From NYT Bestseller Corinne Michaels & USA Today Bestseller Melanie Harlow, comes a sexy friends to lovers standalone romance.Rule number one for a professional matchmaker?Don’t fall in love with your client.I screwed that up when I fell for my best friend, Reid Fortino. He’s gorgeous, successful, and sexy as hell. I figured it would be easy to find him a match—and save the family business at … save the family business at the same time.
But the more time I spend attempting to find the perfect girl, the more I realize how much I want him for my own. What’s the harm if we give in for just one night?
I should have known that would never be enough.
Now I’m on the verge of losing my job and my heart.
We were an imperfect match from the start, but I don’t know how to let him go.
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Another amazing story from this writing duo that I couldn’t put down.
Reid and Willow are best friends and are joined at the hip – even going as far as having apartments opposite each other. They have a great friendship but that’s as far as it goes…for now!!
Willow’s mum runs a matchmaking service but is looking to retire. Willow wants to run the business and keep it in the family but there’s one small problem – she’s not great at the whole matchmaking business. Determined to prove she’s the right person for the job she sets her sights on setting up her first customer – Reid!!
I love friends to lovers stories and this one did not disappoint in the slightest. The secondary characters were great and added to the flow of the story.
I received this book as an ARC from the author in return for an honest review
I want to start this review but saying that one I love Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels books and writing styles. They are superb authors, and most people are going to love this book. I, however, can’t give a review unless it’s honest and it breaks my heart not giving a stellar review.
Imperfect Match is adorable, the writing excellent as always but the story line was just…meh. It was so predictable that I knew what the outcome was going to be by the second chapter and the book couldn’t hold my attention after that.
A lot of you are going to bash me saying “But Brittany isn’t all romance novels the same tropes over and over again?” And you would be right they are, but what makes it a great love story is the uniqueness of the characters, the circumstance and the way it holds us page after page. It’s why we can read Romeo and Juliet over and over again because true love stories capture us and don’t let go.
While Imperfect Match will be a 4 or 5 star for a lot of readers, it just couldn’t keep me engaged.
Absolutely fantastic! Devoured this superb story in just one day – simply could not put it down!
I have to say Corrine and Melanie are an absolutely perfect writing duo. Their words blend seamlessly, the chapters flowing from one to the next, meaning as a reader I have no idea who wrote what…. (unless someone was to die; then we would know who wrote that bit!!)
Willow and Reid are the best of friends. They’ve not been best friends forever; but since they have known each other they’ve been joined at the hip. Living across from each other in their respective appartments, they spend all their time together. Their friendship and chemistry is fantastic and to just knew that there could be more between these two! But obviously they don’t see that… until they do!
When Willow’s mum announces she wants to retire and potentially sell their family matchmaking business, Willow wants the job. Only problem is she isn’t very god at it – unlike her Mum and sister, she just doesn’t have that natural sixth sense of if potential matches & relationships will work or not and who fits with who. But she’s determined to prove herself to her Mum…. starting with finding Reid’s perfect match!!!
I loved how this story developed. I felt all of the emotions. Friends to lovers storylines are one of my favourite types of stories and this one was perfect and so much more! With highs, lows, emotion and angst, I truly felt it all. A book that will make you feel plenty of emotion, get lost on the story, but laugh your way through too. Humour and heartbreak; love and laughs! Simply Perfect!
The secondary characters were great & I loved Willows sister! Would love more from her!!
Another hit from this amazing writing combo!
This is the perfect bed time or anytime read!!
Lighthearted, funny, and sooo damn sexy!
Reid and Willow are the best of friends. They get each other in every way but when they discover they have romantic feelings for each other, well things get complicated!
They struggle with the idea of trying romance when they value their friendship so much…but their chemistry!!
Holy hotness!!
Is it enough?
They have different relationship ideas.
Fast paced easy feel real good read.
Yes this genre has been done before and it is somewhat predictable. However, there’s a touch of angst that gave this lighthearted story a little edge to make you wonder what will happen between them.
Well written and Reid and Willow are so well developed, this friends -to-lovers read is well worth reading!
So Loved this Book! Corinne and Melanie writing co-writing a story together.. PERFECT!
A Best Friends Story that keeps you on the edge..
I laughed so much with the Crazy antics between Willow and Reid along with their siblings Aspen and Leo.. I had a smile on my face through most of this book.
Willow works for her mothers matchmaking company trying to find the Perfect Match for clients. Willow’s career is on the line because her mom wants to retire and Willow is just not good at pairing clients. When her mother gives Willow the ultimate challenge of selecting a match for her Forever Bachelor of a best friend, Willow accepts believes it will be easy because she knows just the type of woman that will be Reid’s perfect match.
