This book was fun. I love a romcom with a little higher stakes and forced proximity!! Also props to Isley for the number of books they’ve published and still being able to create an engaging, unique story with rich characters.

First comes love, second comes marriage, then comes mommy with a baby carriage. Well maybe not in this case. The first meeting between the two main characters is anything but romantic, but they will never forget it, and neither will I.

Rowena is pregnant and has just lost her job. Adrian needs the promotion at his job. He knows he earned it, but now he needs to remake himself from the working machine he has become. He realizes his boss wants someone with balance in their life, so he mouths off to his CEO that he is engaged. Open mouth. Insert foot.

This is the perfect setup for two people who are are complete strangers who need each other and don't even know it yet.

This charming, brilliant romance was filled with wit, joy and a little sadness at times. Camilla Isley nailed it with this one. The characters were fantastic and well-developed, and the story was addictive. This might be my favorite book by this author.

Thank you to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this ARC. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

When investment banker Adrian and software engineer Rowena started the day, they didn’t expect to end it engaged! But Adrian has invented a fake fiancée to impress his CEO, regretting the lie almost immediately, and now he is in hot water. Meanwhile, Rowena's career has just gone up in flames, leaving her unemployed, unexpectedly expecting with no father in the picture, and short of options. When fate throws these two hot messes into a meet-cute of epic proportions, it's a match made in rock-bottom heaven. They say love is blind, and with nothing to lose, Adrian gets down on one knee… and Rowena says yes!

The rules of engagement are simple: Pretend to be madly in love. Keep their real lives separate. Absolutely, positively do NOT catch feelings. However, faking it is harder than they thought, especially when every overnight stay comes with only one bed and zero personal space—blurring that imaginary line between ‘just business’ and ‘definitely personal.’ Soon, their carefully constructed charade starts to feel alarmingly... real. Can Adrian and Rowena stick to their engagement pact, or will their fake relationship graduate to something authentically messy, complicated, and wonderful?

Another wonderful story from Camilla Isley! This is full of all the right tropes. I absolutely love Rowena, and Adrian turns out to be a wonderful match for her. I love the fake dating/marriage trope, so this one was right up my alley. Super funny, too! 5⭐

I received an advanced complimentary digital copy of this book from Netgalley. Opinions expressed are my own.

I’m always a little wary of picking up books with the fake relationship or marriage of convenience trope because, more often than not, the reasons don't make much sense, and the whole conflict could usually be solved with a simple conversation. But this book surprised me—in the best way possible. Not only did the author use this trope effectively, but she absolutely knocked it out of the park!

The tension. The chemistry. It was everything.

While there was a touch of miscommunication, it wasn’t drawn out long enough to really bother me, which I appreciated. The story stayed focused on the emotional connection and growth between the characters. If you’re looking for a marriage of convenience paired with an age-gap romance, I’d definitely recommend giving this one a shot.

**Thank you so much to NetGalley, Boldwood Books, and the author for providing me with an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**

Thank you for this arc ☺️

Personally the tropes here are some of my faves (well, except the accidental pregnancy, I'm always icky about that) like the fake dating/engagement, marriage of convenience, age gap, slow burn, forced proximity, only one bed 🥰 Some of the banter are really witty and I was rooting for the characters too. I was also pleasantly surprised at the mentions of mental health issues at the end and it was something I really related to which made me more sympathetic to FMC. It got way cheesier at the end though 😅 But I appreciated that the open door spice was put as an extra scene at the end with a warning. So the whole book only has closed door romance, yay for me ☺️

After a calamitous day for these two
Meeting together may help see them through.
Who'd think that these strangers could help each other
Just how and why readers will soon discover.

A lovely story that starts with disasters
Then moves on leading to happy ever afters.
But there's plenty of twists along the way
As emotions and others come into play.

Hot messes together both feeling ill
Yet somehow they manage to connect still.
Can fake lead to real? Read this to see
This book gets a big thumbs up from me

For my copy of this book I say thank you
As I share with you this, my honest review.

