Moving across the country to train with a prestigious ballet for six weeks? Major life goal unlocked. Living with my brother’s grumpy and very hot best friend? Major life complication introduced. Especially when he needs a fake girlfriend…
When I show up at his door, I don’t know much about Wolf Hartley beyond the fact that he played university hockey with my older brother and that he’s currently the star enforcer for the Toronto Thunder. But within minutes of meeting him, I’ve developed a raging crush so intense that it consumes my every waking—and sleeping—thought.
I know that Wolf and I can never happen. My brother makes that clear as soon as I move in, with a joke that isn’t really a joke. Plus, he’s thirteen years older than me, and I’ll be going home in just six weeks. I’m only living with him while I’m in Toronto because he’s doing my brother a favour.
So I’m shocked when he asks me to be his fake girlfriend to get out of an obnoxious bachelor auction. Obviously, I happily agree. I might not be able to have him for real, but for a little while, I can pretend. I can imagine what it would be like to be his…
It turns out, I’m not the only one who’s been imagining how hot we would be together, and suddenly what was supposed to be fake feels very, very real.
Review:
My favorite of the series (so far)!
Wolf and Emily’s instalove romance somehow *almost* seems like a slow burn–the two of them spend an awful lot of time fantasizing about what they want to do with each other and try fake dating for a hot minute before finally actually getting around to it.
To be fair, it was right around the 50% mark of this novella, so was it really slow burn at all? Of course not. But it managed to *feel* like it was.
It is a bit interesting that so many of the guys connected to this hockey team are ending up in age gap romances, but I’m here for it! 😉
Rating: 4 stars / A-
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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