When a wary rock star and a cynical reporter fake date to bury a scandalous rumor, will true love be exposed as the real story?
Nick: I do my best songwriting while playing my guitar on the fire escape. Unfortunately, my in-bed-at-ten next-door neighbor, Maddie, is not a fan of my music. She clambers out on the fire escape to
yell at me about making “noise.” In bunny slippers, no less. But then she trips and falls into my arms.
That photo of Maddie plastered all over me hits the papers, just as my dream recording company wants to sign my band. Which is a problem, because an obsessed fan is claiming that I’m her
boyfriend and now the media is blowing up that I’m two-timing them both. Good-bye recording contract, unless….
Maddie: I’m supposed to cover the story. Not be the story! But when Nick begs me to fake date, I can’t resist the chance to be Nick’s girlfriend—even if fake—the opposite of my life as a city desk reporter. But my ex said I’m a terrible kisser, and there’s no way I want Mr. Hot Rock Star saying the same thing. Hence, clause 11 in our contract: There will be absolutely no physical contact.
Nick: When Maddie receives a threatening photo of the two of us with an X over her face, my desire to protect her suddenly feels all too real. It’s either a troll or her undercover investigation has been
compromised. With both our careers at stake, is breaking up the only way to keep Maddie safe?
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Kathy Strobos is an award-winning author living in New York City with her husband and two children, amid a growing collection of books, toys, and dollhouses. She took a break from working as a lawyer to write romantic comedies full-time and get in shape. She is still working on
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Born and raised in Manhattan, she loves writing about New York City and her smart heroines who live and fall in love there, amidst its vibrant energy and the aroma of homemade chocolate chip cookies. She is the award-winning author of: A Scavenger Hunt for Hearts, Partner Pursuit, Is This for Real?, Caper Crush, My Book Boyfriend, Love Is an Art and My Secret Snowflake.
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My thoughts: This is a very cute romance, with a whole fake dating while actually really wishing it was real plot. Nick’s an up-and-coming rock star and Maddie is his journalist neighbour. A crazy fan is claiming to be his girlfriend, and the record label isn’t happy.
When a sneaky pap posts a photo that seems to imply something between the two friends, Nick decides to ask Maddie to be his fake girlfriend – just for a few months – and then they can break up.
Against her better judgment, Maddie agrees, as long as the terms are clear. She’s working on a huge corruption story for her paper and doesn’t really need the distraction, but Nick’s game to help her investigate. As the two don disguises and try to work out what’s going on, they find themselves falling in love for real…
Fun, charming and with an enjoyable subplot about Maddie’s investigation into corruption at city hall, you’ll wish you were in Maddie’s gang of pals for real.
*I was kindly gifted a copy of this book in exchange for taking part in this blog tour, but all opinions remain my own.
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