I like this author and was excited about reading another of her books, but this hasn't really been it for me as I really didn't like the all-wedding planner event festival.

This was a very sweet toaster oven romance with a lovely backdrop (small town Australian marriage equality celebration). Twin swaps are always fun, and this was no exception. A bit of a slow burn, but there was a nice sprinkling of spice after things heated up. Abbie and Tarryn were both likable and had a good chemistry. Will and Garrett definitely stole any scenes they were in, and I loved the alpacas—wish we’d gotten a little more of them.

I received an advanced copy from the publisher and am voluntarily leaving this review.

It took me longer than normal to finish this book. It wasn't bad, I didn't dislike it. The writing was good and I enjoyed the characters. It just all felt a little slow for me. I would still recommend this book to others that want a cutesy romance.

Overall, I liked the book. It was slow paced in the beginning but picked up at the end. Allie is doing a twin swap to help out her sister who was in an accident. Allie doesn't want Sophie to lose everything because she is laid up. I get the reasoning but never really believed it would work. Allie is an accountant and Sophie is an event planner. I guess with Sophie on speed dial they thought it would work out. I had some trouble with Allie getting to be friends with the townspeople and not confessing the charade. I think they could have just told the truth from the beginning but then there would have not been a story. I really like the authors other books even though this one was not as much fun for me. Still a good book and great characters. Worth the time to read.

I received a free copy for an unbiased review.

I am a fan of Cheyenne Blue and have enjoyed her other books that I’ve read but this just missed the mark for me. It’s hard to put my finger on what it was but the story just wasn’t compelling I suppose.

I was also underwhelmed with the chemistry between Allie/Sophie and Tarryn and the first time they got together was just meh. Because of that I didn’t finish the book.

I Do by Cheyenne Blue is a love story you are definitely going to want to read. Not only is this a charming lesbian romance, but it has some tropes that I don’t see that often, including the identical twins swapping places and a toaster oven romance.

In this story, accountant Allie Lane ends up taking her injured sister’s place planning a rural gay wedding festival in the small town of Quandong in Australia. Allie also has to pretend to be a lesbian even though she has always identified as straight.

Her assistant in the small town is Tarryn Harris. She is roped into this job even though she hates the idea of weddings in general. The thought of herself in a wedding sends her into a panic…literally. She much prefers to have brief flings with women she meets as they pass through the area. When the town votes to have Tarryn and Allie be the pretend brides at the festival’s fake wedding, things really heat up for both “brides”.

This is a beautiful tale, with an Australian small town setting, true to life characters, and a love story that will melt your heart. I especially loved some of the secondary characters. One is so realistic, she reminds me of a person who lives just down the street from me.
This is the perfect book to read on a relaxing weekend, vacation, or really any time you want a good romantic read.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and Ylva Publishing for an honest review.

I Do is a light hearted and enjoyable romcom that left me smiling when I finished reading. One of the things that I’ve come to appreciate in Blue’s writing is that she makes her characters realistic. Their flaws aren’t always lovable, but they are outweighed by their positive attributes. After all, a reader can’t really get invested in a character they don’t like. Blue can also take a trope – identity swapping identical twins in the case of I Do – and present a novel that feels original and not clichéd.

I really enjoyed this story about Allie and Taryn, and the fact that it feels so Australian was the cherry on the (wedding) cake for me. I’ve observed that we often believe our own jobs to be so mundane that anyone can do them (unless you’re a specialist like a plumber or doctor). So it’s quite believable that Sophie is adamant that her accountant twin sister can convince her clients she is her events planner self. And with Sophie readily available on the phone for backup, what could go wrong? Sure, Sophie may be queer which got her this event planning gig for a Pride Wedding Festival, but Allie is an ally so no problem there, right?

