4.5 ⭐️
What a wonderful and funny romance with many charming characters (including the two adorable Alpacas Alli and Elli), and as always, Cheyenne Blue wrapped everything up in a joyful and entertaining story. Sophie is bedridden due to an accident she didn't cause and can't do the biggest job of her event company herself. I mean, what could possibly go wrong when lesbian Sophie persuades her supposedly straight twin sister Allie to coordinate the Gay Bells Wedding Festival in Quandong in the Byron Bay backcountry for her? Allie, who recently lost her accountant job, has no idea about event organization, and the last time she checked she was still straight, but she'd do anything for her sister.

Tarryn can't get on board with all the wedding hoopla her beloved Quandong has fallen for. She would love to just create her metal artwork and take care of her alpacas. But her aunt Phyll has ordered her to work as Allie's assistant - the only advantage of that is that at least she's getting paid for her agony of soul.

I love Cheyenne Blue's wonderfully colorful and entertaining stories, mostly set in rural towns in Australia. POV is alternately of Tarryn and Allie. Both are endearing and despite opposing views, they fit together better than they themselves think. But despite all the fun, the story also touches on more serious issues, such as the difficulties for a business owner of not being able to work for a long time after an accident. Or Allie's remorse for pretending to be someone she is not to the festival organizers, and more.

Diversity is written large and so we meet a motley crew of people of all kinds, skin color, and sexual identity. With the fact that the romantic, fake-gay (or not so fake?) Allie meets the wedding hater Tarryn, good entertainment, funny situations, and spicy scenes are pre-programmed - and who knows what a fake wedding kiss, which of course you have to practice, can have for effects. But of course, not everything goes as smoothly as they want to.

Recommended, a story that made me smile a lot.
ARC received from Ylva Publishing through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

After a serious injury, Sophie implores her identical twin sister Allie to pretend to be her and work on an event is a smallish town. The kicker is it’s an LGBTQ+ event and while Sophie is queer, Allie is straight. Although she has reservations, Allie agrees to the plan.

This book has some interesting and intriguing characters in the town of Quandong. Tarryn, an artist, was roped in to assist Sophie and the locals planning the event. Phyll, Tarryn’s aunt is running the committee planning the event. She likes traditional garb and customs, while the other committee members have other ideas. It was amusing to read how they worked around her.

I liked the premise of the story – the identity switch, the Pride wedding parade/event in a small town, and the budding romance. I also liked the two main characters. They’re nothing alike so I knew I could expect some clashes. It wasn’t my favorite book by Cheyenne Blue, but it kept my attention and I was rooting for the Tarryn and Allie.

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🏳️‍🌈🦙👰‍♀️👩‍🏭📋

This twin swap, opposite attracts, fake wedding romcom is set in a small country town, Quandong, Australia. Allie is sent by her twin sister Sophie in her stead to help plan the town's first-ever pride parade event, which also is host to a fake wedding to help make it the gay wedding capital of Australia. Allie, wanting to help her sister after an accident leaves her incapacitated does just this, and pretends to be Sophie the event planner, even though she is just an account. She also needs to pretend that she's a lesbian because the town of Quandong hired a lesbian planner to help with their pride parade and gay wedding, not a straight ally, which Allie definitely is.

Allie is forced to work with an anti-marriage assistant, Tarryn, a metal worker with two alpacas on her farm, who is only doing the assistant work to get more money. They are opposites of each other, but opposites attract and everyone can see it. They end up becoming the couple to get fake married. But there is nothing fake about their attraction to each other.

This book is filled with queer characters and small-town humor. It is a quick read, with laughable moments and spicy dialogue. Cheyenne Blue is a new author to me, but definitely won't be one of my last. I loved the rep, and the characters and I especially loved how everyone wanted our two main characters to be happy.

Thanks to Netgalley and Ylva Publishing for a copy of the ebook. This review is left voluntarily.

Overall I really enjoyed the story and the characters. There were a couple of parts that just felt a bit awkward or clunky and kept me from giving it 5 stars, mainly Allie saying they should include the hate group float especially considering that that conversation took place after they had left out a company for being openly anti LGBTQIA’s on their brochure, and even as an “ally” I feel like she would have been aware of hate groups and would not have ever said to give them a chance it just felt weird and unnecessary.

