Can be read as a stand alone.Aaron Baker has a problem. His online clothing company is under attack. Whilst MC Securities tackle the breaches in security, he asks for an agent to pose as his fake boyfriend. He doesn’t bargain for getting a snarky, ex-marine with sad, blue eyes and submissive tendencies.Dumped by his boyfriend, Finlay Masters concludes that the best, and safest, place for him is … place for him is to return to the closet. Kicked out by his parents as a kid for being gay, closeted in the army for fifteen years, body wrecked by an explosion that cost him his job, he isn’t the best bet for any kind of relationship. Even a fake one.
As the investigation mounts, Aaron wants more, but Finn has no faith in love, never dared need anyone. Aaron talks of how lucky he is to find him, but Finn knows if he is to have a chance at a relationship at all, he needs to find himself.
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Although Finlay is rough around the edges, keeps to himself, and carries all of his worries and struggles internally, he’s a wonderful character. When he finds himself working as a fake boyfriend of CEO Aaron Baker after a breakup and what he perceives as a deception from his best friend. Aaron’s business is under attack and in order to get everything under control, he feels it’s time to come out as bisexual.
Finlay is a hard person to get to know, but Aaron finds a way to connect with him without too much effort. It turns out that Aaron is exactly who he needs in his life. He’s hurt because of his past, unable to connect with anyone, but the fake relationship with Aaron is easy. Along with their new “relationship”, they have to deal with Aaron’s out-of-control son, Finlay’s family, and the image of them as a couple.
This is a wonderful book and again, Ruby Moone writes characters you fall in love with, no matter how standoffish they are. Finlay and Aaron are no exception and I can’t wait for the next book!! A lovely read and highly recommended!!
This book picks up after the Christmas holidays when Michael and Jack get together, so while it isn’t necessary to read the first book that will give you some context and also provides some background to the company and certain characters alluded to (mainly Christian’s cousin).
Finlay is my favourite sort of character, rough, tough and sarcastic, but with a heart as big a whale and so much love to give. He’s still lingering around that closet door that he forced himself into when he was in the army. He has issues with rejection and abandonment to the point where he thinks it’s easier to run at the first sign of love than risk losing it at some point later.
Aaron is a workaholic, determined to be a success at everything he does in order to prove his father wrong. So much so that he is failing at being a father himself. He doesn’t have time for anything especially not a relationship hence Finlay becoming his fake boyfriend to quash rumours and shift attention away from other issues plaguing his company.
This tale of corporate espionage is well plotted and moves forward with good pace. The romance happens within the scope of the job MC Securities are employed to do, moving from sexually attraction to something more quite naturally with some nice subtle touches from the author.
Both of them have their own individual issues that they need to address in order for the relationship to work and I like that this wasn’t something solved by either sex or the other MC, the characters either worked it out for themselves or were guided by other characters, taking the reliance and pressure off the relationship.
There are more hints in this book about a past relationship between Christian and Daniel and I’m pleased to see the author is writing their story now.
I really enjoyed this and would recommend it for anyone that likes: fake boyfriends, opposites attract, closeted (partially) MCs, ex-military, coping with grief, single dad, corporate espionage.
What a catching journey this was. I read it in one sit. It took also half my night because I couldn’t put it down. It was just so immensely captivating!
Aaron is a single dad with a grown-up son of twenty-six. He’s an online fashion retailer and his company is doing good. Only, there are people who are undermining his store. So, he calls in MC Security to find out who is behind this. To take away the attention from the bad stuff, he wants to put up a smokescreen by claiming he, who has been going through life as straight, has a boyfriend. Also, he will have someone close to investigate.
Finn is thirty-six and an employee at MC Security. At sixteen he was thrown out on the streets after he told his parents he was gay. He is just out of a relationship and glad to be on his own again, no strings, alone is better is his motto.
Is he the man for the fake boyfriend job?
They are just two competitive cocky fighters. What started as a fake boyfriend thing turned into something complicated. Finn doesn’t do relationships.
“His heart was singing. Fucking singing.”
Such an intriguing and complicated journey this was. A quite well thought out plot.
Finn and Aaron’s personalities were impressively developed. Their dynamic was incredible, the slow buildup of feelings was killer. They were mature, sensual, and vulnerable. I loved the rough grumpy hardheaded Finn. I loved the strong loving caretaker Aaron. The secondary characters were doing a good job being not so secondary. I loved how Aaron’s son, Travis, had a big role. Family, colleagues, and friends were all of importance. The emotions were beautifully woven throughout this sensitive story, it felt realistic, more than once I choked up.
I was deeply impressed by Finlay and Aaron’s journey.