He smiles. Mr. Grumpypants actually smiles at me, a full, real, heart-stopping smile with mirth dancing in his eyes, teeth flashing, and his cheeks dimpling up behind that layer of dark scruff.
Be still my panties. I think I’m in trouble.
If people have polar opposites, Luca Rossi is mine.
His butt is in the baseball hall of fame. Mine’s comfortably seated in the hall of lame.
When he’s not snagging fly balls out in center field, he’s modeling in shampoo commercials. I once jammed my own finger while stirring cookie dough, and sometimes I forget shampoo is a thing.
He’s a total cynic when it comes to love.
I make a living writing love stories.
But after my latest broken engagement (no, I don’t want to talk about how many times that’s happened), it’s clear he’s exactly the man I need.
If anyone can teach me to be the opposite of me, it’s him.
The first thing I want him to teach me?
How to not fall in love.
And as luck would have it, he’s in desperate need of a fake girlfriend to get a meddling grandmother off his back.
We couldn’t be more perfect together, because the last thing Luca Rossi will ever be is the next man to leave me at the altar.
Or will he?
Real Fake Love is a line drive straight to the heart featuring a grumpy athlete, a jilted bride, a fake relationship, and the world’s laziest cat. It stands alone and comes complete with sibling rivalry, the world’s most awkward shower scene, and a sweetly satisfying happily ever after.
He’s a hot baseball star and she writes paranormal romances, so they don’t have much in common at first glance. But Henri has a problem, and she thinks Luca can help. See, Henri is addicted to love so she keeps making the same mistake over and over again. She falls in love with a guy who really isn’t a good fit for her, but her love of love makes colors her perception. As a result, she’s had six broken engagements. Yes, you read that right, six broken engagements. Their paths crossed purely by happenstance when his old friend breaks up with Henri minutes before the wedding starts and professes his love for Luca’s mom.
Luca’s known as the one who doesn’t get attached. He doesn’t believe in love and refuses to even entertain the notion. Henri decides fate brought them together so he can teach her to stop falling in love with losers and she begs him for help. This is not a job Luca wants but he does feel bad for Henri and it’s clear she needs help, so he begrudgingly agrees. It doesn’t take long for them to open up to one another and become true friends and once they do, Henri and Luca are everything.
Their story is hilarious, heartwarming and steamy. There were a few too many secondary characters for my liking, as I hadn’t read the first book in the series yet so I didn’t know them and couldn’t keep track of everyone. But once I got used to the supporting cast, they brought a lot to the story. I loved these two together and their story is a lot of fun.
