This was a really slow burn, get to know each other book. Scarlett was a fan of Tate when she was a teenager and she gets to meet him when her dad contacts him and hires her for her birthday which is cute. There are sparks from the very beginning. Even if Scarlett thinks she’s in love with someone else.

I thought it was sweet and cute how Tate wrote songs about Scarlett after her birthday party. They tend to argue a lot in the beginning but it’s because of the attraction between them.
It’s sweet to see how their relationship develops slowly. It’s nice that they don’t jump into things immediately.

She struggles because she’s a Lancaster and she wants to be her own person. All the Lancasters are known and she feels like she’s not seen for who she is. Tate sees her and she sees him for who he really is. She has his back which is sweet and he looks out for her.

This is a must read. It can be read as a standalone.

Thank you Monica Murphy for this ARC
I love this book
Fake relationship x rock star - heiress
Love it

My first full read of 2024! I have not read all the Lancaster Prep books but I’m working on finishing them all. This is my second one, and I will say, I’m seriously obsessed with these books!!
Scarlett Lancaster is sassy, funny, sweet, and a romantic. Although, it was pretty frustrating how enthralled Scarlett was with Ian, when he clearly was not interested and kept leading her on. But I do love how innocent she was and took her time to get know Tate before doing anything she wasn’t ready for.

Tate Ramsey is sexy, kind, witty, brave and also a romantic. Tate is very easy to fall in love with! It’s clear he has worked very hard to be a better person and his get his life together! He deserves this second chance he’s been given and he’s definitely one you want to root for right away.

Their love story is sweet, spicy, comical, and fun!! I love how the whole enemies turned lovers theme and that’s what this book was! Such a great cute read with the same spicy scenes we love and expect from Monica. I cannot wait to read the full Lancaster Prep series!! Monica has a way of enticing you with every page and she describes the picture perfectly. Definitely a must read!!

This was a cute, easy read. It's not overly emotional, nor is it a complex story. The set up for the scenes are nice and I really enjoyed the angst in the book. I would recommend this book for someone looking for an easy, fun read. If you are looking for something with more depth and emotions, check out Playing Hard to Get. It's one of my favorites by this author. I was sent a complimentary copy and I am choosing to leave my honest review.

Well…I loved Tate and Scarlett and I wish we got more from them! This one was a sloooooooooooow burn for real but I can understand and appreciate why that was right for these two. I hope there is a bonus epilogue or some update later in another book because I would love to hear more from them. I think this pairing is right up there with some of my favorite Lancaster’s for sure! Loved it!

Tate and Scarlett were so great together. I loved how she was able to realize that Ian was not the person for her and that Tate was the better man since he actually treated her like she deserved. This was part of a series, but I read it as a standalone. If you enjoy fake dating, he falls first and hard and rockstar romance I would highly recommend this book.

I’m not going to lie, there were definitely parts of this book where it had me going “ehhh”. I just didn’t know how my overall thoughts would end up being for this one but the ending really brought it together for me. There were a few things I really expected to happen, that I kind of wanted to see them navigate together (no spoilers), and that just made that plot line a little meh for me. Overall really enjoyed the book and would recommend.

Scarlett was raised in an affluent lifestyle where her parents balance protecting her with urging her to spread her wings. Now that she has finished high school, she isn’t certain what the future holds but she never expected that direction to begin at her birthday star with a musician who has a difficult past.

Tate was living the life that others envied until it all came crashing down. Having the opportunity to perform at Scarlett’s birthday party was a new beginning but he never expected that it would be the stepping stone to reclaim all he had lost.

Scarlett and Tate have their own reasons to pretending to be a couple however the feelings between them are anything but. They are there for each other as they face their individual challenges, and the angst only shows that they belong together.