Obviously, the reader is prepared for it all to go sideways, so the surprises can only come from how that happens. Blue creates a bunch of quirky secondary characters who are at once universally relatable but also identifiably Australian. Taryn is the other protagonist who proves to Ally that she’s not as straight as she thought she was. Taryn might be a grumpy, cynical anti-marriage lesbian, but she’s also a warm-hearted, hard worker in need of extra cash so she can pursue her metal art career. Which is how she finds herself working as Sophie’s (or Allie’s) assistant.

Sometimes in life, all I want is some romantic escapism. I Do filled that need nicely.

As children Allie and Sophie Lane shared many things since their parents parted and moved on leaving the twins to practically raise themselves. Allie became an accountant, while Sophie became an event planner. While Tarryn has just got a job planning a ‘Wedding Festival’ featuring the growing business of LGBQT+ weddings.
Now she’s had an accident and needs her sister Allie to take over for her. Since Allie is jobless she accepts the challenge, goes to Quandong and even though she knows nothing about planning events of any kind. But her sister assures her it will be easy because she has so many residents of Quandong who will be able to help her.
While everyone seems to be willing to help her Tarryn Harris, local artist, doesn’t seem to be all that willing to help Allie.Tarryn has her own work to do and the ideas of wedding’s in general aren’t her thing at all.
Ms Blue has been kind enough to write another book set in her beloved Australia. Always an interesting fast paced read along with the main characters and supporting cast that make for a very entertaining read.
ARC via NetGalley/YLVA Publishing

Thank you to Ylva Publishing and netgalley for e-arc for an honest review. I DO was such a cute story. I loved the story.

Well it's definitely politically correct in regards to the current climate. It has a little bit of everything, or rather everyone or every type I guess.

When it comes to the story. Allie's twin sister is very badly hurt, but has a job as an event planner coming up. So she asks Allie to pretend to be her. The problem, Allie isn't an event planner, or a lesbian for that matter.

Tarryn will never get married, period, but, being Aliie's assistant for the festival event will pay well. They slowly fall in love, but, of course, there is a big problem, since she isn't who she says she is.

Once I got into the story it was a pretty fun read, and the whole, 'when will the truth drop' was done well too. Some interesting tension.

I’ve loved Cheyenne Blue’s writing since discovering her erotica, compiled in three glorious collections of Blue Woman Stories. And while her full-length novels have been on my radar for a while, owing to the constantly expanding nature of my TBR pile, I’m only getting to them now. I Do is the first of Blue’s romances that I’ve read – and it certainly won’t be the last. Her writing is full of the heart, heat, and humour I’ve come to associate with Ylva. There’s no denying this book’s charm. It has alpacas – and an unusual premise:

Allie’s sister nearly lost her leg in an accident, and now – with a long road to recovery – she’s at risk of losing her event planning business and house. But lucky for Sophie she’s an identical twin, and Allie’s willing to swap places for her biggest job yet: Quandong’s same-sex wedding festival.

But Allie’s an accountant with no previous experience in this field. Worse, Sophie got the job in part because she’s an out and proud lesbian – whereas Allie identifies as straight. Though when she swaps Sydney for the Outback, Allie finds that few of her previous rules and expectations apply. She’s irresistibly drawn to her assistant, a handsome butch who knows her way around power tools.

Tarryn’s a metal artist, welder, and whatever else pays the bills – which is how, despite her fierce opposition to heteronormative tradition, she ends up assisting the event planner for Gay Bells. Ordinarily Tarryn sticks to casual flings with tourists. But when she and ‘Sophie’ are thrown together in the festival’s fake wedding contest, it’s impossible not to get caught up in the romance.

For me, Cheyenne Blue is and always will be the gold standard of erotica. Her short stories combine sensuality with the uncanny to great effect, and are charged with a tension all the more delicious for its power to unsettle. I Do feels safer and cosier than her smut, which makes sense given the genre conventions of romance. However, knowing Blue is capable of writing sexual tension that makes the hairs on the backs of my arms stand up made it all the clearer: something’s missing in the dynamic between Allie and Tarryn.

