Reasons why this is the worst day EVER!!
I went for a hike, fell, and knocked myself unconscious.
As luck would have it (sarcasm), Josh Dalton, my annoyingly arrogant fireman neighbor, found me and saved me.
Did I mention that in my semi-conscious state, I asked him to be my fake fiance?
Yep…worst day EVER!!
I shouldn’t have asked him to be part of this ridiculous deal.
Because when he … shouldn’t have asked him to be part of this ridiculous deal.
Because when he looks at me and touches me, FAKE feels REAL.
But in a moment of weakness, I torch any chance of true love.
Will he forgive me or has the hope of rekindling the flame gone up in ashes?
FORBIDDEN FAKE FIANCE IS A SCORCHING 35000 WORD NOVELLA. IT IS A HOT AF SMALL TOWN, NEIGHBOR, FORBIDDEN, FAKE FIANCE ROMANCE THAT WILL LEAVE YOU WONDERING IF FAKE IS REAL. NO CLIFF-HANGERS, NO CHEATING, JUST HEAT!
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Allie is a yoga instructor who transplants herself to a town where not many know much about her other than she is beautiful, friendly, flexible, yet someone who sticks to herself. Allie decided that she wanted to break away from her family’s way of life of being judgment of others by wealth, pedigree, and standing. She does want to see them for those things that truly count for inner wellness.
She need to find her true self after college. So, she leaves Malibu and heads to Eden Lake more mountain living clean air and less people. More of a zen feel. Her next door neighbor is a homegrown boy. The playboy of Eden Lake and a firefighter too. She knew his type and planned on staying far away from him. He and his brother are very friendly. In fact, his older brother, Wyatt is the sheriff in town. Nice looking but no sparks but damn she gets a spark from Josh. Does not make her happy especially when he is in her yoga class for first responders to help reduce stress.
It’s not until Allie decides to go hiking alone which is a no no and Josh sees her car there alone and it is starting to get dark. Mind you he had just offered to take her on this same trail the day before so he knew it was new to her so he stopped his jog to investigate. Good thing because she had fallen and injured herself, she was out cold. Leading to her asking him to be her fake fiancé for her cousins wedding.
This story is funny, intense, a life lesson and sad all at the same time. But most of all you get your HEA. The way the author takes you through it, it makes it more believable that’s for sure and she does a beautiful job of it. Received this during July-Aug. book giveaway.
Forbidden Fake Fiance
By Holly Jaymes
Allie Sinclair owns a yoga/pilate studio in a small town called Eden Lake. She is from a very rich family but wants nothing to do with that lifestyle.
Josh Dalton ex-Navy Seal now firefighter is arrogant,bumptious and vain. Why wouldn’t he be he is beautiful with blond hair, ice-blue eyes, perfectly groomed scruff, million-dollar smile and a body sculpted by Michelangelo. All the girls fall at his feet except for Allie.
Then everything changes when she goes on a hike and falls knocking herself unconscious only to come to slowly from the voice of her annoying but sexy neighbor Josh standing over her. He proceeds to rescue her and in her semi-state of consciousness she asks him to be her “fake fiance” for her cousins wedding. Oh let the fun begin because now they have to get her snobby parents to believe he is filthy rich. What happens when real feelings come into play and secrets come out? Who will be left standing and who will be left with their hearts broken?
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Allie has told her mother a lie that she regrets because when her parents finds out they will be disappointed, not to mention that her mother will once again try to force a man on her that she has no feelings for and will never marry just to make her mother happy. Josh is captivated with Allie. She is the only woman that has ever turned him down but when he finds her unconscious something in his heart ignites and his protective instincts take over. He agrees to be her fake fiancé but will their feelings get in the way of playing a role that their hearts want to make real and will her parents accept Josh as the man he is instead of coming from her social class? This story draws you in and have you cheering for Allie and Josh.
