Here for the Cake by Jennifer Millikin
Release Date: April 30, 2024
Publisher: Indie Published
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Pages: 445
Format Read: e-arc
Summary: A spicy, sassy, and swoony fake dating romantic comedy from Amazon Charts bestselling author Jennifer Millikin.
A week on an island sounds like the stuff of beach dreams, but for Paisley Royce, it’s a nightmare. Her little sister is marrying her ex-college sweetheart, and Paisley is serving as maid of honor. To add insult to injury, nobody will let Paisley forget she’s single.
Bachelorette weekend changes everything when she runs into her old college frenemy, Klein Madigan.
Klein is still intelligent and funny, and somehow time has only made him more attractive.
Paisley is Klein’s ‘one that got away’, not that he’d ever admit it to her. A colossal misstep (and one terrible kiss) in college sealed their fate.
Or so they thought.
Klein’s an aspiring author allergic to social media. Paisley owns a digital marketing agency.
A brilliant plan is hatched: A trip across the country for a week of faking out her family in exchange for her firm marketing his work.
One hastily scrawled and signed contract on a bar napkin later, Paisley and Klein embark on a journey of tension, only one bed, and fake dating shenanigans.
Paisley’s goal is to survive the week.
Klein’s plan is to enjoy the sun, sand, and wedding cake.
But then there’s a scorching kiss to make up for that bad one in college.
And another kiss in a lighthouse during a thunderstorm. A gentle palm on Paisley’s lower back, and a reassuring hand squeeze under the table.
Everyone is convinced Klein and Paisley are the real deal, but as the week wears on, they begin to wonder if the only people they’re kidding are themselves.
Review:
Rating: 5/5 stars
Spice: 1.5/5
Review: This story follows Paisley who is the maid of honor at her’s sister’s wedding and is getting married to her ex and she needs to find a fake date. I really loved this book. I was hooked into the story from the first chapter and just knew it was going to be good with the way the story was going. I really enjoyed the main conflict of the story and the message behind it. The setting was well described and I loved how the story had a subplot for publishing. This story is not just about love but also has a lot of self-development and family relationship. This story follows both Paisley and Klein povs.
Paisley is the FMC of the story and I really enjoyed her character. She has been judged by her family for so many years and doesn’t want them to think she’s weak. I loved seeing her develop and build the self-confidence for herself. Then there is Klein who is a bartender and wants to be an author. I really enjoyed his story and seeing his obsession for Paisley. He’s such a sweetheart and as much as he didn’t have Paisley’s type of development, he was still a great MMC. There are many side characters in this book and I really loved Paisley’s best friend and so many other amazing women. The romance is second chance, fake dating and friends to lovers with such amazing chemistry between the couple.
The ending was well done with a cute epilogue. I really enjoyed the story and hope there will be more stories from this world. I really loved everything about this book and had an amazing experience with it. I recommend checking this book out as you don’t want to miss out.
*this e-arc was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*
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