This is my first A.J. Pine book and it was cute. This is the second in a series, but this book seemed fine as a stand alone book. This book has a common theme of "please pretend to be my boyfriend so someone doesn't fix me up with every available man out there", but I've read other books that pull it off better. Don't get me wrong - you could feel the chemistry between these two, but something just felt off. Maybe because the cowboy in the scenario had always been such a player and then he received some medical news that gave him hope for his future and he just simply decided the current girl in front of him had to be "the one". And the heroine in this story just seemed a bit off at times. I couldn't really find myself caring for either of them beyond the story and usually that lets me know if I'm invested enough to care to read future books in the same series. I think I'll pass this time.

But the previous books in this series earn higher ratings than this book does, so maybe they are worth it?

I received a copy of this book for an honest review. The opinions above are mine without biases.

Pine elevates tropes we have all read a million times-fake relationships, a couple who live far away from each other- into a book that made me both laugh and cry when I wasn’t expecting it.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

4 stars!
I love A.J. Pine's books! Her writing is superb! Add in a hot cowboy who is like Joey from Friends until he meets Dr. Charlotte North. I love her analogies, her references to Marvel and her Hamilton references. This book made my night. I read it in one sitting and loved all the characters. From Doc to Gram !