Overall I thought the relationship was cute and I really like the cast of characters, o honestly would have enjoyed the book being a little longer and getting more from the side characters. 4 stars

I Do by Cheyenne Blue is a truly unique and delightful lesbian romance that quickly became one of my favorites in the genre. The story's inventive premise of a twin-swap gone queer, combined with the picturesque Australian setting, instantly captured my attention.

What stood out to me the most was the diverse cast of queer characters who added depth and authenticity to the narrative. Allie and Tarryn's journey was not only about discovering love, but also about embracing their true selves in a small town preparing for a gay wedding festival. This celebration of diverse identities resonated strongly with me and added an extra layer of depth to the story.

Cheyenne Blue's writing effortlessly balances humor, romance, and introspection, making the characters' emotional growth feel genuine and relatable. The chemistry between Allie and Tarryn was beautifully portrayed, keeping me engaged and rooting for their relationship.

In "I Do," Cheyenne Blue crafts a tale that goes beyond the conventional romance narrative, exploring themes of authenticity and self-discovery. If you're seeking an exceptional lesbian romance with a fresh premise and a cast of wonderfully diverse characters, "I Do" is an absolute must-read.

Quandong is a cool place to hang out and maybe stay a while
This is low angst high humor and fluff all wrapped into one book. The kind of story where you're fairly sure how it's all going to end but the journey to get there and its potholes and roadblocks are not always predictable but still fun to read. The Aussie slang adds flavor to the story and the unusual animals are a welcome change from the usual cats and dogs in wlw fiction although maybe a bit less cuddly. It's good reading for the beach or indoors with your favorite bevvie. The town where the story is set (Quandong) is one that'd be fun to hang out in and stay a while especially in the AirBnB where main character Allie stays.
A few secondary characters felt like they were there for convenience to the plot at times but the relationships between characters make for feel good reading. There is plenty of diversity in the cast of characters and the town's wedding festival events and offerings. The ending felt a bit abrupt for a book (less so for a movie that flows from the final word to rolling credits) but the story overall is entertaining and breezy. If you've read The Number 94 Project and loved Gaylord Street's queer community feel there, you'll likely feel similar with the locals in Quandong in I Do.

This delightful twin swap toaster oven story is a very fun read and extremely well-paced. Sophie has a nascent event planning business and her first booked event is a gay wedding festival in Quandong. She winds up being gravely injured in an accident and convinces her twin Allie to pretend to be her so she doesn’t lose the contract. Allie has found herself in the unenviable position of having lost her job at an accounting firm through no fault of her own and decides to help her twin.

Allie spends the rest of the book in Quandong trying her best to be a competent event coordinator. She gets help in the form of an assistant named Tarryn. They immediately clash and have to figure out how to work together. To make matters worse, they wind up winning the popular vote to get fake married at the end of the festival. As they spend more time together, Allie realizes she might not be as straight as she thought she was and she definitely has feelings for anti-marriage Tarryn.

The set up for this book is excellent - you can see Allie’s thought process as she makes the choice to help Sophie and she’s clearly a competent enough individual to pull it off. Tarryn is also a well drawn out character and her competence along with her general disinterest in the business of marriage is interesting, and certainly representative of some in the community. The additional side characters of Phyll, Will, Garrett, and Leila were all great additions and added to the story. Blue writes great characters and that is evident in this book. Overall I really enjoyed it and recommend it.

I received an ARC from Ylva Publishing via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review. All opinions are my own.

Recently laid off accountant Allie Lane would do anything for her identical twin sister Sophie, and when Sophie is injured badly in an accident, Allie steps in to help her save her event planning business. Allie has no experience with event planning, but she steps in to do her best, with Sophie just a phone call away.

The event in question is a gay Pride festival with a parade and a fake wedding at the end of the event, and while Sophie is lesbian, Allie identifies as the straight twin. Once on location, Allie meets Tarryn, her assistant planner.

Twin swap. Fake wedding. LOTS of looks between Allie and Tarryn, with Allie reticent to get involved because 1) she's "straight" and 2) she is pretending to be Sophie. I loved the slow build sexual tension between these two, the one-step-forward and two-steps-back vibe, and Allie's internal debate about putting her sister's business first or her own happiness.

This book was chef's-kiss for me. I loved the whole atmosphere in the little town of Quandong, the festival and parade. This was a fun romp for me! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the advanced digital reader's copy (ARC) in exchange for an honest review!