Allie Sinclair has a Yoga/Pilates studio that caters to the needs of the town’s first responders in reducing their stress She enlists the help of Mason McLean, former celebrity trainer and ex-Navy SEAL to teach the bare-chested firemen and sheriff’s deputies before her. She’s thinking of using some photos to post on Instagram to bring in more clients. That should do the job, but who should she choose? Josh Dalton is the picture of masculine beauty, but he knows it. Allie doesn’t want to deal with the ladies’ man who lives in her building. It makes her cringe when she thinks of how he looks in their pool, swimming laps or getting ready for a run, but not entirely without a sigh. When her mom calls to remind her of her cousin, Liza’s, wedding this weekend she also tells her that it’s plus one and she’s already picked her date. No way is she going to go out with a man she doesn’t even like, so she’s going to have to find a fiance for the weekend. Out hiking, she falls and passes out and the next thing she knows, Josh is carrying her down to safety. She asks him to be her fiance and he can’t resist. He’s liked her for so long, but hasn’t done anything about it, so here’s his chance. They bicker, they laugh, they challenge and they love. It seems natural and the fake part doesn’t really ring true, but Allie’s parents are all about money, prestige and position in society. When they find out who Josh is and how he doesn’t meet with their approval, everything falls apart. Worse, Josh overhears a conversation that never should have taken place and he’s gone. There’s no hope of finding him and telling him what’s in her heart. They do find their HEA and it’s sweetly aided by family. Victoria is the best sister ever!
Fires of Love Burn Hot in Eden Lake
Arranged marriages are not considered the thing in today’s society. But Allie Sinclair’s mom is more than happy to help her daughter find a date—Maxwell Lassiter—not only for her cousin’s wedding, but hopefully as a mate for life. But that is not Allie’s plan. So, in desperation she embellishes—alright she straight up lies—that she is bringing her fiancé—which she currently doesn’t have, but hopefully can convince someone or find someone for hire—anybody to avoid her mom’s plan for matchmaking.
Josh Dalton, son of Eden Lake, has become a firefighter, literally risking his life for his community. Like his older brother Wyatt, a deputy sheriff, he finds satisfaction and fulfillment in his service profession. The shared knowledge that they make their world better is compensation for the lower pay offered to first responders. And, in order to maintain his required physical fitness to support his professional expectations, Josh engages in many physical activities like hiking in the surrounding hills. But, the mental fitness—learning to manage the stress of the job—requires more focused efforts, so he and several other guys including his brother and their friend Mason McLean have discovered yoga and Pilates as a way of mind and body discipline. And with the classes led by the hot, twisting body of Allie Sinclair the class is a real joy.
As a newcomer to the Eden Lakes community, Allie has slowly gained acceptance of the locals professionally and socially. Professionally, the most significant endorsement her studio could receive was not just full classes requiring her to hire multiple instructors, but also the enrollment in her yoga class of none other than the homegrown billionaire health and fitness guru and ex-Navy Seal and now volunteer firefighter, Mason McLean. Not only does he take Allie’s classes, but he has brought a room full of fellow firefighters—all with calendar worthy physics. And perhaps the best in camera readiness is Josh Dalton, firefighter and her across the hall condominium neighbor. Unfortunately, a pretty face and a hot body means that Josh has gained the reputation of being a player. But, when Allie goes hiking in the local hills and falls, it is her jogging, firefighting, hot-bodied, calendar ready, yoga class neighbor who not only finds her, but literally carries her on his back until they reach a rest point where Josh can get a phone signal and call for help.
As Allie heals under the watchful and neighborly eye of Josh, she comes to realize that he is really not the player her thought. And, with the day until her cousin’s wedding growing closer, she re-thinks the possibility of asking Josh to accompany to the dreaded wedding where she will once more have to confront her intrusive and abrasive snobby mom’s attempts at matchmaking. What could go wrong—it’s only one weekend…right?
This novel is a part of the Forbidden Small Town Bad Boys series. It is a delightful individual read, but it is so pleasing to know that there are other bad boy’s living in Eden Lake with a story that needs to be read!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review, but I enjoyed the reading experience so much that I bought a copy for my “read-again” titles.