3.5 stars. Thanks to Boldwood Books for the widget. While this is the second book in the Funny Feeling series and you dont have to read the first one I did because I like to know exactly who all the characters are. This book is about Rowena who just got fired and is pregnant and Adrian who not only needs a fiancé but has to be pregnant.....I love that this is 2 POV so you always get both sides. This books is closed doors but somehow its still hot!!! Adrian while being a workaholic is still very thoughtful and total swoon worthy and some of the moments with Rowena were just so real and raw especially towards the end.

This is a witty and heartfelt romcom about Rowena and Adrian, who enter a marriage of convenience to solve their respective dilemmas. Rowena, a pregnant, unemployed software engineer, needs stability, while Adrian, an ambitious investment banker, needs the appearance of a family man to secure a CEO role. Their arrangement evolves unexpectedly, blending humor, emotion, and romance. This second book in the Funny Feelings trilogy outshines its predecessor with engaging characters, palpable chemistry, and clever dialogue.

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ 3.75/5
Tropes:
💍 Marriage of convenience
💍 Age Gap
💍 Surprise Pregnancy
💍 One bed

Rowena is having a rough day, first she loses her job and then she finds out she’s pregnant with her exes baby.

Adrian is a successful millionaire with a reputation for being cut throat and having work be his whole life. Putting work above everything else however, becomes a problem and he needs a fake fiancé fast to appear as more of a family man and secure the promotion he wants.

Adrian and Rowena make meeting in the toilet cute and although I’m not a pregnancy trope fan, I really enjoyed this book. The whole book is a will they or won’t they take their marriage into real territory and it was such an easy enjoyable read. The banter and back and forth between Adrian and Rowena was 10/10 and it really reminded me of the early 2000 romantic comedies vibe wise.

If you enjoy Elena Armas, Lauren Asher or Millie Perez, I think you’ll enjoy If the ring fits, Camilla Isley is becoming a fast favourite and I can’t wait for the next installment.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the ARC.

Pretty cute story! This was a mostly standard marriage-of-convenience / fake dating story, but it was an enjoyable read nonetheless. It was nice to see some cameos from other Camilla Isley stories too.

The pacing was a little inconsistent at times. So much of the book was spent on the build-up to the wedding, which, while important for developing the story, caused some of the third act conflicts and their resolutions to feel extremely rushed at the end. There was one point where an extremely important plot point happened within the span of a single paragraph, and I had to re-read that paragraph a few times just to make sure I read it correctly that that was actually happening within the span of a few sentences. I think a few more chapters towards the end of the book would have allowed the story to breath more and helped some of the character decisions at the end feel less rushed.

I still enjoyed this for a quick, breezy read, so I'd recommend if you're in the mood for something light.

Thank you, Boldwood Books, for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

Rowena is a software engineer who gets two surprises in one day - finding out she's pregnant with her ex's child and then getting sacked from her job. Rowena is then struck with the realization of the impending financial struggle she faces as a single mother with no job and no health insurance. Adrian is an investment banker looking to climb the corporate ladder, but invents a fake pregnant fiancée to improve his chances with his boss. But where will he get a pregnant fiancée on such short notice? Cue the "excuse me while I barf" meet-cute in the lobby's bathroom. As they commiserate together, a light bulb flashes over Adrian's head and he offers Rowena a deal that could benefit them both in their present dilemmas: a marriage of convenience. Will they pull off this ruse or does fate have something else in store?

I wish there had been more funny moments in the story - I don't think I laughed as much as I had hoped for this to be considered a rom-com. I did appreciate that this was a closed-door romance (I read both open- and closed-door romances) and Adrian was very sweet and tender in showing up for Rowena in so many ways (a cinnamon roll MMC never goes out of style). Overall, this was a cute story.

