Who said faking it was easy?
Lexi Dornan is a genius. Literally. Except when it comes to her university’s most renowned playboy, Damian Navarro. When they’re together, her IQ plummets by at least eighty points and her life becomes a series of miscalculations, leading her to make the worst decisions imaginable…like agreeing to be Damian’s fake girlfriend despite knowing it’s a terrible idea. One she will probably live to regret.
Damian Navarro has zero interest in dating. He just wants to enjoy his senior year before following in his father’s footsteps and going to work for his grandfather’s pharmaceutical company. Trouble is, Damian’s parents are starting to think he might not be the best thing for the family business…or its reputation. Tired of his childish antics, they present him with an prove he’s matured before graduation or face being financially cut off and disowned.
The last thing Lexi wants to be is Damian’s girlfriend, but he needs to show his parents he’s capable of commitment and she desperately needs the money he’s willing to pay her to put on a good act. Will they make it to his graduation deadline unscathed—from their lies and each other? Or will they discover that, when it comes to the equation for love, sometimes, the right people + the wrong reasons = happily ever after?
The Girlfriend Agreement is a slow-burn, laugh-out-loud college romance featuring fake dating, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a notorious playboy who meets his match in the one girl who wants nothing to do with him. Packed with sharp banter, undeniable chemistry, and just the right amount of chaos, this spicy romcom guarantees plenty of swoons, steam, and a happily ever after you won’t want to miss! This is book one in the Conwick U series. Each book follows a different couple.
Review
The spice is there from the beginning which I loved. The story has me hooked from the beginning in fact the only reason I put this down was because I had to go to work. I love a romance with some enemies to lovers’ vibes, and this story hit that mark. Although it starts with Lexi hooking up with Damian, you can feel the animosity that she has towards him the next morning. The love to hate tension between them was perfection and the banter – absolutely top tier! The love is slow-burn but the simmering attraction is here from the first few pages, and I ate it up. This is the type of love I love reading about in books.
It’s not all fun and laughter, this book also deals with some heavy topics as well, cancer treatment and death of family members, being the top two. The way it was handle was brilliantly done, with empathy and compassion. I do have a fair idea about how much the US medical system sucks, but this really opened my eyes on the sheer cost of what treatment is over there.
Lexi and Damian are such enjoyable and unique characters, Lexi is all snark and sassy, I loved her calling Damian out on his crap, the way her brain works was fascinating to read about. Damian is your typical fuck boy, who like Lexi I came to really like. They are fully fleshed out and each of them come with their own intense backgrounds which really helped them seem like real people.
Although this was a long book I didn’t want to end, I laughed, I cried and it was just such a good time. Even the acknowledgements made me cry – which I don’t think has ever happened before. Overall, this is such a good debut, it thoroughly deserves the 5-star rating that I’m giving it.
My Rating: 5/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
About the Author
Rowan Croft is an American-born romcom enthusiast now thriving in picturesque Cornwall after finding her own happily ever after in the UK. When she’s not chasing caffeine-fuelled inspiration, she’s busy in the publishing world as a graphic designer, diving into a good book, or simply enjoying day-to-day life alongside her hunky British husband, bubbly daughter, and Milo, her delightfully moody Jack Russell.
She writes the kind of romance she loves to read—full of quick-witted banter, undeniable chemistry, and just the right amount of chaos. For her, there’s nothing better than a love story that keeps you laughing, swooning, and maybe yelling at the characters to just kiss already.
*I received an ARC of this book from Publisher/Author in exchange for an honest, voluntary review