The stand in twin and the reluctance assistant!
A lovely low angst book with great characters, laugh out loud lines all mixed into a great story of love in its many forms and guises - romantic, family, friends etc.
This book takes you on a journey leading to a new awareness of self for the MC’s and how they decide to be honest with each other - not without its ups and downs but it wouldn’t have kept my attention if it had been plain sailing!

A sweet and spicy read about two women who fake a wedding and fall for each other in the process.

Allie has stood in for her twin sister before. But after Sophie gets so injured that she can't walk without rehab, she begs Allie to stand in for her as the event planner for an Australian town's new gay wedding festival. Tarryn is not a fan of marriage, but she's the assistant to the event planner for the festival. When Allie (as Sophie) and Tarryn are selected as the fake brides, maybe they'll do something about the obvious attraction between them.

I loved that Allie goes through her queer awakening like she did. Tarryn and her friends were so well written, each with their own lives off page. Also loved Tarryn's alpacas. This was such a fun read!

A badly injured event planner cannot complete her duties for a festival aimed at bring tourists to a small town. She recruits her twin sister to stand in for her. One sister is lesbian the other "straight". We meet Allie the replacement and in turn her festival assistant Tarryn. The lead characters are set. Some eye flirting, yes and no, straight or bi, marriage phobia and more.
For the first time I was stumped when reading one of Blue's books - I couldn't fully get into the storyline, characters and plot. Just my humble opinion, however, I'm sure other readers will find this book enjoyable.

I have read quite a few of Cheyenne Blue’s novels. Out of all of them, I’ve enjoyed reading I Do the most. It has a good mix of humor and angst (very little angst). The MCs were strong in their own ways. The people of Quandong actually raise the bar on this book; they are fun, quirky, supportive and know how to throw down a party. The cherry on top is seeing someone redeem themselves in a classy way..

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

"I Do" is a charming, lighthearted sapphic romance. The main characters are an unlikely match - Allie, who is pretending to be her lesbian twin sister and Tarryn, a wedding hater.

I read this book in two sittings, because (1) it's a quick, pretty fast paced read and (2) I was absolutely absorbed by it. It's diverse (representation: gay, lesbian, trans, queer, POC, Muslim). The relationship between Allie and Tarryn is cute and realistic.

If you want a light, cute romance this is the book for you.

A light hearted, fast paced romance set in a small town in Australia. Twins Allie and Sophie switch places due to Sophie’s injuries and so her sister goes to Quandong to organise their gay wedding festival. This one fell a little flat for me, didn’t manage to get invested in the romance but I found Allie organising the festival being the main focus point.

Free ARC via NetGalley.

"I Do" is Cheyenne Blue's latest work that features a nice blend of a twin swap, a fake Sapphic wedding, a vibrant Pride festival, and two adorable alpacas (one of which has got a "charming" attitude 🤭). It's a delightful book that successfully took me out of my reading slump!

Anyway, the bond shared between Allie and her twin, Sophie, easily resonates with me, consequently giving credibility to Allie's reasoning to pose as her sibling. I also found the narrative's strength in the gradual yet essential development of the romantic attraction between Allie and Tarryn. Though I found the pacing a tad slow, I thought it allows for a satisfying chemistry buildup, accentuated by the clash of their contrasting personalities.

Moreover, another interesting element in the story is the anticipation surrounding the impending revelation of Allie's true identity; it's a bit of a suspense that really kept me engrossed well into the night. And while I thought the resolution was somewhat sudden for my taste, the Epilogue did make up for it!

Blue's undeniable knack for crafting romantic narratives set in small towns shines brightly here, and the depiction of camaraderie within a charming queer community is also genuinely endearing. The supporting cast definitely adds a layer of depth and entertainment to the narrative.

All in all, "I Do" gave me an immensely enjoyable reading experience; I highly recommend a read!

***𝘚𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘠𝘭𝘷𝘢 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘙𝘊 𝘪𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸.***

As an avid romance reader, it’s hard to find sapphic stories, and it’s even harder to find female bi awakenings. I thoroughly enjoyed the way the author approved this. The story itself was fun and lighthearted, taking place over essentially only a couple of weeks. We follow two FMC’s as they work together to throw a gay wedding festival, and see them slowly grown from strangers to friends to lovers.

While I enjoyed the plot, the character development fell a little short for me. The book itself is less than 300 pages, so it goes very quickly, but I found myself only half caring about the characters’ love story, instead of fully rooting them on as I normally would. Additionally, the stylistic choice to write in third person while essentially switching POVs between the two characters was confusing, especially as one character was referred to hey both her fake and her real name, depending on who’s thoughts they were.

