Best Fake Day by Tracey Rogers

Well, I don't do a lot of reviews anymore... It's hard being an author so I tend to only pick and choose those that appeal to me...

Today, though, I have a treat for you.

The Best Fake Day

Tracey Rogers

Izzy Latham is restoring her former home before her father comes home from a nursing home, when Jack Carter, her former crush, turns up on her doorstep. What happens next is a series of events that rapidly spiral out of her control.

Izzy is such an idealistic character, working as a wedding photographer, she believes in love and forever, a total counterpoint to Jack who has nothing positive to say about marriage. He’s embittered by his childhood experiences and is so determined to get the one thing he wants that he’s prepared to do just about anything to get it. But as the story moves along, there is a very definite change in his character.

I loved the fact that she held onto her dreams in the face of his intransigence at the beginning. Every girl needs her dreams and Izzy was no different. I was also pleased that the idealistic view she had of her parents marriage was challenged, otherwise it would have been a high and (in my opinion) unrealistic bar for any married couple to achieve.

Jack seemed lonely and unable to accept that he could change that by embracing what was offered. At times I found his reactions were confusing, but in this situation I think that would be the overwhelming emotions that he would experience - so that added a believability factor.

As is always the case in a good romance, the guy gets his girl in the end, though there are highs and lows in getting there, including a very traumatic event.

This is a lovely story, with an updated version of a classic storyline with some red hot passion thrown in.

Blurb:

Faking it never felt so good.

Wedding photographer and romance lover Izzy Latham dreams of finding her own happily-ever-after. When her former teenage crush arrives at her doorstep, looking sexier than ever, and asks to marry her, it should be her dream come true, right? Wrong. It turns out he doesn't want to actually marry her—he only wants to pretend to marry her.

Marriage hater Jack Carter will do anything to close his latest business deal, including finding a wife. The only person who can help him is his childhood friend, Izzy. Except Izzy isn't a little girl anymore. She's definitely all woman, and there's an attraction between them that's hard to ignore.

Jack has to convince Izzy to fake it, but the problem is that she hates to lie. However, she can't deny her feelings for him either. So when Jack makes her an offer she can't refuse, she reluctantly agrees to help him out.

Faking it is the easy part. But what happens when fake starts to feel so real?

Content Warning: contains sensual sex and occasional strong language

Author bio:

A devourer of books from an early age, I spent much of my childhood stepping into wardrobes, searching for that magical snowy world where conversing with animals would be expected. When I wasn't searching for those worlds, I wrote about them instead. My first step into the world of romance was when I stole sneak peeks into my nana's books. I'm still in that world and refuse to leave.
I live in Staffordshire, UK, with my husband and three wonderful children. An avid reader and writer of romance, I strongly believe that words make the world go around.

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