He walks the red carpet. She’s more familiar with vacuuming one.
When a scandal tarnishes the reputation of hot as hell A-lister, Patrick Walsh, he needs a reputation rescue, pronto.
Enter waitress Norah Peers–a nobody who’s average with a capital A. She’s available, dependable, and has sworn off men for the rest of her natural born life. In other words: the perfect match for a no-strings fake romance.
For the right amount of money, she can avoid waitressing and play the part of his dependable down-to-earth girlfriend. What she can’t avoid–dammit–is the growing steam between them.
But being hounded by the paparazzi and having her life dissected on social media is a panic attack in the making. And while Patrick might be a charming rogue on screen, in real life he’s a six-foot-two confusing, gorgeous, brooding grump, who keeps her at a distance . . . but also makes her feel like this bond between them might be more than just an act.
Being dumped on cue should be no big deal. Except being fake with Patrick is the realist relationship Norah has ever had. What’s a girl to do, but flip the script, and ask for a re-match made in Hollywood?
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Review
Fake relationships are my catnip and Fake is a stellar example of why.
Norah Peers is stunningly average. A waitress with a job or two on the side, there's nothing special about her, which makes her the perfect everywoman to rehabilitate Patrick Walsh's tarnished reputation with a fake relationship. He's grumpy and annoyingly hard to read, but he takes Norah seriously and makes her feel valued. Soon, she's wondering if they have enough to make this fake relationship real.
Patrick is swoonworthy and I love how he owns up to his mistakes, but the real hero of this book is Norah. She's down to earth to the point of being self-deprecating, but she knows her own value and when she sets her boundaries, she NAILS those suckers. Norah has a character arc all of her own outside of Patrick (an interesting sideline of 'what would you do if money wasn't an issue?') but of course the main course is the slow burn relationship that everyone else thinks is a whirlwind romance.
It was really interesting to see their relationship develop inside this little bubble against the chaos of media (social and mainstream) and everyone else's expectations. The meeting the family scenes were actually really sweet and helped to draw Norah and Patrick closer together.
Fake is fantastic and romantic and pure wish fulfillment with next to no angst. If you're like me and love a good fake relationship, it's a great one to pick up.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Social Butterfly PR; all opinions are my own
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