I didn’t love how Lexi’s tendency to accidentally verbalizer her inner thoughts was done – I was never quite sure what she actually SAID as the book is written in the third person. Lexi and Dyson are both a bit of a hot mess, and I love that about them. Plus who doesn’t love a spot of fake dating? I also stan a hero who reads romance novels! Yes! I’m going to admit, I picked this up because of the yummy abs on the cover. * Except bend too far, and something breaks. * Realize bending one tiny rule can’t be that bad, can it? * Remember, this is fake dating, even though his very talented, very real lips are doing some sexy things you definitely like. Seriously, they call him One Night O’Neil. Not a Strip-O-Gram Fireman to help him with a bet. * Figure out how you, in fact, agreed to fake dating Mr. * Reschedule the fire safety inspection you 100 percent failed because of said humiliation.

* Die in a raging blaze of humiliation when the super-hot and very delicious fireman waiting in your office is not in fact the strip-o-gram birthday present you suspected.

* Re-stock wine and ice cream because that’s coming. Or debt, your crappy apartment, and nonexistent social life. * Don’t think about your birthday tomorrow. As we spend more time together, prepping for our parents’ wedding, we both agree that maybe there’s nothing wrong with having a little bit of fun in the meantime.Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC (Amara) (January 24, 2022) So I can’t help but be suspicious, even though his daughter’s the perfect blend of beautiful and wild.

This should make family gatherings way more interesting.Įxcept when your mom’s as loaded as mine is, you can never fully let your guard down when a guy comes sniffing around. Yeah, the same one I mortified when I accidentally saw her a tiny bit naked. Suddenly the unpredictable woman I couldn’t stop thinking about is my soon-to-be-stepsister. Little did I know that a random SOS call from a woman stuck in a plaster cast with nothing underneath (I swear I only caught a flash of skin) would throw me for a complete loop. Shoot the shit with my fireman buddies, come home, and do it all again tomorrow. Run into burning buildings, save those in distress, be a hero. My life has always been pretty predictable.

The Dating Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman