A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty multicultural romance debut by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory—author of the Resse Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick The Proposal.THE USA TODAY BESTSELLER#5 LibraryReads Pick“A swoony rom-com brimming with humor and charm.”—Entertainment Weekly (The … rom-com brimming with humor and charm.”—Entertainment Weekly (The Must List)
“What a charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel….One of the best books I’ve read in a while.”—Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of Hunger
Agreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn’t normally do. But there’s something about Drew Nichols that’s too hard to resist.
On the eve of his ex’s wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend….
After Alexa and Drew have more fun than they ever thought possible, Drew has to fly back to Los Angeles and his job as a pediatric surgeon, and Alexa heads home to Berkeley, where she’s the mayor’s chief of staff. Too bad they can’t stop thinking about the other….
They’re just two high-powered professionals on a collision course toward the long distance dating disaster of the century–or closing the gap between what they think they need and what they truly want….
One of…
Entertainment Weekly’s “12 Romances for V-Day” • Cosmopolitan’s “2018 Anticipated Reads” • Elle’s “2018 Must Reads” • Harpers Bazaar’s “New January Must Reads” • The Fug Girls’ “Best Books of the Year” • Elle UK’s “Books to Get You Through 2018” • Nylon’s “January Must Reads” • Hello Giggles’ “New Release Recs” • Electric Lit’s “Books by WoC to Read in 2018” • Bitch Media’s “2018 Must Reads” • BookBub’s “2018 Romance Must Reads” • Bookriot’s “Must Read 2018 January Releases” • RetailMeNot’s “2018 Must Reads”
more
i couldn’t put it down
I just loved this story! When Alexa gets stranded in an elevator on the way to celebrate with her sister a man is there extremely good looking man. He is trying to talk her into sharing her cheese and crackers but she relents and gives him a bit and the have a great time. When all is said and done he asked her to be his date for his ex girlfriends wedding and he also said he doesn’t date women long.
Drew is happy to have found someone to go with but he doesn’t realize Alexa is the only black woman there. Alexa is so easy going she goes with the flow which puts Drew at ease. They have such a good time they begin to see each other every weekend but they both know the end is coming.
The story is funny and insightful and make you realize how quickly words are misinterpreted but I just loved reading how Drew and Alexa fit in each other’s world
Reviewed on behalf of Once upon an Alpha
A fun, witty, sweet and thoroughly modern romance that manages to avoid most of the usual tropes. I did get a bit annoyed with Alexa and Drew’s complete lack of communication, and the fight at the barbecue was cringe-worthy (as I’m sure it was meant to be), but overall the characters were well-developed and this was a good read.