Je n'ai pas toujours aimé de la même façon les différents tomes de cette saga autour de la famille Lancaster et je pense que celui-ci fait partie de mon top 3 . J'ai vraiment apprécié ma lecture ... A votre tour !
En effet, j'ai vraiment apprécié ces deux personnages qui sortent un peu du lot par rapport à ceux dont on a déjà fait connaissance et l'intrigue ne s'est pas forcément déroulé comme je m'y attendais ...
On fait donc la connaissance de Scarlett , jeune héritière de la famille Lancaster qui n'a jamais vraiment brillé par elle-même et qui voudrait parfois qu'on la remarque pour elle et non pour son nom ou sa fortune... J'ai beaucoup aimé ce personnage qui a besoin de faire ses preuves, qu'elle puisse exister par elle même et qui pourtant même si elle se détache de sa famille va dépendre d'une autre personne. Elle est plus forte qu'elle ne l'imagine et va parvenir à faire face à des épreuves inédites la tête haute...
Tate quand à lui il a connu son heure de gloire dans un groupe de musique et à brulé la chandelle par les 2 bouts comme on dit ... ( des fois j'ai vraiment l'impression d'avoir 200 ans avec mes expressions :P). Revenu à un semblant d'anonymat et surtout sans aucun espoir de remonter sur scène un jour , il va cependant saisir l'occasion que lui procure une nouvelle notoriété acquise grâce aux réseaux sociaux et à un duo improbable...
Leur duo est plutôt charmant et on sent dès le départ que les choses iront plus loin qu'ils ne l'avaient espérer. L'autrice nous relate parfaitement les soucis d'une gloire dictée par les réseaux et l'absence d'intimité dont peut souffrir les personnes connues. L'intrigue est plutôt attendue mais parfaitement amenée et bien écrite . On ne s'ennuie jamais et on apprécie chaque page .
Le dénouement est comme je les aime

En bref :Un des meilleurs tomes selon moi de cette saga . Le duo Tate -Scarlett sort un peu des personnages habituels de ce genre et on les apprécie dès les premières pages. Le jeu dans lequel ils se retrouvent bien malgré eux va les rapprocher au-delà de ce qu'ils attendaient et pour notre plus grand plaisir. C'est léger, bien écrit, sensuel et romantique ... Foncez !

Scarlett is from a wealthy family. Her dad surprises her for her 18th birthday with a performance from her teenage crush Tate. Tate and his band were popular. But alcohol and drugs broke up the band. He’s spent the last couple of years working on himself and getting clean and sober. But he can’t refuse the offer that Scarlett’s dad gives him to perform at her birthday party. This is a slow burn, fake dating trope.

𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 by Monica Murphy had it 𝐀𝐋𝐋 — (light) angst, enemies-to-lovers vibes, fake dating, slow burn (and that’s just to name a few) — and I loved every 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 second of it! This story 𝐂𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐃 me from the very beginning and it gave me the 𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 case of 𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒎 𝒇𝒖𝒛𝒛𝒊𝒆𝒔 as inhaled all the words of this 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 love story! A 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 and 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 read that you won’t be able to put down.

Tate Ramsey, ex-boy band member of 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐩, books a gig singing at heiress, Scarlett Lancaster’s 18th birthday party. What he never expected was that it was going to be the gig of a 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 — one that would launch him back into stardom after an unexpected kiss with the birthday girl. There’s just one 𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒍𝒆𝒎 — the whole world thinks they’re in a relationship. If he can’t convince her to go along with this 𝒇𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 facade — then there’s 𝐍𝐎 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 that his career will take off again…

Can they convince the world that they’re in 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 or will their 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 be exposed? 𝐀𝐍𝐃 — what happens when their 𝒇𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑, soon 𝒃𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒔 into something 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 when 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒍𝒚… Will they make it or will they end in 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌? You’ll just have to read 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐲 to find out (and trust me you’re going to 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 it)!

Although this story is 𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 part of the 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞, it’s 𝒐𝒏𝒆-𝒐𝒇-𝒂-𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒅 and in a completely different 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 then the 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩 series. Whether you are a fan of the 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 or a new Monica Murphy reader — you’ll love this 𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒆 and 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒆𝒅 storyline. I couldn’t help but imagine how 𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒕 it would be to fall for the ex-boy band member that used to hang the walls of my bedroom growing up 😍.

