Boss babe. Ice Queen. That’s what they call me at the office.But there’s one man who has secretly melted me for years. Kaede McWarren.The only problem? He’s my big brother’s best friend.But when he asks me to play his fiancée to seal a business deal? Oh, I’m taking this gift horse and riding it while I can.He’s got the whole tall, handsome, and intense thing down pat… with a side of quiet mystery … thing down pat… with a side of quiet mystery and sexy brains to boot.
He’s everything I want. Everything I need.
It should be easy—a business arrangement between two Type-A workaholics. A few dinner dates here, a few kisses there, and none will be the wiser.
But if his business partner finds out it’s fake, he’s screwed. And if my brother finds out it’s real, he might be dead.
There are a hundred ways to lose, but when I’m in his arms, I feel like I’ve already won.
My Big Fat Fake Engagement is a full-length romance with a happily ever after and no cliffhanger.
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Try to hold your sides together with this hot new rom com by Lauren Landish! It’s an everything-on-the-line arrangement for Courtney and Kaede the day they decide to get fake engaged. Yes, it’s recipe for literally everything to go wrong. Yes, it’s a heaping side of family drama. Yes, when Courtney’s big brother finds out what’s really happening, there’ll be fireworks galore with his best friend, Kaede. Loved every bit of this hilarious and sweet emotional roller coaster. Best of all, it’s FREE in Kindle Unlimited, so go grab it!
One of the best books I’ve read from this author! It is so funny and unpredictable at the end. Of course with a beautiful happy ever after guaranteed.
My Big Fat Fake Engagement by Lauren Landish a five-star read you won’t have to fake your love for. I adore all of this authors works, as they all have that little something extra but aww man Kaede, well he just gave me all of the warm and fuzzies so badly that I wanted to start reading this again immediately as he is just that special. This was lovely, I loved how we get caught up with Violet and Ross who we met in my Big Fat Fake Wedding, but I love how you don’t need to have read that one first to get this story. Courtney took me no time at all to warm too even if she does see herself as an Ice Queen, I know there is a warmness underneath her armour. This is so well written that you will feel like you are there with them, shaken it in the gym and be able to smell the wine feel like you’re involved in an intimate moment at another point in the story its so well done. My only hope is we will hear more from several of the characters in this story, a certain axe wielding pixie in particular.
Fake it until you make it may be the Andrew’s Family motto. This time up Kaede and Courtney. Courtney the ice queen sure does melt when Kaedes around. Kaede is her lifetime crush and her older brothers best friend. We the lines blur during the fake arrangement and how we it go if he breaks the bro code?
O.M.G.!
This is the coolest and funniest book I’ve read in a long time. I alternated between giggling, chuckling, smirking and laughing out loud all the time. I knew that I would love Kaede’s story, but I was not prepared to fall in love with him so fast and so much. I love him even more than Ross from MBFFW.
And Courtney? In MBFFW she seemed like a really tough cookie, a total ice queen, and it was such a wonderful experience to get an insight into her character. Just her transformation from a bitchy power woman to a cuddly kitten (at least sometimes) is worth reading. I loved her so much too.
And don’t get me started on Kayla and AJ (they should really get their own book!) and Jillian and Stacylynne. I can’t tell which of these side characters I loved more, they are just so adorable.
And now the waiting starts again, for Abigail’s story … which I can’t wait to read!
I received a free copy of this book.
The Ice Queen shows her warm side to Kaede, her brother’s best friend after she agrees to pretend to be his fiancé to help him with a business deal. Their real feelings come out pretty quickly. Sweet story, but I think parts of it dragged on a bit.
My Big Fat Fake Engagement is a breath of fresh air! It’s fun, flirty, sexy and heart warming! You can’t go wrong with this book! I am voluntarily leaving my honest review after reading this arc.
Courtney Andrews is sexy, smart, determined, and a VP at her family’s company. Her brother left the company, he took his best friend, and Courtney’s secret crush with him, Courtney has taken over his job. She is resolute in her quest to be the best she can at her job, and take over the company one day. Kaede McWarren, and his best friend, now business partners are determined to expand their fitness business, while not asking for help from his friend’s father in their expansion efforts. They have entered negotiations with another businessman, unfortunately, that mans daughter has set her sights on Kaede. In a moment of desperation, Kaede blurts out that he is engaged to Courtney.
Funny, sexy, and sweet characters. both are workaholics, they are in love and they will learn that, while it won’t be easy, they CAN have it all. Hilarious, and engaging romance with unexpected twists in the plot, and a happily ever after. I loved this book. Fantastic, must read!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
ღ . Just what I think that I needed, right now …… A good romance comedy & that’s exactly what I got …. This book made me laugh so hard at times & I hope it does the same for you!
Courtney Andrews, got the promotion to Executive Vice President of Andrews Consolidated. four months ago this office belonged to her big brother, Ross. And she was her father’s executive assistant.
Most called her the ice queen, but she steady, sure, confident to a fault some would say. Except when Kaede looks at her.
Courtney is married to spreadsheets, data points, & advancing her career. But she still a woman a underneath all that data & spreadsheets…. She had teensy tiny crush on Kaede McWarren. Her brother’s best friend.
So now imagine what happens when sexy co-owner of One Life Gym & her brothers best friend ask her to be his ‘fiancé
“Let’s get ready for dinner. We’ve got a fake priority. Courtney is. I am so fucked.
I Loved this book! Best fake fiancé/brother’s best friend rom-com.
I thought it was funny, quirky, & there were few laugh out loud moments ….. What more can we ask for in a Romance Comedy…?
What I’d love to read next is Abigail’s book & even Archie’s book…. Either one would mostly be one amazing laugh out loud read
Hope you enjoy this read & also always keep in mind this is just my opinion Also I wouldn’t discourage anyone from reading it.
