In REAL KIND OF LOVE
by Sara Rider, Clem and Jake have one week to convince her quirky, overbearing
family that their relationship is real during a summer vacation at a lakefront
cottage. Fans of ACT LIKE IT by Lucy Parker and ACTING ON IMPULSE by Mia Sosa
will love this spicy, lighthearted contemporary romance novel featuring a
grumpy hero and introverted heroine. Find out what happens when a fake
relationship turns into a real kind of love.
Real Kind of Love
Books & Brews #1
Sara Rider
Sara Rider
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Publisher: Self-published
Genres: Contemporary Romance
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As an audiobook
narrator, Clementine Cox has no trouble mastering the voices of space aliens,
elven warriors, or even demon-possessed cats. But the moment she tries her hand
at an erotic romance, she’s stumped. With her deadline looming, she books a
week at a secluded cabin to restore her inner muse, telling her
loving-but-overbearing family it’s a romantic getaway with her not-so-existent
new boyfriend to keep them from worrying. She never expects them to invite
themselves along to meet the new guy. Now, she has less than twenty-four hours
to find a pretend boyfriend in order to save her job and, potentially, her
sanity.
Workaholic Jake Donovan isn’t interested in a real relationship. After a broken engagement, all he wants to do is focus on keeping his brewpub, the Holy Grale, afloat. But when he finds out his favorite customer is in need of a fake boyfriend, and his business partners insist he take a long overdue vacation, he has no choice but to help Clem out. All he has to do is enjoy the sunshine, play nice with her family, and keep his hands to himself for the week.
But Jake’s not prepared to like waking up next to Clem every morning as much as he does. Or to feel so welcome by her quirky family. And as the line between real and fake starts to blur, he realizes one week might never be enough.
Workaholic Jake Donovan isn’t interested in a real relationship. After a broken engagement, all he wants to do is focus on keeping his brewpub, the Holy Grale, afloat. But when he finds out his favorite customer is in need of a fake boyfriend, and his business partners insist he take a long overdue vacation, he has no choice but to help Clem out. All he has to do is enjoy the sunshine, play nice with her family, and keep his hands to himself for the week.
But Jake’s not prepared to like waking up next to Clem every morning as much as he does. Or to feel so welcome by her quirky family. And as the line between real and fake starts to blur, he realizes one week might never be enough.
With a
deep breath, she opened her eyes to see Jake standing in front of her with his
arms crossed. She swallowed the bile rising in her throat, reminding herself
that if mortification could actually kill, she’d have been a pile of ashes by
now.
“Tomorrow?”
“Thanks
for playing along. For the record, you die of Ebola tonight. Or dysentery.
Whichever one works faster.”
“Clem.”
He tilted his head toward her, voice deepening to a low growl. “Why do your
sisters think we’re dating?”
“I kind
of told them I was going on a romantic getaway this week so they wouldn’t tag
along on my vacation. Except instead of giving me space, they booked the cabin
right next door and now I need you to use that hammer to build me a tiny little
coffin while I curl up and die.”
“Wait a
second,” Julia said from the dining room doorway with Eli standing next to her,
grinning. “You lied to your family about having a boyfriend and now they think
Jake is coming with you on vacation tomorrow?”
“Of
course you and Eli overheard,” she mumbled. “I know it was a terrible idea
but—”
“It’s a
great idea!”
Clem
wiped her clammy palms against the ugly pair of basketball shorts she was still
wearing and tried to fathom the reason for Julia’s wide grin. “Sure, if you
think watching me dig myself into a deep hole with no escape is fun.”
“You
don’t need an escape. You need Jake.”
“What?”
Her and Jake’s gazes met like a head-on collision.
Eli
rubbed his palms together. “I don’t know what devious idea is churning in your
brain, Sis, but I have a feeling it’s going to be good.”
“It’s
simple. I need Jake to get out of my hair for the next week before he
micromanages the wedding I’ve been planning to death, and you need a fake
boyfriend. It’s perfect.”
It would
be perfect, the devil on Clem’s shoulder whispered. Her family was so desperate
to see her in a relationship, they’d probably actually give her some space this
week. Maybe even enough that she could focus on the recording she needed to
turn over to the publisher two weeks from now.
But it
was a ridiculous idea. There was no way Jake would go for it. He had a
business. A life. A fiancée. Crap. “You can’t be serious?”
“Sorry,
man,” Eli said, raising his palms. “My vote’s with Julia. We outnumber you.”
Jake’s
jaw clenched so hard, Clem could see the pulse point ticking in his neck. Her
heart thumped against her chest as she waited for him to laugh at her. Or shake
his head in disgust. Because there was no way he would actually go through with
this.
She braced
herself for rejection as he turned toward her, expression grim. “I’m game if
you are.”
Holy
shit.
The chemistry between Clem and Jake is real even if they start off pretending they're in a relationship. I especially love it when Jake discovers the book she is currently working on recording - a steamy romance novel. Problem is she needs help with the steamy bits and Jake is the perfect guy to inspire her. Clem is the complete opposite of her loud and outgoing family. Jake sees that and ensures that she has plenty of alone time to relax.
I loved this fun, sweet and sexy pretend relationship romance and am looking forward to the next book in the series!
I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book. I was not compensated for this review, all conclusions are my own.
Sara Rider writes
contemporary romance full of heart, heat, and happily ever after. She lives in
British Columbia with her husband and daughters. She spends far too much time
in public libraries and never leaves the home without her e-reader stuffed in
her purse.
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