Fake Flame by Adele Buck #bookreview @harlequinbooks

Overview

In this fun, fast-paced romantic comedy, a bookish firefighter who knows his Jane Austen suggests a little fake dating to fend off an ex. What’s a feminist English professor to do—except say yes… 

You can’t fake heat like this…

To an observer, hauling a baby grand piano onto a college quad to publicly serenade an ex might seem like a romantic gesture. To literature professor Eva Campbell, it’s the latest manipulative move by a cheating jerk who won’t take a hint. Plus, she never liked that song anyway.

Setting the piano on fire might be an overreaction, but Eva’s at the end of her rope, at least until hot young firefighter Sean Hannigan talks her down. And that’s not all Sean does. Soon he’s offering to be Eva’s fake boyfriend to get her creepy ex off her back. Unexpected, maybe, but there’s something about Sean—beyond the angelic face and take-me-now body—that makes Eva say yes.

Sean battles infernos for a living, reads romance on the side and is a straight-up, family-loving good guy. Eva’s not sure she’s ready for the danger he poses to her jaded heart. Given their differences, a relationship can’t last, right? But the line between fake and real keeps blurring, daring her to take the biggest risk of all…

Review

Eva’s at the end of her rope with her creepy ex! That is until hot young firefighter Sean Hannigan talks her down. And that’s not all Sean does. Soon he’s offering to be Eva’s fake boyfriend to get her creepy ex off her back.

I liked this story but I didn’t love it.

Yes, it is predictable but I felt the characters were missing a connection, especially the creepy ex. This part of the story is too canned or formulaic. However, I did love Sean and his manliness 😜.

This is a cute read and it is one of my favorite tropes…hot guy saves a damsel in distress. 😂 But I just wanted a bit more of a connection.

This is narrated by Moniqua Plante. She did a good job. I enjoyed her voice for Eva!

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

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