There was nothing groundbreaking or earth shattering here, but it was well done and an easy read. Football player, image-saving fake dating trope, all pretty standard. Siena Pippen runs her adopted father’s bait and tackle shop after his death. It’s a soul-sucking job, but she feels indebted to him for saving her. She meets Brooks Attwood as he’s trying to come back from an injury, and a viral video makes it look like they’re a couple. Brooks needs Siena to fake it until he makes it, but she’s already had one relationship with a pro athlete implode, and doesn’t want another. He initially thinks she’s into money and fame, and he’s already been burned by one vampire girlfriend. Neither trusts the other. But she needs the money, and he needs her to help him appeal to a family-focused team, so they forge a rocky alliance.
Classic fake-dating trope mixed with The Hating Game. Catalina Martin needs a boyfriend for her sister’s wedding, so the whole family doesn’t look at her with pity. The groom’s brother is her ex, and he’s recently engaged. The only one willing to help is her enemy colleague, Aaron Blackford. Nothing new of overly inventive, although the Spanish flavor was nice. Slow burn and then a fair amount of spice. Aaron seemed to have pretty good people and communication skills once he was fake dating Catalina, so I’m not sure why he didn’t use those skills before to apologize and express his feeling for her. There’s nothing overly memorable about the book, but I enjoyed it. I’ll happily read the next one about Catalina’s best friend. (8)
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