Thank you, Valentine PR, for allowing me to read an ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

I love Monica Murphy's Lancaster Universe Lonely for You Only, which was a great addition to the other books from the Lancaster Prep series. I especially loved it when Scarlett Lancaster (MFC) mentioned her cousins (the main characters from the Lancaster Prep Series).

The story was overall well written. I loved the Bad Boy x Good Girl trope this book brought out. In my opinion, it was easy for me to get into the main characters, Scarlett and Tate. I do wish, however, that Scarlett's character had been developed more in-depth. Although, I know this was a young adult romance and not an adult romance, so it would not be a complex character arc/development. The book did seem to have been written at a fast pace, as Scarlett's book was lacking in some ways compared to the other books in the Lancaster Prep Series. For example, in the other books, the MMC was groveling for a longer period (not just one chapter). Although, I think this was due to Scarlett knowing about Tate's intentions in the beginning. If she didn't and he went ahead to do what he did it would be like the other books.

Tate 100% became a new book boyfriend from the Lancaster Prep Series. He adored Scarlett and took the time to understand her on a deeper level. I do wish though that there was more of a plot of Tate and Ian challenging for Scarlett.

Overall, I liked that we got a story about Scarlett Lancaster. I cannot wait to see a story concerning her twin brothers. OR any of the other Lancasters we haven't seen a story yet about.

Rating - 3.5/5
Spice Rating - 2.5/5

Tropes:
- Fake Dating
- Enemies to Lovers
- Bad Boy x Good Girl
- He fell first
- First Love

I received this book as an ARC in exchange for a review. Thank you to NetGalley for this opportunity.

Monica Murphy is a new author to me and I was not sure what to expect, as the cover does not give much indication of the book's contents. I went into this pretty much blind outside of a brief skim of the synopsis.

Some tropes you will find in this book are “rock star meet cute”, “forced proximity”, “opposites attract” and “redemptive love”.

This book was a sweet story with a satisfying slow burn that turned into steam, much too close to the end. I felt myself wanting….more. More of the banter. More of the steam. More exploration of their desires.

Overall, I enjoyed this read and will be looking into more books written by the author!

This fake dating romance about a young heiress and an ex-rockstar is definitely a must read.

This slow burn romance all starts when Scarlett has her 18th birthday party. Her dad hires the lead singer of the since broken up band, Five Car Pileup. After Tate sings for Scarlett's party he finds her backstage. Due to reporters, the two share a steamy kiss that breaks the internet. To help his career, Tate and Scarlett agree to fake a relationship. While faking this relationship the two soon start to feel something genuine.

I loved these characters as I got to see the development of their relationship throughout the story. I also love a great fake dating book and Monica Murphy did just that.

Huge thank you to NetGalley for the chance to read this book early!

This was a light-hearted, fun read that easily earned 4 stars for me! Definitely a slow burn with some spice! The characters are young, 18 & 21, so expect some of the drama that comes along with that:) Overall a fun read! Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!

I love the Lancaster Prep series, but I couldn't get attached to these characters and their relationship 😐

It was great to be back in the Lancaster world once again. I really enjoyed the premise of this story where we have Scarlett our high society heiress and Tate our rugged, bad boy Rockstar. These two couldn’t be more opposite if they tried, but that’s what makes this story so intriguing. They both have their own internal battles they are fighting to overcome, and as the story and their love progresses, so does their transformative relationship.

Their initial meeting had me kicking my feet. I mean, how many times did I as a little girl dream of meeting my boy band crush and him falling in love with me and us living happily ever after? Well, my dream never came true, but Scarlett’s sure did! Even though their relationship initially started out “fake” as it evolved, so did their love, respect, understanding, and connection.

If you’re looking for a cute, fun new adult romance with very little drama, a heiress trying to figure out who she is outside of her family, and a Rockstar trying to redeem himself after destroying his career years ago, and fake dating centered around this story then this book might just be for you.

