It seems as if the entire town of Hunter's Creek has been trying to push Gabe Hartmann and Ryn Cole into a romantic relationship for years, but with the exception of a single kiss when they were 17, they've only ever been best friends. The timing wasn't right for them back then; Gabe had just been through a breakup, and Ryn didn't want to be his rebound. But when a Hollywood production company comes to town to make a movie and a handsome crew member starts paying attention to Ryn, Gabe suddenly realizes everything he stands to lose if he lets Ryn go. Is the time finally right for them to try again?
Ryn and Gabe had fantastic chemistry, and I loved their witty, teasing banter. It wasn't hard to see why so many people in Hunter's Creek were convinced that they belonged together! They each had valid reasons for hesitating to act on their romantic feelings, but I was particularly sympathetic to Gabe, who was as afraid of losing Ryn's family as he was Ryn if their relationship didn't work out. They'd been his surrogate family ever since his mom died, and it would have been very difficult for him to lose that connection.
Overall, I very much enjoyed this super cute, funny, and sweet story. I highly recommend it for all sweet/closed door contemporary romance and romantic comedy readers and look forward to the next book in the series.
*Review copy provided by the author via Wildfire Marketing Solutions. All opinions expressed are my own.
About "Faking It with My Best Friend"
The two of us have been best friends forever. But one of us is faking it.
Ryn
Gabe and I are the dynamic duo of Hunter’s Creek, the small town in Washington where we live. As best friends, our bond is as tight as a bungee cord. But even though he’s loyal, sweet, and totally hot in that flannel-wearing lumberjack way of his, he’s always stayed securely in the “friend zone”—despite the fact I was head-over-heals in love with him in high school.
Just as I’m complaining that nothing ever happens here, Hollywood comes to town bringing its over-the-top movie madness energy. Along for the ride is Hollywood hottie Joe Turner who turns my head in a big way.
Gabe does not seem pleased.
Gabe
Do you know what really gets under my skin? No good, full-of-themselves Hollywood guys named Joe Turner who hit on my best friend. Doesn’t Ryn know that she deserves so much better than that guy? He’ll use her up and spit her out when he leaves town.
Yet, no matter what I say, she goes for him anyway. And I’m not happy about it.
Who am I kidding? I hate it.
What’s more, the Hunter’s Creek Ladies Committee, aka a bunch of women with nothing better to do, have been trying to matchmake Ryn and me forever. They seem to think that the simple fact we’re both single means we’re perfect for each other. Listen up, ladies: it takes more to fall in love than to think your best friend is the most beautiful, clever, kind-hearted, and funny woman you’ve ever met.
Wait.
Could they be right?
Faking It With My Best Friend is a best friends-to-lovers romance set in the small town of Hunter's Creek, Washington. It's the second book in the Second Chance Café series. Each book follows a different sister's love story and can be read as a standalone novel or as part of a series.
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