Breakaways is a collection of short stories from Eden Finley’s Fake Boyfriend universe. They all feature side characters from the series but do not contain fake boyfriend tropes.Rebound (Fake Boyfriend 2.5)Aron and Wyatt have been best friends since college and are both rebounding from bad break-ups. One night of drunken sex makes them question their whole friendship and what they’ve had right in … and what they’ve had right in front of them all along.
Best read after Trick Play in the Fake Boyfriend universe.
It’s Complicated (Fake Boyfriend 3.5)
Max has been in love with his childhood best friend, Ash, for years. The reason he has kept it a secret is because Ash also happens to be Max’s brother’s ex-boyfriend. Complicated doesn’t begin to explain their relationship.
Best read after Deke in the Fake Boyfriend universe.
Winning You (Fake Boyfriend 4.5)
(Previously published in Heart2Heart volume 2. This story has been extended from the original and re-edited.)
Marty and Luce win a blind date through a charity raffle. Marty is young and vibrant. Luce is older and a little bit bitter. In one night, they manage to change the course of each other’s lives.
This is a prequel of Hat Trick in the Fake Boyfriend universe.
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That was a short story combo that I didn’t know I needed. I wasn’t sure if I would like the characters because in the main books they weren’t my favorite. But how the tables have turned! Max and Ash especially, gave me all the feels!!!
This bundle is awesome!!!
I have loved all of Eden’s Fake Boyfriend series and these short stories were so good! It was good to see old characters, new relationships, and new characters come to life!
I give this a solid 3 stars. These are well written stories, I just wasn’t very excited about the first and third story, especially since I read the last story in Heart2Heart. I liked the way that story was originally written and had no desire to read an updated version.
I did love It’s Complicated. I definitely needed more of Ash and Max’s story, and the Stromberg family. It didn’t disappoint at all and now just about everyone has their HEA.
It’s bittersweet to see this world come to an end, but I’m ready to see what Eden has for us next.
This is a wonderful collection of short stories. They are well written and the characters are awesome! I would definitely recommend reading
I was so glad to get these stories because the characters really, really needed their happy, sizzling matches. The story I was most looking forward to was the extension of the Heart2Heart story with Marty and Luce. It ended so abruptly in the anthology that I was seriously wanting more from them. So what we got here was the ending I needed to love them even more. Each story earned a 4 star rating from me because each story felt so right for the characters featured. I’m crazy about this series and this was a perfect way to bring all the awesome back to the forefront of my mind. Each person is complicated, sweet, deserving, passionate, and sometimes their own brand of stubborn. How can I not feel for them or about them?
I loved the Fake Boyfriend series and was excited to see what the author would deliver in these follow-up shorts. I was even more excited to realize they weren’t simply extended epilogues but standalone shorts featuring an entirely new couple, with two involving secondary characters from the books.
While this collection of stories are short in length, they deliver the characters, romance and heat I’ve come to expect from the series and author, offering up complete plotlines that never felt rushed or underdeveloped. The writing was smooth with a quick pace, bright dialogue, some great humor, and an overall win for me I was happy to get lost in. I loved the chance to see the other sides of the story with Noah and Ollie’s exes plus a prequel of sorts for the fifth book in the series. The shorts provided a more complete picture of the universe and cast of characters I’m always happy to read about. And since each short can stand on its own, the Breakaways collection is also a great way to sample the series and/or author if you’re yet to try them out.
Favorite Secondary Characters Get Their Sweet & Swoony HEA
I am nutty about Eden Finley world building around her Fake Boy Friends Series . It’s layered , addictive and full of a cast of likeable and hot secondary characters and in Fake Boyfriend Breakaways she give us , their stories.
Rebound: Aron and Wyatt~Fake Boyfriends 2.5
I loved reading Aron and Wyatt, sweet and sexy friends to lovers story. I also love, reading about how Noah and Aron friendship got back in solid ground.
It’s Complicated: Max and Ash~Fake Boyfriends 3.5
I fell for Max , when he was introduced as Ollie’s brother and couldn’t wait to read his and Ash Story. I wasn’t disappointed, it’s sexy and funny.
Winning You: Marty and Luce ~Fake Boyfriends 4.5
Marty and Luce’s story is all about snarky banter ,UST and humor . And of course , lots steamy sexy times. It was non stop laughter story for me.
It was entertaining and satisfying reading all these short stories.
Advance copy provided by Les Court Services in exchange for a honest review.