Best friends who are secretly in love with their best friends shouldn’t fake date each other…right?It’s bad enough to get dumped by a guy you don’t even like, and it’s worse when he’s the literal poster boy for your company, but there’s no humiliation quite so strong as finding out that same man is now your boss. The only person I can share my embarrassment with is my friend and coworker Lachlan … with is my friend and coworker Lachlan Mills—the same man whose charming grin has starred in all my fantasies of the last year and whose ability to make me laugh is the secret reason it was never going to work out with my ex. Not that I’d tell Locke.
Despite the fact that he makes my mouth water and that he’s got this incredible way of making me feel seen, our friendship is too important to me to mess things up. But when Locke offers to be my plus one at company events this winter to help me save face, it’s only fair I return the favor.
Suddenly we’re doing Thanksgiving with the family and exchanging gifts—and kisses—that make my heart explode like a Christmas cracker. I can’t be held responsible for any acts committed under the influence of holiday punch, but it’s getting harder and harder to know what’s real and what’s fake. If I can’t get my heart in line, I might lose it, but I also can’t afford to lose Locke.
Can we survive the season with our friendship—and our hearts—intact?
The Fake Date Agreement is a light, fun friends-to-lovers, fake relationship romance packed with laughter, swooning, holiday shenanigans, and a cranberry sauce fiasco. It can be read as a standalone and comes with a guaranteed HEA.
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This is my first time reading something by Ms. Gallagher, but it won’t be my last. An absolutely fun and cute friends to lovers romance, I could not put this book down. I was hooked right from the start. Greer and Locke have been friends ever since they started working together. There is definitely an attraction between them, but they don’t want to risk their friendship. However, when they come to an agreement to be each other’s plus one at events, things start to change. They had such great chemistry and an obvious connection. I’m so happy with how things turned out for them. This is definitely a novel you will want to add to your summer reading list!
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Absolutely brilliant novel!! Tanya’s book is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. It manages to bring together a superb storyline which is contemporary about colleagues, two writers, Locklan and Greer, who at the same time, are best friends having deep respect, loyalty, and love for each other. The love isn’t just platonic, but neither is willing to take the first step for fear of losing the friendship they both value above anything else. Their pact of being each other’s plus one was fake only on the surface. Their connection to each other is totally on the level of soulmates. Many people talk about being soulmates, but I have yet to come across an author who could express that level of closeness, gently caressing, hugging another human being’s soul, all the while nursing a yearning passion for one another. This book has witty dialogue but the word intelligent is what best describes it, along with near-perfect editing. Once Locke and Greer take the plunge and give in to their physical desires, their connection is explosive, steamy and although the language is scene-appropriate and less then prudish, it isn’t crude. There is no swearing for the sake of swearing. The pages describing their insecurities leading to misunderstanding and loss are heart-wrenching. This book approaches human relationships from all angles and takes the reader through a whole gamut of emotions. I deliberately didn’t go into detail of the beautifully flowing storyline because I didn’t want to give away any spoilers. There is a lovely HEA that you just know is coming because these two characters consider their love for each other more important than their pride. I very strongly recommend this lovely novel.
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Oh man I absolutely love everything Tanya writes.
Her books are always so sweet but with great steam! And she didn’t disappoint with this one.
I love me a good friends to lovers and the chemistry between Greer and Locke was beautiful. I loved that they worked together and sat across from one another but both hid their feelings from each other. Neither wanted to lose their best friend.
Locke was such a sweetheart. I liked his soft side to him. He wasn’t scared to show his emotions. But don’t let that fool you, he had his dirty side too lol.
Greer surprised me. I loved how she stood up for herself and wasn’t going to let things happen to her. But once you get these two together it was magical.
As usual I need more haha. That is how much I loved it.
5⃣
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The Fake Date Arrangement was beautifully written. This story had so much romance, heart, lots of laughs and great characters with a great connection. I couldn’t stop laughing and smiling. Loved it. It was the perfect book to read at this very moment and can’t wait to read more by this author. Happy reading everyone!!
This is a very sweet best friends to fake lovers to lovers romance. This is beautifully written with humor, wit, steam and incredible characters. This is a very enjoyable, fun and light read.
The story line was good, the character work was great and the book had a smooth flow to it. This was a quick, fun read which entertains from beginning to end. I look forward to more from this author.
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