ABOUT:
I rebuilt my grandmother’s bakery from the ground up. Poured everything I had into making it thrive again—flour, sweat, and a whole lot of tears.
Then she died. And her will blindsided me.
If I’m not married by the time probate closes, I lose the bakery to my mother—the last person who should ever be trusted with it.
Enter Bodie Gibson.
Childhood friend turned enemy. The boy who used to bring me tea and peanut butter sandwiches…
The cop who put my little brother behind bars.
He offers me a way out: a fake marriage that keeps the bakery in my hands and our past buried where it belongs.
It’s just paperwork. A few public appearances. Nothing real.
Except he still looks at me like he sees the girl I used to be.
And when he kisses me it doesn’t feel fake at all.
In a town built on second chances, sometimes the only way forward is to rewrite the ending.
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Well goodness, Hero, Unexpected was definitely a read I wasn’t expecting even though I read the previous Gibson Hollow story. Emmaline and Bodie were secret friends for a long time until his job came between them and I really loved the snippets we got from that time in their lives because it added that extra layer that enhanced their current story.
What I didn’t love? Emmaline’s awful family and the stupid feud. They were just wretched people, miserable and determined to bring misery into every room they entered.
I love a good fake romance trope and friends to lovers on top of it? Count me in! I really enjoyed this story and once it got going, I was totally rooting for Emmaline and Bodie and watching their story unfold was such a joy!
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