A Limited Engagement

Remember, it's just pretend! This is one of my all-time favorite scenarios: The fake engagement. What makes this story different from the rest is the added dynamic of Lilly and Derek knowing each other since childhood. In my opinion, this familiarity afforded them some liberties, given their in-depth knowledge of each other, that other couples simply couldn't take. I enjoyed this story because Bethany kept the characters pretty realistic. Of course, there's an element of undeniable temptation when a girl's childhood crush asks her to fake-marry him, but Lilly did an admirable job of keeping her eye on the prize and not letting her emotions get the better of her. For a while. Likewise, Derek did his best to stick to the plan and stay focused on why they were in this crazy scenario in the first place and not focus on his feelings towards Lilly. But holy smokes, when their restraint reached its limit, hotness erupted! I met some interesting characters such as Lilly's best friend and Derek's little sister Shana (I'd LOVE to read her story!) and even the "villain" (although she really wasn't much of a villain) Serena (she might need a story too!) All in all, I loved reading how their feelings changed towards each other and the revelations that came along with those new feelings. I would definitely read more books by Bethany! (I received a copy of this book in consideration of an honest review)

I loved this one!! I simply couldn't put it down. I've read several fake engagement type stories lately and this was truly one of the most entertaining. It's very well written and Derek and Lilly are two characters that just made me happy. Their chemistry felt real and I was cheering for them all the way through. Definitely one you don't want to miss. Derek Sawyer is desperate to get his father out of his business. Both his actual business and his personal business. I needs to land a new sponsorship but the sponsor's daughter has been making a play for him for some time and he just can't take it anymore. That's were Lilly comes in. If he can convince her to pose as his fiance he won't have to worry about the other woman. Hopefully.

This is a fun romance with Derek, a race car driver, who needs a fake fiance to keep the daughter of an investor at bay. Lilly is his sister's best friend that he's known all their lives. Lilly got dumped and fired at the same time just before she meets Derek for lunch. He helps her put on a show in front of her former boyfriend, then convinces her to be his fake fiance. Before long, it spirals out of control as all their family and friends believe its real. This had lots of sexy romance and was an entertaining novel that fans of the genre will love.