Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé (especially not on Valentine's Day): A romantic comedy

Written by Kate O'Keeffe

Narrated by Holly Warren

One thing I’ve learned this Valentine’s day is that fake fiancés should remain just that: fake.

Pretending to be engaged to James Brody, the hot, single London deputy mayor who graces gossip columns, is just a business deal. Nothing more. I’m his appropriately demure fiancée that makes him look like he’s not the playboy the media thinks he is, and he’s my ticket to getting my pushy mum off my back about not being married and producing her two perfect grandchildren.

What’s more, while we’re pretending to be engaged, I can spend all my time trying to capture the real prince in my fairy tale. The guy I’ve been in love with forever.

The problem is, I’ve started to enjoy being with James on our fake dates and public appearances. And, if I’m being totally honest, with his tall, dark, and handsome looks, he’s pretty easy on the eye, too.

And then there’s that kiss we shared that took my breath away. Yeah, that.

Sure, I know it was for an audience. I know I shouldn’t read anything into it. I know he’s kissed more girls than I’ve had trips on the Tube. But the heat in that kiss can’t be fake.

The problem is, I want the fairy tale, the Hallmark movie, the real thing. And I know James Brody isn’t the real thing.

Nope. This is a business deal.

Only the deeper I get, the more I realize someone forgot to tell my heart that.

Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé is a laugh-out-loud, swoon-worthy rom com with a fake relationship, a totally swoony guy, and romance. As with all the books in the It’s Complicated series, this is a closed-door romance with some incredible kissing and all the feels. It is a full-length novel and can be listened to as a standalone story.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wild Lime Books
• Release date: Apr 28, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669676546

Reviews for Never Fall for Your Fake Fiancé (especially not on Valentine's Day)

[Sandra · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Only way I could get through this was at a x2 speed. The dialogue was so annoying and so much time spent on the guy who wasn't the lead. What a painful read.

[SerendipityReads · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Oh man.....I had to force myself to stick with this one.
I kept telling myself that it had such high ratings that SURELY it was going to get better, but...."better" didn't come until the very end, for me.

I liked both James and Lottie, I really did....I just don't feel like we ever got to see exactly WHY they fell in love, other than that he was a great guy, and his competition ended up being scum. Oh, and she looked pretty in a couple of pretty dresses a few times, and (initially) wasn't swoony over him like everyone else was.

Eh. I could say more, but there's no point.
I WILL give this author another chance, as technically it was good writing, although if these book had squeeed "DEPUTY MAJOR!!!!" once more time I would have thrown it across the room. Proverbially speaking that is, as I was listening to the audiobook. :p

And speaking of which....I also want to be fair and mention that I think I would have liked this book a LOT more if I'd read it, instead of listening to it. For some reason that I can't figure out, I have a really hard time listening to narrators with English accents....and this particular one just really grated on my nerves.

In fact, I might even be inclined to give this author the benefit of the doubt and at LEAST rate this a 3.5, but....when I think about hoooow looooooong Lottie kept mooning over the wrong guy (way past the point of reason).....nope, I just can't do it.