Reid agrees because he believes this impossible. Already scorned by a bad break-up, Reid has no desire to settle down, marry or have kids. His best-friend is enough for him, although she wants a baby and not by traditional means.. She plans to use a fertility clinic and a donor, she has no plans on marrying either.. She just wants a baby and to take over her mothers company. Reid however does not like her plan. He believes Willow needs to find love and have a baby the traditional way. Reid makes a deal with Willow that he will allow her to find His perfect match if she postpones her visit to the fertility clinic. Simple as that, until its not that simple..
What happens when That perfect Match is found.. where does this lead their friendship?
“They say guys and girls can’t be just friends, but we were- until we weren’t.”
I think of two words when I think of this book
1. BINGE
2. READ
I sat on my couch this past Saturday, didn’t talk to anyone, grabbed a glass (ok maybe a bottle) of wine and read, read, read. This friends to lovers book had me on page one! Willow and Reid were fantastic together. I loved them as friends andLOVELOVELOVEDthem as a couple.
Willow is a fantastic woman. She works hard and wants to succeed at her job (her mother’s business) – a matchmaker. Only problem? She really sucks at it. Her hippy-dippy sister, however, is great at it, but there is no way her sister can run the business, so Willow takes on the ultimate challenge – finding a life mate for her BFF Reid. If she meets this goal, she gets the business and can keep up her dream of having a baby. She’s decided not to do it the old fashioned way – but with a sperm donor and raising the baby alone. She NEEDS this job, and she’s determined to succeed.
Reid is the best friend a girl could have. He’s funny, witty, protective and sweet. He’s the eternal bachelor. He’s never going to get married, never wants to have kids, so finding the FOREVER girl for him will surely be a challenge.
This book may be a bit predictable in that Willow is that forever girl but it’s not that easy to see. How to make 2 very different people want the same things in life is the hard part. The chemistry, the sex (OMG, the sex) is the easy part but the rest will keep you captive until the last page.
This writing duo works so well together, the steamy parts, the sweet and swoony parts and oh yeah – the funny parts go together so seamlessly. Can’t wait for more from these two!
Reid and Willow and such a fun couple. You see these two people swearing that they are just friends and as the reader you giggle a bit because you KNOW what’s coming for them and it’s gonna be sweet. Corrine and Melanie do not disappoint. This is a beautiful friends to lovers story that shifts into something deeper about half way through. Romance novels are about hope and love and finding what makes you whole and happy. Reid and Willow have some big issues to work through to get there and it does get rocky. Aspen, the hippie sister, starts off as a quirky annoying side character but quickly becomes the champion and eventual hero…..and nobody dies 🙂
Cute, cute cute!
This is a great lighthearted read. It has great characters, both Reid and Wilow are the type that you immediately fall in love with. He’s the fun, messy one where she is serious and a neat freak. Best friends who spend all their time together but just strictly friends.
To save her job Wilow has to find Reid the love of his life. Two problems….. he isn’t interested in love and seeing him with someone else brings jealousy front and center.
These two are wonderful together. I thought Reid was hilarious and couldn’t get enough of him. Their spark is undeniable. You gotta read this….
*Review by Michelle
Cute, cute cute!
This is a great lighthearted read. It has great characters, both Reid and Wilow are the type that you immediately fall in love with. He’s the fun, messy one where she is serious and a neat freak. Best friends who spend all their time together but just strictly friends.
To save her job Wilow has to find Reid the love of his life. Two problems….. he isn’t interested in love and seeing him with someone else brings jealousy front and center.
These two are wonderful together. I thought Reid was hilarious and couldn’t get enough of him. Their spark is undeniable. You gotta read this….
My heart is no longer mine. It has been stolen and captured and turned into a hot mess by Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow. I couldn’t imagine this best friends-to-lovers story would be so heartwarmingly beautiful. Of course I had high hopes as this is Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow we are talking about. But this story exceeded my expectations by miles.
Reid and Willow are two crazy perfect people. I love Willow’s sassy, sexy, smart, organized, loving and sensitive personality. I drooled and lusted after Reid’s witty, protective, charming and super hot self with the shades of insecurity and vulnerability. The chemistry between them is flowing through the pages and drowning my mind. The best kind of loyal friendship takes an unexpected turn when Willow takes the challenge to find the perfect match for Reid to prove she is able to take over her mother’s highly successful matchmaking company. The problem? They suddenly notice the undercurrent of attraction threatening to change them forever!
The story flows like an well planned orchestra with high and low, ups and downs. I swooned, I sighed, I cursed, I prayed,I cheered, I laughed, I cried and I got high. I went through the range of emotions possible to feel for a human. The journey was incredible and nerve wrecking. The authors went above and beyond perfection.
Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow delivered a truly stunning and enchanting romance in Imperfect Match. This story has everything that screams genius. The purity and honesty of emotions. The amazing words. An unforgettable romance all the way.
Received ARC for Honest Review
Willow and Reid have been friends for years and trying to prove to her mother that she can run the match making business Willow demands she can find Reid’s forever match.
But their friends and families know they both found their mates, but neither of them have figured it out yet.
Melanie and Corinne bring these characters to life and make them feel like part of your family. They are wonderful storytellers.
