This one had the charm , the romance and oh the drama! The fake relationship aspect worked so well here. It was a very good read.

I love Lucy Score books and I never get tired of them. This book is about Harper and Luke, Luke is in the military and Harper helps him out with a little bit of a fake dating scenario. This book had such good romance and I highly recommend giving it a shot

Harper is a badass woman who stumbles into the town of Benevolence and meets home town hero Luke. Harper and Luke have pasts that are haunting them and have to learn to live together and be strong.

This book was good and great for people who love small time romances. It made me think of It Happened One Summer so if you’re a fan that book definitely check this out.

A spicy read that is released already.

This was my first book by Lucy Score and won’t be the last! I’ll admit, the length scared me, but once you start reading, you get sucked in! I now understand all of the hype around Lucy Score! I can’t wait to read the next one in the series!

I think Lucy Score might be one of my favorite new authors. I really enjoy this story and the characters in the book. From what was supposed to be a one month fling, turn into stay with me for a while. Heartbreak and grief are hard to get through, but knowing that someone you love sent someone for you to be happy so you aren't alone know that they care about you no matter where they're at.

Thank you Netgalley & Sourcebooks Bloom Books for an e-Arc in exchange for an honest review.

This is my first book by this author, and won’t be my last. Highly recommend, fast paced.

It was interesting to see how Lucy's writing has grown throughout the years. I really enjoyed this book. Harper was a complete ray of sunshine that brought happiness to everyone around her. Luke, the hero, was fantastic. He truly cared for Harper and came to her rescue. I recommend this book to everyone seeking a lighthearted novel filled with finding oneself.

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: Special thanks to Lucy Score for providing me an ARC copy to share my honest review.

Once again Lucy Score writes a swoonworthy small town romance! I absolutely loved how spunky and fearless Harper is. She grabs life by the horns and takes what she wants. I loved Luke, but was also not a fan of his being unable to move past prior heartbreak and trauma. I understand having a hard time opening your heart to love, but at times, his words and actions felt toxic. The spicy scenes were super hot and I throughly enjoyed this book for the most part.

4 star rating

Lucy Score does it again! I devour her books and fall in love with the characters. This series was easy to read and follow along with the plot. 4/5 stars and would recommend!

This was a good small town romance. I really liked our h. She is probably one of the strongest and likeable h I've read in a while. I did struggle with her accepting less than the best at times because she was so accustomed to getting the short end of the stick, but I still really liked her. I think the main reason for my lower rating was that I felt like I needed a little more from the H at the end to make up for some of the stupid things he did towards the end. I wasn't so easily forgiving as our saintly h was, and I never felt like he fully redeemed himself. Maybe I needed more time with the couple together and happy after all the drama before it just cut off into the time jump epilogue. It was on the longer side, so I think that sort of thing could've been added and some other irrelevant parts could've been removed IMO

I think Lucy is now one of my new favorites. I loved the world building, the characters, and even the cover art of both of these books.. I definitely have to read more!

Harper lives life without a plan. She jumps from place to place without forming any long term attachments. She accidentally finds herself in Benevolence in as a pit stop on her way to her next adventure and ends up sharing a bed with the brooding hometown hero. He has no desire to form long term attachments and that's perfect for Harper's wanderlust lifestyle. But what's they find with each other won't just go away so easily.

This book brought everything I love in a romance. It's such a good book to curl up with and escape from reality. Lucy Score is the master of creating small towns I fall in love with. All the characters of Benevolence just captured my heart. I can't wait to read the next in the series!

Thank you to NetGalley and Bloom Books for the ARC of Pretend You're Mine.

Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher, and author for the copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Lucy Score is a new fave of mine. I loved this story, the characters, everything!

This book took me completely by surprise. It was funny, emotional and best of all engaging. This book made it hard to put it down. The characters were fantastic and I didn’t want it to end.

Luke Garrison, a stoic member of the National Guard, finds himself unexpectedly drawn to the vibrant and enchanting Harper, who disrupts his carefully guarded solitude. Determined to keep his family at bay during his impending deployment, Luke enlists Harper as a fake girlfriend, never expecting the intense connection that ignites between them.

Despite their agreement to keep things casual, Harper finds herself falling for Luke and the sense of safety he provides. In his arms, she discovers a home she never knew she craved. As their bond deepens, Luke struggles to reconcile his growing feelings with his desire to shield Harper from the dark secrets of his past.

What begins as a temporary arrangement soon evolves into something far more profound, as Luke and Harper navigate the blurred lines between truth and fiction, love and deception. With each stolen moment together, they find solace and passion in each other's arms, even as the shadows of their pasts threaten to tear them apart.

As their fake relationship becomes all too real, Luke and Harper must confront their deepest fears and vulnerabilities, knowing that their love may be the one thing that can save them both. But will the truth ultimately shatter their fragile bond, or will they find strength in each other's arms to overcome the challenges that lie ahead?

I really liked the characters in this book for the most part. Harper was a great character who had a heart of gold. Luke however had some major issues that he didn't get help for after his wife passed away. How he treated Harper was awful. I enjoyed the plot in this book but I wasn't a huge fan of the mystery suspense that was included with her foster father being all creepy. I loved the found family and friendships in this book. How Harper took the worst situation and worked with it. However I really would have liked to see her struggle more on her own without Luke's help. I gave her such props for being able to put flowers on his wife's grave every week. I loved how she didn't want to replace his wife but still be loved. Overall better than the previous book I tried to read by Lucy Score

Great book by Score! I really enjoy her writing. Pretend You’re Mine is a great small town romance. It is book one in the Benevolence series. Harper & Luke characters instantly draw you in to their world.

Felt like a run of the mill romance that didn’t feel new or noteworthy. There’s nothing wrong with it but just not something I would go out of my way to recommend or reread.

This review contains spoilers: I have read a few other books by this author and enjoyed them, so I was excited to read Pretend You're Mine. I was SO into the first half of this book, I couldn't put it down. Luke and Harper's chemistry was HOT and I was here for it, however, I feel like the story line did go off the rails a bit with the side story lines. I really started to dislike this book when we discovered that Harper has been receiving letters. I was over Luke's BS, and maybe that is my personal preferences, I am not a fan of the dead wife trope, so I started to get tired of it. I think we could have done without the whole Clive Perry story line, it felt rushed and it didn't tie in with the rest of the book. Im glad there was finally a grand gesture in the end and everyone got their HEA. Thank you #NetGalley.

It's my opinion that if you've read one Lucy Score book, you've read them all. You know it's gonna be in a small town with at least one great family and a love interest who has tons of money. You know there's gonna be a thing about kids at the end of every book, whether the couple has their own or, more often than not, adopts random kids from the small town that happen to be running around orphaned. You know what the spice is gonna be, how it's gonna sound, what the guys are gonna say.

This isn't a bad thing though! I love that you know exactly what you're getting with a Lucy book. It's gonna give drama, and tears, and great characters, and you're gonna get a happy ending. Often with an epilogue!

So is this a typical Lucy book? Of course it is! Are you gonna have fun and love it anyway? Of course you are!