Summary
Diana Dixon has a lot going on this summer. She’s rehearsing for a ballroom dance competition, juggling two jobs, and dealing with an ex-boyfriend who can’t take the hint it’s over. Yet despite all that, she still has plenty of time and energy to tell Shane Lindley to screw off.
Shane just moved into her apartment building and seems dedicated to sleeping his way through her entire cheerleading squad. Sure, he’s a tall, gorgeous hockey player, but he’s messing with her turf. This calls for some ground rules: no parties in her apartment, leave her teammates alone, and—most importantly—leave her alone.
What Diana doesn’t realize is that Shane’s sick of hookups and tired of being on the rebound after his long-term girlfriend called it quits. He wants a relationship. And when his ex comes back into the picture, he pretends he has one to make her jealous…and who better to play the girlfriend role than his sassy new neighbor?
Despite Diana’s reluctance to break her rule, a fake relationship is the perfect solution for her own ex issues, and soon she can’t deny something is sizzling between her and Shane. Something hot and completely unexpected.
And it might just be getting a little too real.
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Published: May 2024
Length: 496
Genre: Romance
Format: ebook
✨ I received an advanced copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review ✨
Review
I’ve been excited to read this book ever since I finished reading The Graham Effect, so I was super excited when received an ARC of this book from Little Brown Books via Netgalley.
I loved the storyline of this book, from Shane becoming Diana’s new annoying neighbour to the fake dating, it was just flawlessly executed. My absolute favourite part though was the dancing! I would love to see this book become a movie for the dance scenes alone 🥵. Also, this book has some of the best banter I’ve read this year, Diana is so sassy and I was living for all of her sneakiness.
It’s not all light-hearted humour though, there are some series and sad moments that made me well up, not full-on crying but just a little sad for Shane and Diana. They handled all the stuff they went through fairly well and I liked the outcome of the story at the end. I’m intrigued to know who the next book will be based on though 🤔
My Rating: 4/5 🌟🌟🌟🌟
About the Author‘s
A New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, Elle Kennedy grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, and holds a B.A. in English from York University. From an early age, she knew she wanted to be a writer, and actively began pursuing that dream when she was a teenager.
Elle currently writes for various publishers. She loves strong heroines and sexy alpha heroes, and just enough heat and danger to keep things interesting!
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