What an amazing and seamless writing duo Corinne and Melanie are!! The writing is flawless, the storyline well thought out and the characters, well, imperfect – but that is what makes this book such a gem to read.
Both Reid and Willow are flawed but they are the best of friends and know everything about the other. What we see is the next step in their friendship with a little help from Willow’s mum and sister – who, alongside Willow, run a dating agency. Their imperfections play a huge role in the story and we find out how they are not the be all and end all to a relationship – and life goals.
As an emotive reader, I felt every emotion reading their story. It was such a rollercoaster from smiling at their banter and antics, pining for them to be together when they are apart, empathy for the back story and absolute, severe angst of the struggles they faced in overcoming their fears. And overriding this angst and heartache, was absolute joy at being able to see this story play out page after page.
Thank you, ladies – you are one heck of a team – simply amazing!!
Finding your best friend his perfect match should be easy – right? I mean that is what Willow does for a living….but when she starts to set up Reid on his dates things do not go the way she plans. Will she be able to let him go so he can get the HEA he does not want? Will he let her give up her dream of becoming a mom when it will not be out of love but a procedure in the doctor’s office? The reader cannot help but fall in love with Reid and Willow. The story had me laughing out loud and wiping tears from my cheeks. An emotional journey filled with hope, love and friendship that is a must read.
Love love loved it! What a fun easy read. This story had me smiling, laughing and feeling all the feels.
Willow and Reid’s relationship was everything.. their silly banter and ability to be completely themselves with each other. The chemistry was intense and all consuming.
I loved all the characters in this story, they all gave a piece to the story and made it absolutely perfection.
Harlow & Michaels are definitely a dynamic duo and I can’t wait to see what the future holds with them.
Imperfect Match
Melanie Harlow. Corrine Micheals
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Loved it. !!
Friends to lovers for the WIN !!!
I want a best friend like that !! Puullleeasseee !!
I absolutely adore this story line.. I have read almost all of Melanie Harlow’s books. And loved them all and after this I’m going to have to read more of Corrine Micheals books!! I loved this writing. It keeps you wanting more !!!
Oh my god. I’m feeling all kinds of feels right now.
There’s certain types of books that excite me more than others and a friends to lovers romance is most definitely one of them, right up at the top of my favourites list and this little beauty, Imperfect Match was exactly that.
Two best friends living across the hall from each other. Friends that’ll do anything for each other and will support each other but also, friends that want the complete opposite. She wants a husband and a family and she wants them soon. He wants a fun, no commitment relationship anything along those lines so he can’t have any reason to turn out like his father. But wanting that is stopping him from getting the things in life he wants deep down and watching it all play out is damn well heartbreaking.
These two friends go through a lot in this book and it brings out all the feels. You end up feeling like you’ve been sat on a rollercoaster made of emotions and it just won’t stop and you’ll enjoy every bit of it.
Melanie and Corinne did a wonderful job with these two characters and even the secondary ones. They brought them to life and gave us the beauty that is their story, a story that will capture your attention from page one until the very last one. I sure do hope we get more from these two in the future because their work together is phenomenal!
Imperfect Match is fun, adorable and a little angsty. It’s filled with all the feels that you love so much. One of my favourite cute reads I’ve read.
Imperfect Match was a great read. I loved Reid and Willow. Willow was sweet and sassy. Reid was swoony. Reid and Willow’s chemistry was amazing. I loved their friendship. I thought they were perfect together!
A fun, light hearted friends to lovers romance. I enjoyed the banter and the side characters (Aspen especially!) and I will admit at Times I wanted to shake both Willow and Reid, it was overall an enjoyable read.
What an amazing 4 star story. This is a great friends to lover kind of story. One that I read on a slow night at work.
Willow and Reid have known each other for a few years. They are best friends. Willow works for a match making company and she’s trying to set Reid up. One night together and things will change.
It was a light hearted, beautifully written story that was funny at times. The chemistry between them is amazing. A storyline that sucks me and didn’t let up until I was done reading it. Secondary characters were quite entertaining.
Standalone told in a dual POV with an HEA. I highly recommend this story.
Oh how I love this writing duo! Their writing is seamless, flowing together beautifully, I can never tell which author wrote which passage or chapter. That is a great testament to their phenomenal collaboration and writing talent.
This is a lovely story of Willow and Reid. This is a true friends to lovers romance with a touch of angst to keep things interesting and a humor that will make you laugh out loud.
I applauded the strength of Willow, she had a plan, a future and she stood strong in keeping what she wanted most. Even to the detriment of some of the people closest to her.
I loved the friendship between Willow and Reid! It was an amazing friendship that turned into a blazing hot, beautiful romance.
Even with their very different backgrounds and families, the way that Willow and Reid “clicked” was so fun to read. Their teasing and bickering was fantastic. Their chemistry together was absolutely swoon worthy and just….whew….so hot.
I have read and loved all the books that this duo has written and this story is no exception! Get your hands on this, you won’t regret it!