Admittedly, my first plan was a little crazy. I had forty days to execute it. Find a fake fiancé, move in with him, and convince the powers-that-be that we’re madly in love. Surely this British girl can sweet-talk a few American officials. Step One: the sexy, wealthy doctor I’ve been chatting up agrees to my plan–with a demand of his own. A baby. An actual ring. A for-real marriage and … for-real marriage and family. Turns out, there’s someone more bonkers than me.
So Step Two: I now have forty days to convince my fake fiancé that we can’t be real.
Because there’s no such thing as love at first sight–right?
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I am always up for a fabulous romcom and this one certainly fit the bill! Forty Day Fiancé is a wonderful twist on a fake romance.
Felicia Hobbs is a 30 year old woman from Britain that has been in the US on several different Visas. She has been online dating for a friend when she kind of falls for Michael. She literally has been catfishing him and then when her friend and he do not hit it off she decides to come clean! When Felicia discovers she needs a fake fiancé Michael steps up and this is where the fun begins !
Michael Kincaid is a 40 something widowed orthopedic surgeon that has been having some bad luck in the relationship department. Just when he thinks that he hits it off in online dating the face to face fizzles. He soon comes to discover that he was chatting with Felicia the entire time. Their first face to face the chemistry is off the charts. This couple has sizzle, sexual tension, fabulously funny witty banter and can wing this fake relationship off the cusp! This couple is not only so entertaining their group of friends that surround them are also a wonderful cast of characters! Get ready for a whirlwind romance with Felicia and Michael !
~~Michele McMullen ~~
Felicia is a former model and now works selling vintage clothes for wealthy people. She meets Michael through a dating app that she was trying to help her friend find a better man to date. However she forgets her plans and starts telling him facts about herself instead of her friend. Then when her friend and Michael meet they don’t have the connection they had online and the spark is gone. When Felicia shows up to help him sell his deceased wife’s vintage clothes she blurts out that she didn’t mean to catfish him. Michael is stunned to learn that the beautiful woman in front of him is the one he was talking to online. So he decides to give her a chance and they start seeing each other. Felicia forgets to mail in an extension for her work visa and she ends up with paperwork about her being possibly deported. She talks to Michael about it just letting him know what’s going on in her life and he suggests that they get engaged. He says to help her and to see if they can be something real with the connection they have. Will Felicia accept Michael suggestion? Can they make something more when they have such little time together?
This is an amazing story that will have you laughing out loud at parts of it. The chemistry between them is blazing hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I can’t wait to read more by this author. I would recommend this book to any book lover.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Fresh and fun!
This is the first book by Erin McCarthy I have read, but it will not be the last! I loved everything about it! The Fake Relationship trope is one of my favorites, and this one was new and unexpected! A real page-turner!
Wow! I absolutely loved and enjoyed this book. It is a compelling, sexy, and passionate read. It is well written, witty, fast pace, funny, and moves at a brisk pace. The characters are strong and loveable; the chemistry between them is instant and intense. This is truly a wonderful read and will leave you wanting more. Definitely recommended!
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Although Michael and Felicia’s interactions and relationship begin under very different and quite unique circumstances, it was fun to watch their relationship unfold and both of them work through their pasts.
Felicia was supposed to renew her Visa but completely forgot to complete her paperwork. When she meets Michael through a “catfish” situation, she gets to know him, and his attraction to her is also pretty immediate. They both agreed to a 40 day situation, but let’s be real, you know Erin McCarthy can’t make her love stories quite that simple. 😉
I really enjoyed this story, it was really well written, the story line was fun, and the characters were people I’d like to meet myself. Looking forward to the next story!
Forty Day Fiance is part of a series of interconnected standalone romantic comedies that started with Weekend Wife. Erin McCarthy has created a fun series that follows a group of friends as they find the loves of their lives. One thing for certain – they have had a hard time picking out good guys until the right ones come along!
Felicia, the female lead of this story, is trying to help her friend Samantha by, let’s be honest, catfishing them! She pretends to be Samantha in her online dating profile to weed out the losers. She never, however, expects to fall for one of them herself! But fall she does, and then she has to see Samantha go out on a date with her dream guy, Michael.
Luckily Samantha and Michael did not hit it off at all. And, frankly, Samantha had someone else in mind anyway. But Samantha does play matchmaker herself by enlisting Felicia to help Michael finally divest of his deceased wife’s belongings 10 years after her passing.
When Felicia finally meets Michael, she comes clean, and they get their first real date. But their relationship quickly hits a snag when Felicia needs a fiance to stay in the states!
This is a really cute, fun story, with the expected hiccups otherwise it wouldn’t be a romance novel. Engaging, interesting, fun and witty.