For lovers of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce and fans of fake dating, slow burn, and enemies to lovers romances!
In this addicting celebrity romance by Monica Murphy, Young heiress Scarlett Lancaster is having a huge 18th birthday celebration, where her father hired a pop star to perform. Scarlett is disappointed when Tate Ramsey, former lead singer of Five Car Pileup and former drug and alcohol addict, appears on stage. However, he blows the crowd away.... even Scarlett is impressed. When an unexpected kiss between the two occurs after his jaw dropping performance, the two agree to a fake dating scandal to help boost each of their careers. But will their fake feelings remain fake?
This book was a slow start, but do not give up quickly! I fell in love with Tate and Scarlett from the get go and found myself rooting for them the whole entire book. Monica Murphy did an amazing job writing about young love. She wrote in a way that is very relatable, especially with Scarlett. It is not everyday you can relate to a character in a book, so I appreciated being able to resonate with the main character.
Spice, but not too much spice, just lots of love!!! I highly reccomend!

Another book featuring the Lancaster offspring as Scarlett, the overshadowed daughter of Fitzy turns eighteen and struggles to find her place in the world. When her father hires former boy and singer Tate Ramsey to provide the entertainment at her party, even though she would’ve preferred Harry Styles, she still managed to get papped kissing Tate in a shot that quickly went viral as the world fell in love with the latest “It’” couple boosting both their profiles and revitalising the singing career Tate had saw implode in an alcohol and drug fuelled fog a few years before. To keep the momentum going his manager and record company are quick to propose that Tate and Scarlett keep up the pretence of being a couple.

This was an easy and relatively angst free, slow romance. I did feel that although the characters were likeable, they weren’t particularly relatable, and the story felt that it could’ve been condensed as there was a lot of Scarlett just hanging around. I will confess to having serious wardrobe envy especially when it came to Scarlett’s handbags and, if I was her, I’ d be tempted to pet them and call them pretty as well. While I finished Lonely for You Only, it’s not one of my favourite reads from this author and not one I think I’ll be rereading and for that reason I’m giving it 3.5 stars.

Nous sommes dans l'univers de la Lancaster Prep avec ce nouveau roman de Monica Murphy. Nous aurons une romance contemporaine en une rock star et une héritière. Le fake datin opère et nous ravit au fil des pages. Bien que cela fasse partie d'une saga, ce roman peut se lire de manière indépendant.

Tate Ramsey et un jeune homme de 20 ans qui a connu un beau succès dans le passé avec ses chansons. Ce dernier a vu sa carrière complétement détruite à cause d'un scandale. Toutefois ce nouveau contrat pour une soirée d'anniversaire privée va le propulser de nouveau sur le devant de la scène. La jeune femme était fan de notre héros adolescente et la flamme ne sera pas complètement éteinte. Quand on est une star, tout est mis sous le microscope des paparazzi et le baiser échangé n'échappera pas à la règle. Les voici exposés aux réseaux sociaux et s'il veut profiter d'un renouveau de carrière, il va devoir se plier aux règles et accepter cette fausse relation amoureuse. J'ai aimé voir que sous de fausses apparences, un rapprochement réel sera possible. Nos héros devront faire face à des sentiments naissants et aux retombées lorsque tout sera révélé au grand jour.

Scarlett Lancaster est une jeune femme de 18 ans. Ce qui a débuté de manière ludique et anodine prend prend un chemin inattendu. Il y a une certaine naïveté chez la jeune femme qui la rend fébrile mais aussi touchante. Ce que j'ai apprécié dans ce tome, comparé aux autres, c'est qu'on ait moins d'étreintes charnelles. Elles apparaissent aux bons moments et ne ternissent pas le récit. On voit vraiment les prémisces de cet amour et cela fait chaud au coeur. Nous verrons le développement de ce couple et on craint que des coeurs soient brisés. Le monde de Tate n'est pas des plus solides et le moindre petit rebondissement pourrait tout envoyer valser.

