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I’m a fan of both Rachel Spangler and the ‘fauxmance’ genre so I had a pretty good feeling I would enjoy this book. Having said that, I was surprised by how much I absolutely loved getting lost in this story and how nicely and likeable even the sidekick characters were. I kept looking at how much was left of the book because I just didn’t want it to end! Loved, loved, loved these characters and would’ve followed them for a whole book series if I could. It also included a couple of beautifully gentle and dare I say it.. even sexy?! instances of getting consent before a romantic move. Somehow Spangler still managed to let the characters and moment be effortlessly smooth through it all. Definitely a fun and bingeable read. Loved it.

4.5 rounded up. Wow, this is my first Spangler novel and I have to say what a way for me to start. Despite my Sci-fi/ dystopian / spec fic/ fantasy leanings. I do love a good slow burn romance if the plot interests me enough. And for whatever reason, I've enjoyed many of the "celebrity" roms I've read. Let's talk about the characters. Famous singer, Lila Wilder, is person of interest #1. Famous "girl next door" actress, Cobie Galloway is our #2. Lila is a singer and clothing designer who's known for her scandalous parade of male arm candy, but her place in the limelight is slipping. Cobie is ready to break out of the Disney type roles and go after a movie part that is significantly darker and more edgy. Their agents come up with the perfect plan. A fauxmance. What could go wrong, right? Throughout the novel I got the feeling that Lila was trying to come across as a controlling and unfeeling, eye on the prize, kind of person. She went into the arrangement thinking that it didn't make any difference if her arm candy was a man or a woman. She's never even considered a woman before but thinks "how hard could it be?" She truly believes that everything is fake anyway and all her interactions are best left as negotiations and pre-written scenes. She's always aware of the paparazzi and treats life as just one big show. But there is something deeper to her character that the astute reader will pick up on and while you may want to shake her out of sheer exasperation, you keep…