Boyfriends for Now

Written by Imogen Markwell-Tweed

Narrated by Dennis Adams

Anthony Astor’s no nonsense attitude serves him well as CEO of his tech company, but it withers his love life. So when a miscommunication has his mother tearfully ecstatic about Anthony bringing someone home, he has no choice but to go along with the ruse.

The solution comes in the form of the kind, clumsy intern, Ben McRobbie. Ben isn’t sure the CEO is for real when he asks him to be his “fake boyfriend for Christmas,” especially after Ben spilled coffee all over him. Nevertheless, Ben is sure that the gorgeous Anthony is serious about giving him a full-time job if he can politely sit through a dinner with the Astors. But as Ben grows closer to his rich, handsome boss, he struggles to remain professional behind the scenes of their fake relationship.

Imogen Markwell-Tweed’s Boyfriends for Now is a charming and endearing romance about embracing love, wherever you find it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Shorts
• Release date: Dec 15, 2020
• ISBN: 9781094415499

Imogen Markwell-Tweed

Imogen Markwell-Tweed is a queer romance writer and editor based in St. Louis. When she's not writing or hanging out with her dog, IMT can be found putting her media degrees to use by binge-watching trashy television. All of her stories promise queer protagonists, healthy relationships, and happily ever afters. @unrealimogen on Twitter and Instagram.

Reviews for Boyfriends for Now

[Joan O · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Short and sweet. Relatively simple but very heartwarming. A little short for my taste but it did make for a nicely paced love story- it didn’t feel like a ‘will-they-won’t-they’ for long at all, which I appreciated.

[Ana Perez · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Cute and entertaining. No sex scenes but in my opinion this short story didn’t need it. It does cover emotions and reactions.

[ianrosales08 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is one of my favourite tropes in gay romance. Fake dating enables the characters to test the waters out "romantically" while knowing the other person on a deeper level.

The story is quite short and I would have liked it better if its a bit longer. The author could have injected more scenes that would test the "relationship" between the two guys. I also like the trope of a rich and an average guy falling for each other which again, could potentially have more scenes that will test whether what they're starting to develop is real or not.

What I also like are the supporting characters who show their support for the two main characters. The acceptance and love of these people are very inspiring and should be emulated by all.

[Susan Grunner · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Another cute novella by Markwell-Tweed. Really wholesome characters with character growth. Cute and wishfulfilly.

Once again had a few tropes I wasn't happy about (boss/employee, age gap, and "rich people don't have loving families").

[Stephanie Reber Humble · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Loved the book but just as it was getting good it jumps to a year later and then ends.

[Ing-Marie Ingemarsson · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A really nice lovely love story, the couple are finding themselves better persons together.

[Danielle Smith · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I love these type of romance stories but the writing for this book was not good. Storyline seemed underdeveloped.

[Els Rombaut · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

The story was ok, cute at times, but unfortunately there were some flaws (repititions) in the narration.

[KylieYoung · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

How do you manage to drop the coffees twice lol

[Milton Justice · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Totally satisfying story with no annoying subplots. The perfect book for a hopeless romantic. Great reader!

[Daniel Gillen · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

There was a story-line/plot NOT centered around sex scenes. For me that's a real bonus!

[Sylvia Mum · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved it. I would have liked to see a more detailed description of the end, which sounds hurried.

[Morgane · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Sweet story I loved it!

The actual audiobook needed a little editing as some parts should have been edited out when narrator stumbled over words and then reread the sentence. But it didn't take away from the story at all.

Narrator sounds familiar - am I correct in saying he was one of the fan narrators for the Worm Audiobook project??

[Mesha Taylor · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Super cute. Super sweet. Clean, quirky, Hallmark-esque, feel good read! No complaints!

[NeosoulNoona · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the first story I've read by this author and I enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to reading another one.

[Jennifer Duong · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book had me smiling and laughing from start to finish; Ben was adorable. He even said it himself. The story was just so cute.

[Kris Chibroski · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It's just so wholesome, ya know. I haven't read an Imogen Markwell-Tweed story that I haven't loved.

[Chris Volpi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Beautiful, sweet, and short. Packs a big punch in a small package that is both breathtaking and hilarious. The banter and characters are all immediately familiar and likable. Definitely worth at least one listen.

[Rachel · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Another heart-warmer from IMT, this time with opposing s attract and festive fake dating excellence. I loved seeing Anthony’s growth throughout this as he fell for Ben, and Ben was just a little cinnamon roll I want to protect forever and ever. A short, sweet, queer read perfect for the Christmas season. ?

[Dee cryer · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Very nice story. Can’t imagine the life style but well written

[Aisha saleh · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book was my cup of tea. I love how Anthony was like a cool CEO that no one can break but when he was with Ben, he was like a three year old who saw animal balloon out of amusement park. (At least that's how I see and it made the story breathtaking) was sweet, nice and heartwarming, I thought they wouldn't be together because of Anthony's parents but I am so glad it was a happy ending?☺ cuz I was going to cry, oh my God I'm so happy.

Thank you for your hard work.?

[ChrisSusanto · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

There are so many fake boyfriend storylines out there; this one is nice. But not that special. There's quite a lot of errors in the editing of the recording tho. I wonder why.

[Alexis Flanagan · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is a sweet, very clean gay romance. A bit of an abrupt ending. But nice.

[Sarah Larson · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

A good-hearted book with pleasant themes, but a tedious plot (and I’m a fan of fake holiday boyfriends, etc.), clichéd characters, and too much belaboring of boring details and rushing through or skipping the interesting and important elements. Beyond that, the audio narration had a bunch of mistakes in it—repeated lines, etc. It was weird. It was as if it hadn’t been “proofread.”

[Jennifer Greenlees · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really liked this book! I'm glad Anthony and Ben made their relationship official in the end and decided they loved each other.

I read this book on June 29th, 2022.

Dennis Adams did a really good job performing this story! I thoroughly enjoyed his narration.