• 29 August 2023
• standalone Rom-Com
★★★★★
4.5 Stars
There’s a magnetic attraction when a happy-go-lucky gig worker agrees to
a fake relationship with a rich, uptight New Yorker in this steamy romantic
comedy from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young.
Star Shine Meadows is all about freedom, thanks to the hippie parents
who raised her. Juggling her jobs as a professional costume character actor and
a line sitter, she believes in no expectations, no stressful ambitions, and
no-strings-attached relationships. So when she meets a birthday girl’s grumpy
uncle while working a princess party, she can’t help but needle him. She’ll
never see him again, and honestly, he's pretty hot.
Rafe Whitman may be a veterinarian with a great bedside manner, but that
doesn’t mean his patience extends to anyone with opposable thumbs. His family
will not stop nagging him about finding “the one,” so when he runs into
obnoxiously cheery Star again, he makes her an offer: He’ll pay her more than
she would make doing her odd jobs if she’ll pretend to be his girlfriend at family
gatherings. She can stop sitting in line waiting for someone else’s new phone,
and he’ll get his family off his back.
When the
tension between them heats to a breaking point, Star’s desire for "no
strings" is tested against Rafe’s staunch stability. They say opposites
attract, after all....
Star is the daughter of Hippies. She's 28 years old and working as a costume actor - Disney princess for kiddie birthdays et cetera - and as a line standing person. You know, when you want the new phone and can't be bothered to stand in line for hours? That's what you pay Star for. She has a great group of friends and she loves her life.
Enter Rafe. He's the super hot uncle of the girl she's being a Disney character for. And he does not like Star at all it seems.
But he offers her a job. Play his girlfriend in front of his constantly matchmaking mom and sister in law. Has to be better than to stand in line for hours in the rain.
Right?!
LET THE FUN TIMES BEGIN....🤣
Adorable!That was so cute and funny and sparky and arguey and a bit sad but just so very FUN!
The fake-girlfriend trope is not really anything new. We've read those books dozens of times before. But we love them, right? And this was a Sam Young book so I had to read it no matter what it was about... and I just loved it!
Star is so sweet and cute and fun and positive.
And Rafe is so not any of that. LOL!
But he's thawing with Star's help. And she's growing into her real self with his help.
So adorable to watch!
I really enjoyed reading this.
I wish Sam would've put a bit more puppies in it. Rafe is a vet but you hardly notice it. There's almost no animal mention in here. I wanted more doggy cuddles or something.
But still. Great rom-com with some serious moments.
THE LOVE PLOT was such an adorable Rom-Com.
Adorable and funny and sweet and sparky and sexy and a bit sad and all the great things!
It was also a bit of a find yourself, BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE, don't let anyone change you or tell you what to do thingy!
Run to your nearest bookdealer for your own Doc Rafe - this one is MINE!
Cuuuute! Yes, the book is as cute as the cover!
I love the fake romance trope. You know they are going to fall for each other hard, and struggle with it while they do it, and Star and Rafe are the epitome of opposites attract.
Throw in some adorable puppers and I was hook, line and sinker caught. Thoughh I wish there was more puppers
Star's growth, from the woman her parents thought she needed to be, to the woman she really is and really wants to be was a big part of my love for this story.
Now I need to find a hot, grumpy vet for my furry freeloaders!
Thank you Sam for another adorable read.
↓ LINKS TO THE BOOKs & AUTHOR ↓
Highland Series #1
Pre-Order Book #2 - 5 December 2023
Adair Family Book #1
Book #2
Book #3
Book #5
If you haven't read Sam's #OnDublinStreet series yet - GET STARTED NOW!!!!
Standalone
Hartwell's Boardwalk Book #1
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Samantha Young is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows. Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us will be published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook& hardback June 2017
Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015.
Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.
