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A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in a fun and flirty debut novel. Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn't normally do. But there's something about Drew Nichols that's too hard to resist.On the eve of his ex's wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend...After Alexa and Drew have more fun than they ever thought possible, Drew has to fly back to Los Angeles and his job as a pediatric surgeon, and Alexa heads home to Berkeley, where she's the mayor's chief of staff. Too bad they can't stop thinking about the other... They're just two high-powered professionals on a collision course toward the long distance dating disaster of the century--or closing the gap between what they think they need and what they truly want...
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An easy smutty romance novel. I first heard about this on The Nod (a podcast about black american culture), because this book uniquely stars a black heroine, and touches a little bit on race.
It was enjoyable and nothing made me cringe, really. I was intrigued by how many donuts she and Drew ate...I can't do that and I'm only 26!
0This is a quick read, perfect for someone who wants to read a fast and easy romance. It’s a “spicy” book but mostly fade to black, so if that’s not something you’re into keep that in mind.
It’s like cheesy romcom meets hallmark movie
I did find it to be a predictable plot, one thing I wish that it did was show rather than tell the story, I felt like the author explained too much rather than showed the emotions of the characters, so it’s not a book that I fell in love with BUT it’s a good book for filling the time and entertaining you.
0This was a pretty 'middle of the road' read for me.
I didn't like early on, just after the meet cute, when Alexa's sister was calling her a prude and the anti-risk kid. I wondered how much that had to do with Alexa's actions? It's never brought up again.
My biggest problem was that I never felt like there was really good conflict between the two main characters, other than the fact that they inconveniently lived in separate cities and he didn't think he wanted a relationship...
Additionally, I felt like the like drama/ turning point that happened in the third act was actually Alexa being presumptive that Drew was going to break up with her, so she went ahead and initiated a fight that caused them to break up before he could do anything.
And his solution for his grand gesture is to show up at her city council event? Meh. I don't remember them really having a big apology session either...
One thing I did like was that we had an opportunity to see them gradually each other but also it was like they insta-hit it off?
For me, the book was good but underwhelming.
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