In this marriage of convenience novel, Adrian's meet cute with Rowena solves both of their problems. Him for fulfilling his need for a fiance to impress his boss and hers to have someone to rely on as her life is falling apart. Spending time together has them both questioning their feelings as their fake relationship turns into something real.

Thank you NetGalley & Camilla Isley for this ARC. I was excited to read this, it started off great with an amazing initial flow. However, as the story progressed…the pacing became inconsistent - some scenarios and descriptions felt either too fast or slow, disrupting my reading experience. Additionally, while the characters and plot were lovely, the last few chapters seemed out of character and rushed for Rowena :(
There was a lot of room for improvement concerning the overall execution of the plot, this book could have been truly wonderful.

Another wonderful Camilla Isley book!
I have to admit, I'm a sucker for the fake relationship trope, and this one hit it out of the park.
After a not-so-meet cute (both puking their guts out in an office building bathroom, though for different reasons....), Rowena and Adrian enter into a fake engagement that will benefit both of them. He'll get to rebrand himself as a family man and one who has more than just work going on, and she will get time to deal with two unexpected occurrences in her life - a pregnancy and a layoff, on the same day. But with chemistry between them off the charts, will they be able to keep the relationship fake or will there be heartbreak when the agreed-upon end comes?

I loved how organic their relationship was (well, other than the fake engagement premise); Rowena and Adrian really liked each other, and Adrian was supportive from the beginning of what Rowena needed. And I loved Rowena's friend group who was really her family.
We even got a cameo from Reese, Thomas, and K-2P (The Love Algorithm)!

Camilla Isley's books are always just the right blend of humor, charm, emotion, and romance, and I will keep lapping them up as quickly as she can publish them.



Thank you to the author, Boldwood Books, and NetGalley for the ARC.

This was such a fun and cute read. How two people who have their world upside down can be the one to turn it around for each other.

I normally hate pregnancy in books but in this one I absolutely enjoyed it and it was quite cute. The characters were super likable and the chemistry the main characters had was just to die for. The tension and longing. And dont even get me started on the best friends omg I absolutely loved them and the way they were ready to support her in anything in any way. So precious.

The story in general was fun, enjoyable and emotional and I loved every bit of it!

Thank you netgalley, the author and the publisher for an advanced reader copy.

Move over meet-cute. The puke-cute is poised to take over the world!

You read that right, puke-cute. If the Ring Fits features Rowena, a pregnant software engineer who’s kicked the baby daddy to the curb before even realizing she was expecting. Though the book begins at the end(ish), with Rowena and Adrian, C-Suite hottie who’s approaching middle age with nothing to show except his statuesque form that’s clad in Saville Row suits and billions of dollars, getting a divorce. In fact, Isley's beginning in medias res is one of my favorite things about the book. There’s something to be said for working our way back into the narrative that gets me every time. So, I was all in when Rowena knocked her cup of coffee on her divorce papers (not a spoiler, this is Chapter 1, folks) in order to postpone the divorce that she agreed to a year ago when she wasn’t in love with her fake husband. From here, we’re brought into one of the oddest meet-cutes I’ve read in a while, as Rowena, having just been fired, and Adrian, having just realized that his chances of becoming CEO are slipping through his fingers and has made up a big-time lie, fall prey to that old chestnut: puking in the gender neutral bathroom of their shared Manhattan skyscraper. 

Romeo and Juliet locking eyes across a crowded masquerade ball have nothing on Adrian and Rowena, vomiting their literal and metaphorical guts out. There’s something about confiding in a puke pal on the other side of the stainless steel divider that makes you spill those truths and dark secrets you never could with someone who actually knows and most likely judges you. Thus, we find Rowena in tears over the pregnancy, unemployment, and stark reality that she can’t afford to stay in her beloved New York and Adrian, crying internally over the fact that he needs to find a pregnant fiance to prove to his boss that he understands the need for work / life balance and now has to come clean.

