically
Author: Ali Hazelwood
Publication Date: June 13, 2023
Publisher: Berkley
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Note: This review is for an ARC and is my unbiased opinion.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Synopsis:

Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis and Love on the Brain.

The many lives of theoretical physicist Elsie Hannaway have finally caught up with her. By day, she’s an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure. By other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offering her services as a fake girlfriend, tapping into her expertly honed people pleasing skills to embody whichever version of herself the client needs.

Honestly, it’s a pretty sweet gig—until her carefully constructed Elsie-verse comes crashing down. Because Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and broody older brother of her favorite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor’s career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere. And that same Jack who now sits on the hiring committee at MIT, right between Elsie and her dream job.

Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but…those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she’s with him? Will falling into an experimentalist’s orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?

Love, Theoretically is my favorite thing I’ve read from Hazelwood since The Love Hypothesis. Dare I say I love it even more than the latter? Honestly, I’m having a bit of trouble getting my thoughts together about this book. It hit me harder than I was expecting emotionally. There were these great, fun moments in the story and then BAM! I was crying. I didn’t expect that. The story broke me down for a moment, but then it built me right back up with a slow burn romance I was so rooting for.

Elsie and Jack were a highly entertaining pairing. They met at a few of her client’s family get togethers and Elsie can tell Jack doesn’t like her. When she bumps into Jack in her other professional academic life, she knows he really doesn’t like her. She doesn’t like him either. There’s all this angry banter fighting against mutual attraction. It was the perfect combination, the perfect foreplay. Elsie and Jack belonged together. I don’t want to get too into it, but Jack saw things in Elsie other people didn’t. He made her feel seen and that was so special. Elsie gave something back to Jack that he didn’t know he needed in the end as well. I loved how the plot built around them, their careers, and their feelings for each other.

As with most great romances, there were some top-notch side characters to help things along. I loved Elsie’s friendship with Cece. Jack’s relationship with both Greg and Millicent added so much fun. I even loved hating the people who caused them problems. Oh, and I swear The Twilight Saga felt like a character in this one as well.

Despite making me cry, Love, Theoretically made me very happy. It was an entertaining romance I didn’t want to put down. It was filled with science, love, romance, and I even learned some new things. If you have liked this author’s previous works, I’m 99% sure you will enjoy this book. It had some similar tropes and things as some of the previous books, but still managed to feel new and exciting by using them in different ways.

Series Review: Windy City (Liz Tomforde)

Today, I’m sharing with you a series review for a new-to-me author whose books I really enjoyed.

Mile High
Series: Windy City, #1
Author: Liz Tomforde
Publication Date: June 2, 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

Have you guys been seeing Mile High everywhere like I have? I read a couple of positive reviews for it and decided to download it. By the time I picked it up, I had forgotten what it was about besides a hockey player and a flight attendant. It was a lot more emotionally charged than I was expecting. It starts out with womanizing Zanders wanting Stevie and Stevie needing to fight her attraction to keep her job. For a minute I thought this was going to be a quick, forbidden romance with them trying to hide sneaking around together and then getting found out. It was WAY more than that.  Zanders and Stevie both have a lot of baggage to work through. They both have family issues. Zander has abandonment issues and a reputation he doesn’t love. Stevie is dealing with lack of self-confidence and body image issues. They have a lot to work out to be together. I ended up loving these characters and their romance. I also loved how their issues were written and dealt with. The side characters were also fabulous. At 603 pages, this book could have felt drug out. Instead, I got everything I needed and wanted for Zanders and Stevie. I am excited to continue the series with Indie and Ryan next.

The Right Move
Series: Windy City, #2
Author: Liz Tomforde
Publication Date: January 1, 2023
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

I loved this book. I feel a little at a loss for what to say about it. It was a forced proximity/fake dating romance that included some deeper issues like infertility, heartbreak, trust, and the scrutiny of being in the public eye. I loved the attraction and tension between Ryan and Indie as they learned how to share an apartment and their lives with each other. The way they showed up for each other in times of need was really sweet. It was fun to see their fake relationship take a turn and their chemistry ignite. Their romance was so good! This was another long book at 530 pages, but it didn’t feel that way. I wanted every minute I got to spend with Ryan and Indie. I’m sad this book is over because now I have to wait for Kai’s book to release in the fall. Honestly, I wish I had more words to express how much I enjoyed reading this book. 

Mini Reviews: For nEver (Reynolds), Seven Percent of Ro Devereux (O’Clover), Into the Tide (Pavlov)

March was a great reading month for me. It went by fast, and I didn’t get to share with you a few books that I really enjoyed reading. Today, I am remedying that problem with mini reviews. 

