She wants a fake relationship. He needs something real.
If
there's one thing Rae can't stand, it's pity. She's forty, frazzled, and
fed up-so attending an awards ceremony alone while her ex swans about
with his new wife? Not an option. To avoid total humiliation, Rae needs a
date of her own. And her young, hot-as-hell new best friend is the
perfect candidate…
Zach Davis, king of casual hookups, has a
secret: the notorious womaniser craves emotional connection, and
anonymous encounters leave him feeling hollow. After years of
performance, Zach's desperate to be himself. So why does he agree to
play Rae's fake boyfriend? And why does it feel so easy?
When the
line between pretence and desire blurs, Zach's forced to face an
unexpected truth: there's nothing phoney about his need for Rae. But the
jaded divorcée's been hurt by playboy men before. Can a weekend of
faking it prove that Zach's for real? AMAZON LNK
5 STARS
I loved this story. Probably mainly because of the main characters. They had such depth and heart. They weren't cookie cutter people either. It didn't take long for me to want to see them win in areas that they were hurting in. Zach was such a sweet guy but he also has a lot of anger that he keeps pushing down. He's always the cheerful, helpful guy, who is slowly coming to realize that some people have used him. He was so busy keeping other people happy so often at his own expense. They were fair weather friends who disappeared when he needed them most. Everyone except Evan and his brother Nate.
Rae was interesting to the bone. While she was living in this town she became a bold version of herself (Ravenswood Rae). She didn't care what anyone else thought except for the small group of friends who were misfits like her. She could be her sassy self around them. Weird is what she called herself but so were they.
The friendship between Rae and Zach was spunky and often funny. They "got" each other pretty well for quite a while. They got to know each other even better at that weekend awards conference. Things do get hot between them with plenty of foreplay making it a definite adult story.
I enjoyed this emotional story all the way to the end. I also learned about demisexuality which is something I had never heard of before. Also touched on a condition called POTS. Both made the story even more interesting and unique.
There is a delightful Epilogue with a H.E.A. Rae and Zach style.
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