I was a third of the way into the book before their attraction began to feel real. And even then, it didn’t sweep me away. I Do is slow to start on the romance front. That being said, once Allie and Tarryn start spending more time together on the page, it’s a compelling story. The layers of conflict are fascinating. Their relationship is built on a colossal lie, after all. Allie isn’t Sophie. And though her motives for taking on her twin’s identity couldn’t be purer, she’s still lying to people offering friendship… and more.

Also, I Do doesn’t have a clear-cut antagonist. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. This book fully succeeds as an uplifting, low-angst romance. But there are two strands of possibility here – Phyll, and the spectre of homophobic hate groups – dangled in the novel’s first half, then never fully explored. Part of me wonders if Blue scrapped a subplot somewhere along the way, because Phyll goes from teetering on the edge of homophobia with her rigid love of tradition to an active ally bringing two women together. All with no explanation for this character development.

I Do is intensely readable. It’s funny, light-hearted, and tightly paced. Blue’s experience as a writer can be felt in the smoothness of her prose. I can’t overstate the skill that goes into crafting which feels effortless to read. That said, bits of the novel fell short of my expectations.

I Do’s chapters are unevenly weighted in POV. We get much more of Allie’s perspective than Tarryn’s. I understand the logic behind this decision: Allie is the character with the bigger growth arc. But it leaves the novel feeling unbalanced. Most dual POV romances aim towards a 50/50 split between protagonists. And if there is a pattern to how these chapters are divided, at times changing POV mid-chapter, I never caught the rhythm of it. That choppiness took me out of the story from time to time.

There’s only one other part of I Do that I strongly disliked. Which is Tarryn’s dismissal of “handicrafts” as “a bit old-fashioned.” Their inclusion in the Gay Bells Festival is suggested by Phyll, a reactionary and conservative-leaning character – and from there on crafting gets tarred by the same brush. Tarryn is horrified by the idea that her “metal sculptures could be considered handicrafts”, insulted that her work might be seen on a par with knitted goods, crochet, or handmade cards.

This is just plain snobbery. One we crafters are well used to: the assumption that a conventionally feminine form of creativity associated primarily with older women must be trivial. But people of all ages and gender presentations craft – and older women deserve respect as masters of these artforms. Conversely, metalwork has prestige because it’s a traditionally masculine craft – and when men are doing the work, people actively value the skill going into it.

This lazy bias doesn’t seem consistent with Tarryn’s character. She stands up to Phyll’s respectability politics, pushes back when Allie assumes a young and skinny couple will become the festival’s face, and doesn’t go along with ideas just because they’re conventional. Realistically, that’s not someone who jumps to conclusions fuelled by ageist misogyny.

Still, I really loved other aspects of the story. Particularly the vivid Australian setting and the slice of rural LGBT life Blue shares with her readers. She doesn’t play it safe with her cast of characters, showcasing members of the community who are rarely represented. Sistergirls, Brotherboys, plus-sized gay men, lesbians with (gasp!) grey hair… I Do feels so much more real, closer to an authentic reflection of LGBT people, than any of the all-white or colourblind worlds many Caucasian authors feel compelled to write about.

Given the erasure of Aboriginal people from mainstream narratives about Australian – the unfortunate legacy of cultural genocide – it’s heartening to read a book where Bundjalung people play an active role in shaping a town’s heritage. Though Kirra is so much more than a teachable moment – she’s a vital part of the story and community, who happens to steal every scene.

I Do is a quirky story packed full of personality. There are dazzling moments of sensuality. And themes both recognisable and emotionally engaging, such as the debate about whether same-sex marriage is ultimately revolutionary or oppressive for our community. Though I had some issues with this novel, I’m very glad to have read it. If you’re into sapphic romance or upbeat stories, you should too.

