Laurie's life comes crashing down when Dan,
her boyfriend of 18 years, breaks up with her out of the blue. He says he
doesn't want to get married or have kids and needs to find him. Getting over
your ex is hard enough, though Laurie has to see him every day at the law
company they work at. She's just about holding it together and getting over the
pain when she's dealt two more blows: he has a new girlfriend. Who is pregnant.
When she gets stuck in the lift with gorgeous womaniser Jamie and he proposes
that they fake being an item, Laurie is hesitant. But the chance to make Dan
jealous is too much to give up, so she agrees. She gets the satisfaction of
causing Dan some of the pain he's caused her, Jamie gets the benefit of looking
like he's settled down and is a good prospect for a promotion. With rules
outlined and set end date for the 'affair', nothing can surely go wrong?
I love the whole 'fake relationship turns
into a real one' trope and with Mhairi writing it you're in good hands! Laurie
is such a great character to follow, she's smart, funny, kind and seeing her
gain her confidence back just makes you want to cheer her on! Mhairi has a way
of making her characters and situations so relatable, which just makes the book
so heartwarming. I loved it, I devoured
it in a day!
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