Happy Reading ——Enjoy – Paulette Review
When Kaede finds himself in a bind he can I think of one person to help him out. Courtney is his best friends little sister who agrees to play his fake fiancé to help him out of a bind but she has a motive, she’s always had a crush on Kaede. This story was so funny and I loved the back and forth banter. Totally recommend
4*
Courtney works exceptionally hard her goal is the CEO’s position, being family makes it harder to prove oneself.
When Kaede finds himself in an awkward situation he finds himself confessing he’s engaged to Courtney.
All he needs to do is stop Ross from killing him and convince Courtney to help.
Once again this author has brought us a story that’s full of heat and emotions and a little mystery. Kaide is the best friend and partner of Ross who we fell for in My Big Fat Fake Wedding. Kaide has always been 2 in their 1-2 team and he has always been fine to be in the background. Ross is the speaker, the front man, and the ladies man or was until he fell in love with Violet. Kaide has had a secret crush for years but he can’t act on his desires because his fantasy woman is Courtney Andrews, his partner/best friend’s little sister so she is off limits, but when he is put under pressure and has to name his fiance for some reason Court is the name he blurts out.
Courtney is the Ice Queen in the office, she is Daddy’s little powerhouse that is his mini me in business but for the longest time work is all she has going on. She has had a crush on Kaide for years but he just looks at her as her brother’s little sister so she wouldn’t dare act on her attraction to him. That is until she finds her self fake engaged to him for a business deal. Maybe now she can finally act on her desires and see where this goes.
Such a great story. It has some mystery to figure out, there is plenty of heat and fun from familiar characters from book 1 and hope for love to win out.
I received an early copy to read and review and give my honest opinion. I loved it and highly recommend it.
This book is tons of fun and so sexy! Courtney is Kaedes best friends little sister. So, she is off limits. So when they get fake engaged, that’s all is supposed to be, fake. Their love story has lots of angst, steamy scenes and humor. We also get to spend time with some of the characters from the previous book, which is great. I loved this book and cant wait for Abi’s book!
My Big Fat Fake Engagement by Lauren Landish was such a phenomenal read. It’s a brothers best friend romance that will give you all the feels. The chemistry between these two characters is off the charts!! You can feel the live wire about to snap through the words on the page.
I couldn’t put it down. I enjoyed every single thing about it. Lauren Landish always takes us on an epic ride and what a sweet one we took.
Highly recommended.
I pretty much giggled my way through this whole book, a true romcom if ever I’ve read one. Light, easy and super sexy. If you’ve read My Big Fat Fake Wedding you’ll know a lot of the characters, and hopefully, like me, love them. A forbidden brother/best friend fake romance if you will. That actually, isn’t all that fake, even Courtney and Kaede know it’s not fake, sadly they won’t admit it to each other. The gym plays a focal part in the story, with some hilarious scenes from both the staff and the main characters. I loved that they both had secret crushes on each other, and I loved how they didn’t dance around each other too much. Pretty much got to the point with no game playing. Courtney and Kaede are both go-getters, and completely in sync with each other. I couldn’t fault the story, the characters, I even loved the bad guy, and of course in true Lauren Landish style, the writing was faultless. I do so hope she continues with this series, it’s just getting better and better. I received an advanced copy of this book. This is my honest review.
This is a great story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this romantic comedy. It really brightened my day.
The story is very well told.
The book has lots of steam, emotions, humour, drama and tension and the families and friends are so real and so funny as well.
Highly recommend
I voluntarily submitted an ARC review for this book.
Landish provides the perfect escape. Sometimes we need a smile in our heart to help drown out the screams in our head. Kaede and Courtney lighten up the heartache that seems to surround us. Humor, heart and heat fly right off the page to give us a reason to laugh. My Big Fat Fake Engagement is a charming, welcome addition to any bookshelf.
I enjoyed the first book in this series featuring Ross and Violet but Courtney and Kaede have become my favorites. Courtney is Ross’ youngest sister and Kaede is his best friend. He knows she is off limits but when Kaede is backed into a corner during a meeting, there’s only one woman he can think of to help him out. I look forward to Abi’s story in the future but this couple will be tough to beat!
This is a voluntary review of an advance reader copy.
Big Fat Fake Engagement by Lauren Landish is the story of Kaede McWarren and Courtney Andrews. If you read ‘My Big Fate Fake Wedding’ then you have already been introduced to Kaede and Courtney. But you don’t need to have read that book to read this one…although that was a great book!
Kaede along with his best friend Ross own the One Life Gym. Kaede is looking to go further with the gym by going nation wide. This leads him to work to get Jeffrey Sanders to invest in the business. But Jeffrey Sanders to secure this and to derail any thoughts of Mr. Sanders involving his daughter he comes up with a fake fiancée…Courtney. Courtney is Ross’s little sister and also some one Kaede has felt a connection with. Courtney is the Executive VP of Andrews Consolidated, which is a family business but she has been labeled the Ice Queen along with workaholic title, but its gotten her to that position in the company. The only thing..person to heat her up is Kaede but she hasn’t acted on her crush for him. But when these to start to play at being in love its starts to become to real…or maybe not real enough. Loved this book and this author’s writing!!
This story was fun! Courtney is all business trying to prove herself to her father that she deserves the position she’s in,Kaede is partners with his best friend and Courtney’s brother Ross. When Kaede gets cornered by the investor and his daughter at a business meeting he saves himself buy saying he’s engaged to Courtney. Courtney agrees to play along to help her brother and Kaede get this investor and she gets to get close to Kaede. This whole farce has the makings for disaster but the result is a really entertaining read.