Really enjoyed this sexy, fun, emotionally thrilling journey filled with engaging and interesting charters, witty banter, heart racing twists and undeniable passion. Was a great read from beginning to end and so hard to put down.
Accidentally catfishing a hot doctor isn’t exactly a nice thing to do, even if it’s by accident. However, in Felicia’s case, it nets her said hot doctor, and he’s just the man to ask for a teeny favor – be her fake fiancé so she can stay in the US now that her temporary visa is expiring. But there’s a catch because Michael wants a baby, the old-fashioned way! I think we can all see where this is going…
But the journey to get there is fun and witty and sexy and I fell in love with these two, especially Michael. This series is a lot of fun and now that I’ve read (and loved) the first two, I cannot wait for the third.
Felicia finds herself in a bit of a pickle when she forgets to renew her visa, and needs a fake fiancé, which is where Michael comes into the picture, however, he has his own stipulations. This is a beautifully written tale which is fun, entertaining, and has witty banter which lead to an all-round humorous and addictive page turner. I was hooked from the beginning and this talented author had done an amazing job in penning this story, which I recommend for all readers.
McCarthy does it again. With sassy wit and irresistible charm, she gives readers what they want. Forty Day Fiance’ is a laugh out loud, can’t help but fall in love, kind of read. Felicia is one step away from finding her happy ending with the man of her dreams. Except he doesn’t know it yet. What began as a curiosity becomes a disaster in the making. McCarthy proves she knows her readers by heart and continues to give them a reason to smile.
This was ok. Considering the age of the hero (12 years older than the heroine) I expected him to be a bit more mature. They seriously lacked communication skills. Neither wanted to be the first one to say “I love you”. Ugh
I absolutely loved this book. I loved the instant attraction between Felicia and Michael and the fact that they just went for it. The hell with stereotypes of playing hard to get. They felt that instant chemistry and acted on it (if I had that connection with a Michael, I would’ve too). Erin McCarthy writes such fantastic characters that I can easily relate to. Dating is hard and sometimes you think you are looking for a certain type and then BOOM – here comes a sexy guy that you just want to have some fun with. Erin gives us these wonderful female characters who aren’t afraid to explore their sexual desires. Love it!!
Forty Day Fiance was such a fun story. Michael and Felicia were freaking perfect for each other. I can’t wait to read more of this group of fantastic friends.
Felicia is a smart mouthed Brit who wins Michael over. They are seriously hot for each other. Michael find her incredibly amusing as she shakes up his life and he finds himself going all in very quickly as he tries to win her over. They have to learn about each other, drop their defenses, and deal with some surprises to find their HEA.
I liked this story. I appreciated the funny moments and the steamy moments. Michael was a real keeper. I love it when the hero falls fast and completely. Felicia was fun and I loved how she had to get past her history to move forward with Michael.
This is written in first person with dual POV and I really enjoyed it.
You can read this as a stand alone or enjoy the series. I recommend reading the entire the series. Forty Day Fiance is a nice read, no lagging or getting bored and skipping ahead with Erin McCarthy’s stories. One of my favorite books from Erin is That’s Amore and this series just reminds me so much of it. Truly enjoyable reading.
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If you enjoy a good, flirty rom com then Forty Day Fiance is the book for you! Felicia Hobbs set up a dating profile for one of her friends (in Five First Dates) and instead of letting her friend get to know the man she chose for her online, she became very interested in him but thought that after he went on one date with her friend Savannah and they fizzled out that would be the end of it. Much to her surprise her online guy, Dr. Michael Kincaid contacted her regarding the sale of items belonging to his late wife. Felicia knows that she has to come clean about her subterfuge when she goes to price his items. Instead of being annoyed Michael is enchanted with Felicia. They got to know each other well through cyber-space and there is a physical attraction that cannot be denied! Forty Day Fiance is a warp speed romance because Felicia has forgotten to renew her visa and must return to England unless she can prove to the courts that there is a legitimate reason for her to stay in the U.S. Michael knows what he wants and he feels that Felicia is everything that he wants and now he has 40 days to convince her that he is everything that she wants as well. I really enjoyed this story so much and if you haven’t read the other two books it isn’t necessary but I do recommend those as well because they were equally as good. Forty Day Fiance was told from dual POV and it starts out steamy but it follows up with a lot of heart.
3.5 stars—FORTY DAY FIANCE is the third instalment in Erin McCarthy’s contemporary, adult, rom-com series focusing on a group of friends in New York. This is former British fashion model and vintage clothing reseller Felicia Hobbs, and physician/widower Dr. Michael Kincaid. FORTY DAY FIANCE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Felicia and Michael) FORTY DAY FIANCE follows the fake fiance relationship between former British fashion model and vintage clothing reseller Felicia Hobbs, and physician/widower Dr. Michael Kincaid. Felicia Hobbs’ latest assignment brings her face to face with Dr. Michael Kincaid, a man whose wife died ten years earlier but a man who is just now clearing out his late wife’s closets. The attraction between Felicia and Michael is immediate as our couple are quick to find themselves falling in bed but Felicia’s happiness soon plummets when she is notified that her visa has expired and she is to be deported back to the UK. With only forty days to make her case, Michael makes Felicia an offer she cannot refuse. What ensues is the building relationship and romance between Michael and Felicia, as our couple take their fake engagement public in an effort to learn more about one another and themselves.