Bref, ce roman c'est avant tout un passage vers l'âge adulte. C'est une romance douce et intéressante qui traitera des mensonges, des jalousie et des trahisons, de la famille et évidemment de l'amour. Une lecture très sympathique.

This is a coming of age romance where Scarlett Lancaster who is not your typical heiress has an opportunity to live outside of her family obligations and it’s at her birthday party that she meets Tate the man she had a crush on when he was a member of the boy band she loved.
I don’t want to give too much of the story away but what follows is a well written journey as Tate and Scarlett agree to fake date but what happens when feelings come into play……
As you would expect from Monica Murphy this read does have some drama but it’s perfectly mixed in with the love. Lonely for You is a sweet, entertaining, enjoyable read with characters that are easy to relate to.

DNF at 30%. Unfortunately this book wasn't for me.

I wasn't enjoying the story neither connect with the main characters.

I thought the book was a little bit juvenile for me. The way they talked seemed a bit childish, even thought it's normal because she's just turned 18.

I felt that the characters didn't have much personality.

It seemed that we had a lot going on but at the same time nothings was happening. And the plot was obvious for me and that's one of the reasons why this book didn't work for me.

Even though I didn't enjoyed, I want to thank you Valentine PR for the opportunity to read this e-arc

My oh my. Rich heiress Scarlett has a massive 18th birthday party with a special guest performance from Tate Ramsey! Tate is a former boy band member who fell hard from the top. He’s been living quietly for awhile avoiding the paparazzi until he gets an offer he can’t refuse from Scarlett’s dad. After the success of the party performance Tate’s career gets the second chance he’s been looking for, but with one catch Scarlett is apart of it. Off to La they go for Tate to start his comeback album, and his new relationship with Scarlett. From barely knowing each other to having to spend all their time together these 2 grow closer fast till things come out and try to ruin everything.

I did enjoy this book but after finishing it I’m left wondering what happened with Ian?

Lonely For You Only is a fake dating romance between a billionaire heiress and an ex boy band member. It was a fun and quick read, but I felt like it could have been a bit longer. I had a hard time connecting to the characters, and I wish there was more on page relationship building. There was a lot of pop culture references to famous musicians and it was fun to follow the process of Tate writing an album.

Overall, I felt the side plots to be a bit far fetched at times, but I still really enjoyed this book and the vibes were great.

Thank you Valentine PR for sending me an advanced copy of Lonely For You Only!

I really enjoy the books that Monica Murphy writes, and Tate and Scarlett's book was an enjoyable addition to the Lancaster Prep series!

This was a great opposites attract story, and I really liked how their friendship and attraction grew and developed slowly instead of in a massive rush. Cannot wait for Monica's next book!!

We get to follow along with the Lancaster family some more while we read about Scarlett Lancaster. It's her 18th birthday and in typical Lancaster fashion a huge party was thrown where her dad surprised her favorite boy band singer when she was 13. In comes Tate, ex boy band who came on hard times. He is now sober and comes to perform at the party and ends up having an amazing time and people notice him. The two of them are caught kissing which makes it an even bigger deal.

The record company reaches out and wants him as long as Scarlett comes in. The two of them start their fake dating journey.

I loved reading how their relationship developed and seeing the insecurities that they both felt. I really enjoyed the book and like the little drop in from Crew and Wren (my favorite couple) at the party.

Tropes:
Billionaire Romance
Fake Dating
Enemies to Lovers
Bad Boy/Good Girl

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ARC Review

Lonely for you Only - Monica Murphy

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This one I read in two sittings. I seriously could not stop reading it. I was eating up every page! I fell for Tate for hard and so fast! How can you not with all those smirks, winks and amazing other gestures. This is every fan girls dream! Scar is such a great FMC, I seriously loved her. The fake dating in this one was written so perfectly and then watching them actually realize they’ve fallen was so good. Overall this book just made me feel all sorts of happy and had me smiling the whole time.

