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The Best Intentions
Scotland's Melody
The Secret Society of Salzburg
Secret of the Sonnets
20-40-60-Minute Dinners: Meals to Match the Time You Have
Through the Wilderness: My Journey of Redemption and Healing in the American Wild
Secret Santa Claus Club: A Tool to Help Parents Unwrap the Secret of Santa
Mr. Pudgins
Revenge Never Rests
The Best Mistake
Meriden Park
More Inspirational Stories for Young Women
The Great Tree: A Christmas Fable
To Capture His Heart
The Call of the Sea
Esperance
Livvy and the Enchanted Woodland
Come, Gentle Night
The Bad Boy Theory
Guide To Smart Wedding Planning: What You want to know and everything you haven't thought of yet.


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Sunday, April 24, 2022

Pretending at Love: A Greenbank Romance (Greenbank Romances Book 2) By Karen Thornell-Contemporary Romance Book Review


 

Product Details

  • Title: Pretending at Love
  • Author: Karen Thornell
  • Genre: Contemporary Romance
  • Series: A Greenbank Romance (Greenbank Romances Book 2)
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09VWMHMWQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (March 17, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 277 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8408778553
  • ***I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy from the publisher. All opinions are my own***


Book Summary

A stalker, a Hawaiian wedding, and an attraction that should NOT exist between friends.
Friends who are pretending to date, that is.

A random run-in at a restaurant brings high school friends April and Jackson back together. A not so random run-in with April's new stalker starts a VERY short charade of Jackson pretending to be April's boyfriend.
That is, until he needs a date to a destination wedding. And who can say no to a free Hawaiian vacation?

But when feelings beyond friendship start to develop, can these two separate the fake from the real? And if they can... Is it worth the risk?

The second book in the series, Pretending at Love is a clean romantic comedy with a happily ever after and can be read as a standalone story.


My Review
Pretending at Love was a cute, refreshing love story. It was fun and takes place in a great setting at a Hawaiian resort. The main characters Jackson and April have been friends since high school but they reconnect years later. One thing leads to another as they bump into each other again, make a plan to help each other out of sticky situations, and now they're pretending to be boyfriend and girlfriend at the Hawaiian wedding of Jackson's friends.

There were so many funny things in this story. April and Jackson keep finding themselves in awkward situations as the Hawaiian wedding they are part of think they are a "couple". Jackson and April do activities that all of the couples are doing such as yoga, couple massages, and meditation. They can't help but grow closer together through their embarrassing encounters. The humor is great and Thornell does a super job with the witty banter and creating situations for her characters to bungle through. Like I said, I laughed a lot.

This clean romance has a few spicy kisses but nothing else. The chemistry and growth of their relationship was realistic and made an enjoyable story. This is the first novel I've read by Karen Thornell and I want to read many more. I recommend this sweet romance and know it'll make the perfect summer read. 

***Meet Author Karen Thornell***

Karen Thornell grew up reading when she should have been sleeping, but it wasn't until 2019 that she started writing. Tired of ending books and saying 'goodbye' to beloved characters, she wondered what it would be like to have her own characters that lived in her head always. It was probably a mark of sleep deprivation that she wanted people living in her head, but the idea was planted regardless.

Karen lives in Utah with her husband and kids. When not writing contemporary or regency romance, she spends her free time doing endless loads of laundry, playing board games, and, yes, talking to those characters in her head.

Learn more about Karen and her books HERE:



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