Copy received from publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair review

Twin swap is always a trope that I appreciate : pretending your are someone your are not, the guilt when you get close to someone, the fear to say the wrong thing. It's a guarantee that a lot of things will happen and some tension. It was the case here. And Blue didn't pick the easy path here, with make the fake twin straight, adding some inner questioning. The book has fast pace you read it really easily and smoothly. You can almost feel the good atmosphere of the festival.
I felt the attraction between Allie and Tarryn, but sadly I didn't feel their connection. I couldn't see why they fell for each other. It's like they wake up having feelings for one another. And I also had trouble really finding Tarryn endearing, she is a hard worker, she stand for what she believes in, but I like when characters have a touch of vulnerability that I couldn't find in her.
For these reasons, I didn't really connect to the book but I think it's an enjoyable low angst light read.

Who doesn’t love a good twin swapping love story because I sure did! I am not Australian, but this book was such a great snapshot of the culture and people. Allie and Tarryn are such a great couple who balance each to her out and I really enjoyed their relationship and how it developed. I was waiting for something to happen to cause a problem but it never happened which was so nice!

Twin sisters swap places due to a series of unfortunate events and under an assumed identity, Allie Lane is playing the part of her sister Sophie, an event planner. From the start Sophie (who is secretly Allie) is butting heads with her assigned assistant, Tarryn Harris, while planning a large scale LGBTQ+ Festival. Complicating everything is Allie, who is supposed to be straight, while her twin sister is not, becomes muddled as she and her assistant become more and more attracted to each other.

So we have our assumed identity, forced proximity, grumpy-cheerful pairing, opposites attract, and a fake couple trope.

What I really enjoyed about this book was getting to know the characters. Tarryn is rough around the edges but as she reveals more of herself, she is fiercely loyal and passionate and just when I was liking her as she was, she starts to soften under the influence of Allie and the festival around her. Allie, at first seems like such a mess, but it all is revealed - her back story - what she has been through and as the story develops, she grows to be more confident and in touch with herself. She starts to develop and edge that she really needs.

What attracted me to the book was that it was going to culminate in a small town festival in Australia. I was not disappointed. The details behind the planning for this big event, the details of the event itself - it lead to a really joyful and celebratory tone for the story. The fact that it was set in Australia…well I did not know how much I did not know. I was looking up all kinds of terms, fruits, veg…like zucchini slices and I never would have guessed chooks were hens.

I really enjoyed the book, through and through. If you are into sapphic romances or romances in general - do pick this one up - I definitely recommend it. It is a sweet, joyful story with plenty of pointed and funny moments.

I would like to thank Net Galley and Ylva Publishing for the opportunity to review this ARC. This review copy was provided to me at no charge; my review of it is my voluntary offering and is my honest feedback

This is a story about Allie Lane who has an identical twin sister Sophie. Sophie has a catering business and has secured a very good contract to promote a gay wedding festival in Quandong Australia. Sophie was in a car accident and is seriously injured and begs Allie to take on the contract in her place. Allie agrees to do it because she’s been recently fired from her job and she wants to help out her sister.

Tarryn Harris lives in Quandong as a sculptor and does odd jobs to make ends meet. Tarryn is assigned as Allies assistant.

This was a very fun book with quirky side characters that Blue writes so well. There is a faux wedding that was also very entertaining. I enjoyed this book and fans of Cheyenne Blue will too.

ARC received from Ylva Publishing trough Net Galley for an honest and voluntary review.

Another hit from Cheyenne Blue.

Ive been loving twin-swap plot for a long time. But with this book, the experiendce is even better with the festive Gay Bell! Ding-dong!


Recently jobless Allie has to cover for her sister Sophie who was injured from an accident. Being an accountant, Allie doesnt want to take the risk but the love and empathy for sissy leaves her no other choices but flying to Quandong to do the job.


In Quandong, an assistant was hired to help her to organise. Tarryn, a capable busy woman, takes the job just for salary despite her inner disagreement to the fake wedding ceremony like this.


To my surprise, even though having zero experience with organzing events, Allie still manages to do everything like a pro. What a funny first meet that Allie pouring everything in this festival (even though its her fake job), in contrast to Tarryn who is reluctant to take part in this event. They clash with ideas, but still move on to collab well.