Dr. Michael Kincaid wants it all: a wife, a family, and love, and falling for Felicia was easier than he could ever have imagined but all does not go according to plan when Felicia walks away within days of the deportation deadline. Felicia Hobbs does not want to return to the UK but the likelihood of getting her visa renewed is slim to none as our heroine has applied several times to extend her time in America.
The relationship between Felicia and Michael is one of immediate attraction; a palpable sexual chemistry upon which they immediately react but Felicia never expected a proposal from the man with whom she will fall in love. Felicia struggles with issues of trust and in this her attitude was often immature including her decision to run when the going got tough. Misunderstanding and miscommunication including some well intentioned but interfering comments from family and friends pushes at our couple’s future plans. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and sex but saying that I struggled with the heroine’s need to call Michael ‘daddy’ during $ex-one of my romance trope pet peeves.
Felicia’s friends and previous story line couples return as secondary and supporting characters: Grant and Leah (Weekend Wife) and Maddox and Savannah (Five First Dates), and their friend Isla. We are introduced to Michael’s brother Sean, and his mother Gloria.
FORTY DAY FIANCE is a cute story with a flirty and fun couple; a fake fiance / older man, younger woman trope wherein our couple has forty days to find happiness and love with one another. The premise is entertaining; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic and dynamic.
This is one of those books that you will lose yourself in for hours. I couldn’t put it down!
Felicia is a fantastic character. She’s meant to be screening potential dates for her friend when she starts messaging Doctor Michael Kincaid. They hit it off immediately but Michael is still under the assumption that he’s talking to her friend. When Michael mentions he’s got some clothes to get rid of she recommends herself for the job (because that’s what she does), not thinking about what’s going to happen when they do come face to face for the first time and he finds out she’s been cat fishing him. I have to give the guy credit, he handles it all a lot better than most people would. Especially when Felicia realises she’s forgotten to renew her Visa and either has to go back home or find herself a fake fiance. She’s not expecting Michael to offer to help…or the demand he makes.
This is such a fun read. The characters are brilliant, the chemistry between them is off the charts, the banter is seriously entertaining and I can’t recommend this book enough. Another great read from Ms McCarthy.
Felicia and Michael get to know each other under false circumstances when she pretends to be one of her friends while she converses with him. She’s really checking him out to set her friend up on a date with him because her friend makes horrible choices. But she falls for Michael and her friend is already in love with someone else so of course the date doesn’t work. Now she has a chance when she finds he wants to sell his late wife’s clothing which is what her career is all about. She admits to him it was her not her friend and expects him to throw her out and be completely done with her but he doesn’t. He’s attracted to her and this seems to make him more intrigued by her. Just as this is all happening she learns her Visa is expiring and she’s going to be deported. Michael finds out about her situation, proposes so she can apply for a fiance visa but will that work, is this just all fake? Afterall, nothing’s been real so far!! I received an ARC from Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review.
I totally enjoyed Felicia and Michael in Forty Day Fiancé: A Fake Fiancé Romantic Comedy by Erin McCarthy. British girl Felicia was in a bind. Somehow she forgot to renew her visa so she could continue to stay and work in New York City. Now, she had forty days to find a fake fiancé, move in with him, and convince the powers that be that they were totally in love. She had been talking with a sexy, wealthy, widowed doctor, who agrees to her plan. However, Michael has demands of his own; a baby, a ring, and a for-real marriage. Could it be that these two were actual made for each other? Felicia is afraid to fall in love with Michael, as she had been burned and lied to in the past. Felicia and Michael have off the charts chemistry and fit together like puzzle pieces. Unlike Michael, Felicia doesn’t believe that love at first sight really exists. Yet, as these two burn up the sheets with their amazing connection, they discover they really care about each other. When an unexpected complication arises, Felicia needs to figure out how to not mess up this relationship and figure out if staying with Michael will convince the authorizes.
Ms. McCarthy wrote a wonderful, funny and smexy story that should not be missed. She provided a tale full of sexual chemistry, humor, and endearing characters giving Felicia and Michael a happy ever after future together. I highly recommend Forty Day Fiancé to other readers.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
Such a fun read, took me less than a day to finish.
Michael and Felicia are so much fun. A not so fake engagement that leads to so much more.