Overall I’m happy I read this story, and enjoyed it for a lighthearted F/F romance!

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this funny book

allie lane would do anything for her twin sister sophie and if that meant pretending to be her and for a while taking on the role of event planner then that is what she is going to do....

tarryn harris does not like wedding....(i know the feeling) but she is on the committee and has been roped into helping sophie aka allie

but what neither of them realised that destiny had other ideas

i found this book really funny and couldnt wait to see if allie could pull off being sophie and making the event successful and along the way with all the other bumps and bruises along the way...

this author certainly has a way with writing that you can identify with a character as if you know them and how you are drawn to all the other people as well... but there is always that one person you feel like cheering on...

will be keeping an eye out for more of this authors books

Fake wedding meets real love
Cheyenne Blue has all the right ingredients stirred together for a feel-good romance: A cozy rural setting with good people and good food around, meddling well-meaning friends and found family, a rainbow wedding event (Gay Bells - yeah!) which in itself is all about feeling good, a fake wedding between a marriage-hating lesbian and a fake-lesbian and despite all of the faking there is no avoiding love when Amor’s arrows hit the mark.
BTW I loved the Australian setting and esp. the setting in the hinterland of Byron Bay - I have a soft spot for this wonderful area ever since I had the chance to visit.
The writing is good and despite all the light-heartedness Blue sprinkles some serious themes into her story: Allie‘s guilt of impersonating her sister and faking being queer (until it isn‘t faking anymore), her sister struggling with recovering after an accident, tax fraud and its impact on those outside the old boys network, the wounded heart of Tarryn.
The romance was a good read with great kissing and a satisfying end. The set-up had more potential though and the author has shown that she is capable to work a story-arc and pull our heart-strings even more.

Thanks for the ARC via netgalley. The review is left voluntarily.

The plot, identical twin stand in, sounds fun and lighthearted and exactly what I am in the mood for. From the first it delivers, which if I’m honest, this writer usually does!
One of the differences with this book is it is set in Australia, and I love that you get the flavour of it being a different place from either nondescript USA or nondescript U.K. it’s done through subtle things, use of words in speech like gurgles for drain or breakfast items like Vegemite on toast.
There was no real tension in the romance plot, apart from one main pretending to be her sister. I couldn't really see a barrier to the mains being together. Although one apparently being straight should have been enough. The writer explained the mains attachment to being straight for understandable and non offensive reasons. However, I felt the plot was a wee bit floppy around the 30% point. I still enjoyed what I was reading but waiting for it to up a gear.
I couldn’t quite get how the fake wedding was such a big deal. Everyone knew it was staged for marketing purposes. The author didn’t quite get me to buy in.
Then the “I must come clean conversation” is delayed because the other main just wants them to get to the bedroom. Irritating mistake. I remained irritated when the next night they still didn’t have the conversation.
Naturally that doesn’t go well. Later, when there is an apology, Allie, I think is unreasonable. Maybe you will think I’m unreasonable about this book but I didn’t love it. It’s fine, and it may well be me, but read it and make up your own mind.

This was a joyful and fun rom-com filled with a mixture of gays, lesbians, trans, and a great deal of humor by a lot of quirky characters! The setting was in the small city of Quandong, Australia’s gayest city. The book’s theme was the planning of the Gay Bells Wedding Festival with everything you’d imagine in such an event. A pride parade with 40 floats. a marching band, reptile handlers, drag queen cheerleaders, plus lots of more fun stuff. The highlight was a fake gay wedding, and the potential fake couples would be voted on by the citizens.

Sophie, from Sydney, hired as the professional event planner, had a bad accident and asked her recently unemployed twin sister, Allie, to fill in and pretend to be her. Allie had local citizens on her committee, and one hired assistant, Tarryn, an androgynous butch who didn’t believe in weddings. The boss of the event was Phyll, Tarryn’s aunt who believed that marriage was between a man and a woman and opposed things that weren’t part of traditional weddings.

Sophie, our event planer, was a lesbian. Her twin sister Allie was straight, although she once kissed a girl and liked it! Allie and her anti-marriage assistant Tarryn, were voted to be the fake brides.

There was a lot of both drama and fun involved in the planning and actual festival and there were also sensuous moments to be enjoyed in this little town of Quandong as they can’t wait for the next festival.

I thank Ylva and NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.