Sarah Keating was sure she’d be married by 30. Husband, kids, the kick-ass career helping adults with Down Syndrome–she assumed she’d have it all, and there’d be no need to fall back on the marriage pact she made with her best pal from college. But a tipsy message she sends from her birthday party brings Ian Nolan to her door ready to rock her world, and not just with mind-blowing sex. He’s up … sex. He’s up for tying the knot, and has a million pragmatic reasons it makes perfectly good sense.
As Sarah and Ian test drive their marriage-of-convenience, they navigate awkward business dinners, a slippery steam room hookup, and a costume party gone awry. Their friendship is stronger than ever, and the sexual chemistry is off the charts.
But is that enough to make a marriage work, or will one of them fall hard and end up brokenhearted?
Each book in the The List series is STANDALONE:
* The List
* The Test
* The Last
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This is an interesting twist on the second chance romance. Sarah and Ian were best friends in college until Ian left after his brother died their sophomore year. Ten years have past and they have kept in touch via Facebook and their annual birthday messages. Sarah is celebrating her thirtieth birthday with her friends when she tells them about her pact with Ian that they would get married to each other if they were both single when they turned thirty. Her friends encourage her to text him, which leads to them reconnecting. Ian has changed since college, he has locked his heart down so he can never be hurt loving someone again. He suggests a marriage of convenience with Sarah, and she agrees. Problem is, love is not always convenient. I loved this book, it had the right amount of humor and angst. I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley for my honest review.
Sarah Keating is celebrating her 30th birthday with her besties. She isn’t quite where she thought she would be at 30 as far as a relationship goes. She loves her career and she owns her own home and has great friends but she is lacking in the love department. She has tried but the right one just hasn’t magically appeared. Upon much girl talk, it comes out that her college bestie, Ian Nolan, shares a birthday close to hers and that they always send a text to wish the other a happy birthday. After her friends encourage her to send said message Sarah is surprised when Ian actually shows up at her front door. In college, they vowed if they were not married by 30 they would marry each other and well here was Ian still single like her and he actually proposed they get married. Totally a marriage of practicality, no love to get in the way of things. Can these two do that, get married and not have feelings for each other?
I love this series for many reasons. The characters are all lovable and the stories are well written and original. This is book 3 and the final in this series but it can be read as a standalone, however you may wish to read the first two because they are equally as good. This book shows us the hurt Ian feels from his past and how Sarah opens his eyes to a better future than he ever thought possible. It is funny and smoldering hot from the sparks these two have as well as sweet and loving. You get a sense where they are the description and attention to details take you there with these characters. I also loved that it crosses into another series, The Ponderosa Resort series and pulled a few of those characters into this one. I love when authors do that.
I received an advanced readers copy from Entangled Publishing via Net Galley to read and review and give my honest opinion. I loved this book and highly recommend it.
I can’t express how much I loved this book. Sarah and Ian were so much fun to read.
I really loved Sarah. She was someone I think I could be friends with. She has an amazing job, great friends and just a good outlook on life. I have a couple questions for her as to why she decided to agree to Ian’s arrangement but yet the outcome was a wild ride.
Ian was someone I liked but yet I just really wanted to give that man a hug. He was so hard on himself and just didn’t want to feel things because of his brother. I didn’t know if I wanted to hug him or throat punch him. He is an amazing man who talked an amazing woman into being his wife. Let love in!!
I also liked the shout out to Mrs. Fenske’s other series within this book. It was fun to read the couples interact.
I would highly recommend this book.
I received a free, advance copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher. This is my unbiased and voluntary review.
Sarah and Ian were best friends in college until Ian’s life started to fall apart. On their 30th birthdays they remember the marriage pact that they made with each other during college. Can they really marry each other as a business arrangement without their hearts getting in the way???
Ian has a lot of soul searching to do but he has to shut-up the voice in his head that is always looking at the negatives in life. Sarah knows what she wants from the beginning and just has to decide if she is willing to wait Ian out. This is the first time I’ve read a book where the characters are truly honest with each other.
This author is becoming one that I want to read more by.