The cover of this book was gorgeous and drew me to it. This was a a cute YA romance, but I couldn't connect. It was just ok. There was nothing memorable about the story, the characters or the plot to me. It was advertised as erotica, yet there was barely any spice. The characters were well-developed, especially Tate, but it was difficult to connect to connect to them.

Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for an ARC in exchange for my honest and voluntary review.

I have to admit, at first I didn’t feel any chemistry between Scarlett and Tate. And Scarlett’s wide-eyed, naive view of the world was off-putting. Obvious statements being met with “what do you mean?” just had me rolling my eyes.
But, I forged on, hoping these characters would find some common ground and maybe I’d see that spark. It didn’t come until later in the book, after many wishy-washy moments (mostly Scarlett’s).
I then found myself more interested and rooting for their fake relationship to turn into young love.
I was on the fence between 3 and 4 stars so I gave it 4. The last half of the book was much more scintillating than the first half.

Lonely For You Only is a sweet rockstar, fake relationship story that I loved reading. This author is one of my favorites when it comes to sweet, emotional romance reads. The writing is always excellent and each book is a must read. I loved this couple and their journey to true love. Read this!

Great book, love the fake dating trope. It was my first book writing by this author and I really enjoyed it.
I would recommend it.

En bref, j'ai adoré suivre l'évolution de la relation entre Tate et Scarlett, ils sont tous les deux touchants et attachants et on ne peut que dévorer les pages pour savoir comment leur fausse relation va évoluer et par quels moments ils vont passer. J'ai aimé les voir défendre leurs idées et leurs idéaux, les voir se battre pour ce qui compte et les voir tomber amoureux. Ils ne nous laissent pas souffler une seule seconde, on s'attend assez facilement à ce qui leur tombe dessus mais ils vont traverser cette épreuve haut la main, en nous faisant vibrer avec eux. Une belle romance avec deux personnages que j'ai adoré découvrir !!

Tate is trying to reconcile his image as a singer and Scarlett is part of the elite Lancaster family. When her father hires him to perform at her birthday party, things become interesting for the two. They get caught in a compromising situation and it sparks an idea for Tate. The two start fake dating to help heal his image and things become jaded when lines get crossed.

I love Monica Murphy but this book was very YA for me. I couldn’t find anything relatable with the characters.

✨ 𝑵𝒆𝒕𝑮𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 ✨

𝑳𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒃𝒚 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒉𝒚
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫

𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆:
🎶 enemies to lovers
🩷 fake dating
🎶 bad boy/good girl
🩷 ex boy band member
🎶 rich heiress
🩷 forced proximity
🎶 coming of age/new adult
🩷 open door romance
🎶 dual POV

Tate Ramsey, a former member of the boy band Five Car Pileup, was hired by Scarlett Lancaster’s father to perform at her elaborate 18th birthday party. Tate has a troubled past but is now on the straight and narrow and when Scarlett & Tate are caught having an argument at the party, Tate doesn’t want to ruin his reformed reputation, and kisses Scarlett. From there, Tate’s life begins to transform in a positive way. His performance at Scarlett’s party along with being caught kissing Scarlett Lancaster starts opening up doors for him in the music industry and Scarlett is along for the ride.

Throughout this book there are moments of growth, self-discovery, new beginnings, and transformation portrayed that kept me intrigued! It was a little hard to relate to since I’m not rich nor am I famous, but I thought it was an enjoyable angsty, slow burn read with younger characters!

Lonely For You Only by Monica Murphy was a great romance story!
My first time reading anything by Murphy and now I’m making it my mission to read her backlists.
Monica Murphy created some great characters here.
Scarlett and Tate were relatable and everything they go through was just very realistic.
Lonely For You Only was everything I could possibly want in a NA romance. It was sweet, swoony, and perfect! Tate and Scarlett were absolutely adorable together.
Such a fun fake dating romance.

Thank You NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!

I could not stand the female main character right from the start. I felt like she was way too immature for my liking. The tropes in this one were RIGHT up my alley....but they way that it all came together was very meh. There were a lot of moments throughout that gave me the ick. Maybe if Scarlett was older it would be have been more enjoyable for me?