The more i read, the more i love this small town and adorable community.

If you need a fun read & festive feeling, come check this amazing book!


ARC received from Ylva Publishing through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I Do is a quirky and fun romance complete with a fake wedding and twin swap.

Allie's twin sister gets into a horrible accident, and she gets roped into pretending to be her to save her business and pull off a gay wedding festival in a small Australian town. Tarryn, the assistant the town hires to help her is a slightly grouchy, wedding-hating welder with two alpacas (because why not!). The problem is 1) Allie is not a lesbian and 2) she is not an event planner. The story focuses on Allie trying to pretend to be both, and since this is a romance, I'm not giving any spoilers away when I say she realizes she isn't as straight as she thought as she works with Tarryn to bring the festival to life.

Like with other Cheyenne Blue books, this one really brings the Australian culture out. Some authors try to standardize their writing for a broader crowd, but I love reading and learning about other countries (I am in the U.S,). Specifically in this book it led me to read more about the Brotherboys and Sistergirls, people who are members of the aboriginal trans community. It was an interesting part of the story.

My one negative about the book was that I did find myself waiting for that shoe to drop. As Allie and Tarryn's relationship develops, you knew the inevitable truth reveal was coming and it did detract a little from fully enjoying the book. Most books have that 'breakup moment' but for some reason, and maybe because it was both around who she was (not Sophie the event planner) and what she was (not a lesbian) that I feared the worst.

Aside from that, it was a great read. The supporting characters were interesting and funny, the romance was sweet and I loved the small peak into Australian life that it offered.

Lovely and lots of fun!

Allie ends up covering for her injured twin sister, Sophie by pretending to be her during planning for a wedding festival for gay people. While there, Tarryn, who has been tasked with assisting Sophie isn’t a fan of weddings so when the idea to have a fake couple get married at the event, but neither Allie nor Tarryn think they’ll be chosen as the perfect couple.

A really fun story with quirks that kept it exciting. I kept waiting for the moment, because I knew it would come, where Tarryn and everyone responsible for the event discovered Sophie wasn’t herself and was actually Allie. The whole time Allie was on edge, worrying about being found out because not only was she pretending to be Sophie but she thought she was straight. When she started for form a connection with Tarryn and they were getting along, suddenly she was discovering so much about herself that staying in character as Sophie may have seemed easier but you just know it’s torturing Allie.

I loved Tarryn. She totally made the story with her grumpiness towards all things weddings. But she was a dark horse and secretly, even though she’d never admit it, she was enjoying meeting Allie and discovering the wonders of a relationship and weddings. What really made the story was the drama surrounding the situation. Firstly, you just knew the town were conspiring to vote them as the fake couple, and that could go horribly wrong. Then, there was no predicting what might happen for Sophie, Allie, and Tarryn once the truth came out, now that they’d grown close and the festival, including fake wedding had been such a success.

A lovely story, with everything needed for a good fake romance!

I love reading stories set in other countries. Who wouldn't want to escape Missouri and visit Australia? One of the big draws in reading a Cheyenne Blue book is the vibrant view she gives of her homeland and the charming characters she always creates.
I Do is a thoroughly entertaining read, low in angst, featuring Allie, who impersonates her twin sister, Sophie, who gets injured and is unable to help coordinate a gay wedding festival. Tarryn, loathes weddings but finds herself assisting "Sophie" with the festival.
I have come to expect fun and quirky books from Cheyenne Blue and she doesn't disappoint with this one. What's not to love about a book with a twin swap, alpacas and gay weddings!

An ARC was received from Ylva Publishing via NetGalley for an honest review.

This is a cute twin swap, fake wedding novel that includes two adorable alpacas. The description interested me as I was intrigued to see how the twin swap would pan out and enjoyed the way it was done. There wasn’t too much angst but just enough for the storyline. All of the supporting characters were also great and added to the story.