The story writes itself from here on in as the two find in the other exactly what they need. Call it kismet or fate or, in Adrian’s case, bad sushi. There’s instant chemistry once they emerge from their stalls. In a word, they’re hot. Though the combination of vomit and industrial cleaner isn’t exactly pheremonal, it sure as hell is here. However, it’s made clear from the contract drawn up by Adrian’s lawyers that this is a business transaction that benefits both parties for the six month span of their marriage and no more.

And that’s it. True to their word and the letter of the law, Adrian and Rowena spend the rest of the novel as roommates who never have naked thoughts about one another. The end. Just kidding. Check out the first chapter . . . or the cover . . . or any of the other myriad rom-coms that feature fake dating. The more Adrian and Rowena fight their attraction, the stronger it grows. While this could be groan-inducing, Isley finds a balance between sexual tension and hopes of a romantic happily ever after and I'm here for the ups and downs of their relationship.

The more Adrian - whose classic CEO backstory includes financial upset and a distant father - declares that HE. DOESN’T. DO. RELATIONSHIPS, the clearer it becomes that he not only does but can. What I most enjoyed about his half of the story is that he genuinely wants to be worthy of Rowena and get himself right before he dedicates himself to her (and the baby, of course).

It’s no spoiler to say that there’s a HEA in store for the software engineer and CEO to be, but there are certainly those requisite bumps and more so along the way once the fake relationship becomes real for both parties. Isley delves into some truly dark moments, and Rowena (and Adrian, to a degree) go through some real deep stuff at the end of the story. Ultimately, there are plenty of cliches to be had .However, I can look past any cutesy-ness and cliches because I’m getting what I want in the hard-earned HEA.

Isley, though getting spicier with each series, is still relatively tame. If you’re looking for some knee-clenching sex scenes, look elsewhere. I could do with a little less saccharine then ITRF offers but, at the end of the day, I’m into it and am already looking forward to the next story in the series.

Such A Fun Roller-coaster!

🌷This book had such a wild start and I was hooked from the beginning!

🌷If you want a crazy meet cute , marriage of convenience, millionaire, one bed, unexpected pregnancy ( done well) 😊 then this is for you.

🌷The two main characters are so lovable and sweet to each other that you can't help but pull for their HEA.

🌷Spice: 3: Innuendos, desires expressed/thought, passionate kissing, 1 scene partial clothes come off.

🌷Language: 1: Barely any cussing, can be counted on 1 hand.

🌷TW:
emotionally abusive past relationship, post partum depression.

🌷Thank you NetGalley for this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are my own and in no way influenced by the author or NetGalley.

A fake dating romance, the story of Adrian and Rowena. They get married to help them both out, and feelings aren't supposed to be involved, so what happens when they start to fall for each other. A great read, and I like how it is told from both points of view.

Rowena seriously needs a break when she meets Adrian for the first time. In a surprise twist of events, he ends up becoming her investment banker in shining armour, sweeping her off her feet with a proposal for a fake engagement/ marriage while he helps her with her bills.

I enjoyed their banter right from their meet-cute and playful Rowena is just the person to break down Adrian’s serious (and workaholic) walls. I loved the gradual intensity in their relationship as they moved from fake fiancé/fiancée to friends and soon more than friends.

The ending was a sweet one and I loved the meaning behind the baby’s name. So meaningful and it shows us how deeply in love Adrian is.

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶️🌶️

The way I would perform fellatio for this MMC at every given opportunity 😂

This is the second book in a series, it’s a stand alone, so the books can be read out of order. I personally have not read the first book but I was hooked that now I can’t wait for the next one.

So this story follows Rowena and Adrian, these two meet while hurling their guts up in neighbouring stalls, how romantic 😘. Rowena has found herself in a bit of sticky situation, and no not the kind we all love, and Adrian just so happens to be looking for a marriage and convenience.

SO WHAT ARE THEY GUNNA DO!!

Well they do the two finger tango and he goes down under because everything is better in the southern regions 😉