Our little white lie tied us up in ways we never expected.
I promised my family I would bring my boyfriend home.
Everything was going my way.
Until his wife showed up at the airport instead of him.
Thankfully, my brother’s best friend is taking the same flight.
Liam Cohen saw me at my worst, but during our trip, we make a pact:
To shield each other against the relentless matchmaking efforts of our mothers.
We were single and happy with it.
Or so we thought.
Liam, however, decided our agreement wasn’t quite enough.
Suddenly, we found ourselves engaged.
“It’s for my grandmother,” he claimed.
“You’ll benefit from it too,” he dared to say.
“Just for the weekend,” he reassured.
“Everything will be just fine,” he promised.
Except, it wasn’t.
My mother is now on the brink of choosing my wedding dress and color palette if I don’t beat her to it.
His relatives are suggesting we make it official that very weekend.
And my brother, Liam’s best friend, is now in on the scheme. Joy.
But it will all be worth it when we’re able to go our separate ways, single and free.
That’s what all the shared jokes, close touches, and fleeting glances have been about.
Right? What could possibly go wrong?
Fake dating is one of my favorite tropes and I’m a sucker for brother’s best friend, so this one was calling my name. We first meet Audrey while she’s waiting at the airport for her boyfriend. After a year of dating, Ben is going to meet her family so the last thing she expected was for his wife to show up and introduce herself. Audrey is reeling at this news so when she runs into her older brother’s bestie, she’s grateful for the distraction Liam provides. They share a flight back to Boston and enjoy one another’s company but it’s all completely platonic.
Audrey takes a nap at her parents’ house upon arrival and is rudely awakened by her brother to learn she’s engaged to Liam. This is news to her, so she’s not very happy with this turn of events, but she sympathizes with Liam and understands why he blurted out such a ridiculous lie. She does her best to play along but their families are very pushy and immediately start trying to talk the couple into getting married that very weekend.
Despite the family pressure, this is pretty light-hearted and low angst. It’s short and sweet with likable characters and plenty of spice. Liam and Audrey are fun and likable, and their story will make you happy. This was my first book by the author but definitely won’t be the last. I’d like to thank the author and Literally Yours PR for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
