I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
Just A Little Chase by Carly Phillips, Erika Wilde Series: A Dare Crossover #4
Published by CP Publishing on September 19, 2024
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She’s in need of a fake, friendly boyfriend to charm her family.
He’s the last bachelor up for auction and a grumpy, last-minute stand-in.
Neither satisfies the other’s requirements but they might just be what each of them needs.With Lauren Connelly’s ex marrying her sister, the last thing she wants is to show up at the wedding without a date. Which means finding a fake boyfriend ASAP. The charity bachelor auction provides a solution to her problem, except the man she bids on turns out to be a gorgeous but grumpy executive who scowls more than he smiles.
Chase Gossard wants nothing to do with Lauren’s plan to make him her plus-one at a destination wedding and pretend that he’s in love. He doesn’t do relationships, fake or otherwise—but she paid a lot of money for the privilege. So why does their touching, kissing, and sharing one bed feel all too real?
Lauren is smart and witty and sexy as hell. A down to earth combination that somehow softens his hard edges, and somewhere along the way, he’s falling hard for his fake date. But when it’s time to part ways, can the pretend girlfriend convince the confirmed bachelor to make things real?
Angsty, steamy goodness! If you enjoy a fake relationship/only one bed scenario then Lauren and Chase are for you with their smirky sass and guard up mentality, it’s really fun watching them fall. She needs a shield to guard against being the talk of the town as her sister marries her ex and he will do anything for his new-found sister, even a dreaded bachelor auction. I really liked them both and their connection was fun … I wanted a lot more development though. It felt fast paced and a tad rushed like you would expect from more of a novella.
I recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a passionate romance with addictive characters and lots of close knit family and friends as supportive characters.
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