BLURB ➞
Finding a good roommate through a classified ad isn’t as easy as it sounds.
I was starting to lose hope.
Until a knock at my door came and God answered my prayers.
Except…uh…wrong prayer, God.
I’d definitely requested the big guy find me a drop-dead gorgeous man on more than one occasion…just not as my roommate.
Declan Tate talked me into interviewing him anyway.
While he was amusing and charismatic, I wouldn’t have been comfortable living with a man, so I regretfully declined.
Then cupcakes showed up at my door—freshly baked by Declan and just as sinfully delicious as he was.
You could say he was persistent.
I eventually folded. It wasn’t like I had another viable candidate anyway.
Plus, I was interested in someone else. And Declan was into another woman. So it wasn’t like anything would happen romantically.
After he moved in, the two of us became the best of friends. We even started to give each other advice on getting our crushes to notice us.
Eventually, Declan concocted an idea: we should pretend to be a couple to make our love interests jealous.
I was hesitant, but went along with it anyway. To my utter shock, his crazy plan worked.
Now I was dating the supposed man of my dreams, and my best friend had the woman of his.
But there was one problem.
I couldn’t stop thinking about Declan.
Those feelings we were trying to fake?
Yeah…I wasn’t pretending anymore.
I don’t want to live with a man or just date one. I wanted to be someone’s ride or die. I want love.
ARC REVIEW ➞
Laughs, emotions and heat. This story had it all.
I completely fell in love with Declan from the beginning. He is charming, witty and a man who cooks and bakes? Yes, please! Molly is also a likeable character. I loved the instant connection these two had and the easy friendship they developed. The chemistry brewing between them was just jumping out of the pages and they both put up a good fight to avoid it.
This story isn’t all cinnamon French toast and pink M&M’s though, there are some emotional aspects that had me crying a few times. Declan was struggling and I just wanted to hug him. Molly was also experienced her own struggles and my heart broke for her. I loved that they were able to lean on each other for support, especially when they both needed it most.
I couldn’t help but fall in love with these characters and this story. Once I started reading it was difficult to put it down. I wanted more of Declan and Molly from their friendship, to their stories, to their relationship.
If you’re looking for a friends to lovers fake dating, slow burn this is one to read.
