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Everly has had a long series of terrible first dates... it seems that nothing goes right for any of them it's a good thing she has a great group of girlfriends to laugh it off with and she needs that because she is the assistant to the wealthy, handsome, super grumpy Shepherd Calloway it's a good thing that she's amazing at her job in fact this is the longest time anyone has stayed in this position he's hard to handle.
Shepherd is tired of dating superficial women who only seem to want to be around him for his money, what he can buy them they automatically expect because he's wealthy that he needs to shower them with gifts... daily. While deciding to just be single for a bit and focus on work he ends up in quite a predicament... his latest ex who was a cold hearted gold digger shows up at a big event on the arm of his father... oh no! She met his dad on her latest trip and Shepherd knows she is doing this to get back at him for breaking things off she can't get her clutches into his dad to make things a bit worse he doesn't tell his dad that she's his ex (after discussing it with his brother and his brother saying he shouldn't tell their dad) and she doesn't tell his dad either this could get awkward.
Not knowing what else to do he calls his loyal assistant Everly if she has been able to handle everything he's thrown at her over the years she can surely handle a night of pretending to be his girlfriend... she accepts only things progress when his father ends up having to move into his home for a period of time he can't tell his dad that he lied about their relationship he'll simply ask her to move in for a short period of time... what could go wrong?
Everly happens to need an awkward favor from her boss (her sister is requesting her to do this) and not knowing how to approach him naturally with this request maybe staying with him is her in, she does him this favor and maybe he will do her this little tiny favor that she wants... only the more she spends time with him the more she realizes he's not the stone cold businessman that everyone sees he is so much more when their fake situationship starts to feel so real at this point can she go through with the ask? What would he even say if she did ask?
Shepherd while spending more time with Everly begins realizing that he has been going for the wrong women all these years he doesn't want someone who just wants him for his money he wants someone kind, someone who is able to laugh at herself, someone who is warm and loving who doesn't see his money but really sees him she isn't after anything he can give her... or is she?
I really loved this book it was ridiculous at times but so funny and had many actual laugh out loud moments! Her girlfriends are great they call themselves the dirty martini running club because after they meet up for a run they always end up at the bar for the martini's (reward) her friends are hilarious and they have her back everyone should have a great group of girls like Everly. I ended up getting this book on audible.
*Romantic Comedy *Spice *opposites attract *Grumpy/Sunshine *fake dating/fiancé
*office romance *wealthy businessman *Boss/assistant *forced proximity
*she's not like the other girls
Have you read this series? Which book was your favorite in the series?
I gathered some negatives from other peoples reviews to share:
- They were working together for 3 years with no chemistry while dating many other people then the readers are expected to see how quickly they get "closer" after 3 years of nothing
- Super silly plot, the fake relationship moving in could have not even been needed if he had just had a conversation with his dad about how he was dating his ex who was a snake in disguise
- The ex girlfriend is a stereo type cold woman who just wants to be with a wealthy man and doesn't care who
- Absurd and predictable
- the tropes were not well executed
- MMC continues to expect different relationship results when he continues to go for the same women over and over then when he feels it's time to break up he ends the relationship and sends the now newly ex on an expensive trip as a parting gift
- Everly's sister shouldn't have put her in that position to ask her boss for this "favor" and they could have made plenty of other arrangements so she wouldn't have this over her head.
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