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If you like to read:
~ Fake Dating
~ Enemies to Lovers
~ First Love
~ Bad Boy/ Good Girl
~ Ex-Boy Band Member
~ Boy Obsessed
… You should definitely check this out

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Thank you so much for sending me a copy for an honest review in my own words.

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Sweet, slow burning romance:

Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2024
Where do I begin… Lonely for You Only is a departure from earlier Lancaster books I’ve read. It is a fairly quick, easy read but also is a bit of a slow burning, fake relationship with a former bad-boy rock-star bad-boy with a dash of angst. The book is centered around the Lancaster heiress, Scarlett, who has pretty much lived her life in the shadows of her parents… especially her dad, Fitz. Scarlett is a gorgeous girl who is just turning eighteen. Although shy and somewhat naïve she is a good girl who is seeking her own identity, currently as an online influencer.

But when Fitz Lancaster, who adores his daughter, decides to throw his daughter a surprise eighteenth birthday party, there is nothing too good for her. Enter now Tate Ramsey, the former bad boy lead singer of Five Car Pileup. FCP was one of Scarlett’s favorite bands growing up and she had a huge teenage crush in Tate!! Tate’s career was destroyed as a result of excess carousing. Now sober and clean he is offered a job by Fitz to play at his daughter’s eighteenth birthday party. To her dad’s dismay, Scarlett is disappointed that it wasn’t someone like Harry Styles but what was done was done.

The night of Scarlett’s birthday party the least of her concern was the arrival of Tate was the least of her concern. She was excited for her best friend, Ian to arrive as she had decided that tonight would be the night to reveal to him she wanted to be more than friends. An oblivious Ian utterly blowing her off. During this time Tate has the whole party rocking, the women so captivated by Tate’s performance that they have their phones out to capture him. But it’s when Tate calls Scarlett up to the stage to sing “Happy Birthday” that she becomes even more agitated with him. When done she storms off stage to get away from him only to have him follow her into a hallway. It’s here where she unloads on him about his ego and arrogance. When Tate discovers a paparazzi standing near them camera ready he convinces Scarlett to kiss him since they have caught them arguing…which she does.

The next morning is woken by his former manager, videos from the following night have hit social media and the attention on him is exploding. Wouldn’t you know that his former manager is ready to talk about a second chance to produce music. As the process to bring Tate back to LA there are a couple of other events that will take place, that necessitate the need to expedite this trip AND will also require Scarlett accompanying Tate there. The next hurdle will be getting Scarlett to sign on to be Tate’s fake-girlfriend! But what will happen between Tate and Scarlett once all the legal documents are signed?

With Scarlett not necessarily sure what she has gotten herself into they arrive in LA. With the demands placed on Tate to write and produce music there is a bit of tension between them. It doesn’t take long for her to get a taste of the other side of celebrity… both good and bad. But Scarlett also begins to see the vulnerability of failing Tate harbors, making her realize the pressure he is under is hard for him. Although wasn’t really that into Tate things began to change between them. Tate has someone who believes in him making him even more smitten with her. As their journey takes another turn will they find their HEA?
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Delightful fake relationship! Sweet and cute book about Scarlett the heiress and Tate the pop star. They pretend to date to help Tate to get back in the spot light and Scarlett out of the shadow of her family.

Such a sweet delight to read. Rockstar romance meets heiress. Truly a good read plus if you're a sucker for slow burn, this is the one.

REVIEW of Lonely For You Only🌺⁠
by @monicamurphyauthor ⁠
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🖤 reformed bad boy / 🤍 good girl⁠
🏡 forced proximity ⁠
💰️ old money⁠
🤩 he falls first⁠
🥈 second chance⁠ redemption ⁠
🥸 fake dating ⁠
🎤 singer MMC⁠
💘 virgin FMC⁠
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rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⁠✨️⁠
vibes: 🎸🎙️👙💰️🤩🎤⁠
genre: contemporary romance ⁠
spice: 🌶️