For nEver
Author: Aurora Rose Reynolds
Publication Date: March 14, 2023
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

For nEver was a fun read. There was no romantic suspense plot, so it was lighter and less tense than some of Reynolds’s other romances. I enjoyed how Penny and Jake met and everything that came after. I only had a couple complaints. One, I would have liked to have known Jace better, maybe have a chapter or two in his POV. Two, I would have liked Jace to be more involved in the story. Penny spent a lot of time with his family without Jace around.

Seven Percent of Ro Devereux
Author: Ellen O’Clover
Narrator: Alexandra Hunter
Publication Date: January 17, 2023
Publisher: HarperAudio
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

I’m impressed. I can’t believe this book is O’Clover’s debut. I loved everything about it. Ro was a fantastic main character. I enjoyed getting to know her. Her relationship with Miller and the growing pains she felt as she became a teenager were easy to connect with. I loved seeing her relationship with her dad and her mother figure along with her struggled with her feelings for her birthmother. The star really was Ro and Miller’s relationship and how Ro’s app and the fame that came with it affected her entire life. This was a really outstanding YA read. I loved it and I can’t wait to read what’s next from this author.

Into the Tide
Series: Cottonwood Cove, #1
Author: Laura Pavlov
Publication Date: March 16, 2023
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

My thoughts:

Laura Pavlov started this series off right! Lila and Hugh were so much fun! Their age gap and how Hugh was Lila’s older brother’s best friend made things entertaining, especially when Lila starts working and living with him. Hugh had the hard part – fighting his feelings. His struggle with keeping his word to his best friend was not easy, but he put in some serious effort. Lila put in the same amount of effort trying to seduce Hugh and get him to act on his feelings. It was all so sweet and amusing. Hugh and Lila made an adorable couple. I also loved how family played a part in this one. Lila had her stifling older brother to deal with along with an alcoholic father. Hugh has 4 crazy fun siblings and wonderful parents. I also loved seeing some Honey Mountain characters make some cameos. There really wasn’t anything not to love about Into the Tide. I’m excited that things are just beginning in Cottonwood Cove and can’t wait to read more. 

Review: Two Wrongs Make a Right (Chloe Liese)

Two Wrongs Make a Right
Author: Chloe Liese
Publication Date: November 22, 2022
Publisher: Berkley
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Note: This review is for an ARC and is my unbiased opinion.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Synopsis: 

Opposites become allies to fool their matchmaking friends in this swoony reimagining of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.

Jamie Westenberg and Bea Wilmot have nothing in common except a meet-disaster and the mutual understanding that they couldn’t be more wrong for each other. But when the people closest to them play Cupid and trick them into going on a date, Jamie and Bea realize they have something else in common after all—an undeniable need for revenge.

Soon their plan is in place: Fake date obnoxiously and convince the meddlers they’re madly in love. Then, break up spectacularly and dash their hopes, putting an end to the matchmaking madness once and for all.

To convince everyone that they’ve fallen for each other, Jamie and Bea will have to nail the performance of their lives. But as their final act nears and playing lovers becomes easier than not, they begin to wonder, what if Cupid’s arrow wasn’t so off the mark? And what if two wrongs do make a right?

Two Wrongs DEFINITELY Make a Right. I absolutely ADORED this book from start to finish. With an awkward meet cute and some like disguised as dislike it had all the makings of a fun romance. It got even better when I realized a fake relationship was thrown in.

Jamie and Bea were such different people. It could have been surprising how they were able to connect so well emotionally, but it wasn’t. Their attraction was unmistakable, and their friendship was really cool. I loved how they easily understood each other. Both had some different things that made relationships harder for them. Jamie had anxiety and Bea was neurodivergent. Luckily those things only made it easier for them to find love with each other. Their chemistry was perfect. Reading each of their POVs made me smile so much! I also loved their fake dates. Everything was so fun and upbeat. I was all in for their slow burn romance.

The only thing that wasn’t upbeat was the something that caused conflict towards the end for Jamie and Bea. Some readers might want to be aware that there is emotional abuse that occurs with a couple of characters (not the MCs) that might be triggering.

Overall, Two Wrongs Make a Right was a sweet slow burn filled. There was so much goodness in this book! I loved the Jamie and Bea so much. I think Liese might have hinted at giving Bea’s sisters book and I really hope she does. Oh! And this romance reader has to mention one last thing. I am giving Liese a big high five for a conversation between the ladies about the romance genre. That was EXCELLENT. Honestly, I could go on and on about all the little things Liese included that I loved.