Blog Tour & Review...Fake Date by Monica Murphy

Fake Date by Monica Murphy

Release Date: September 17, 2019

Fake Date, an all-new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy.

Working at Bliss Lingerie, Sarah Harrison deals with all sorts of—interesting clientele. Yet no one sparks her interest more than Jared Gaines, the ultra-rich, ultra-sexy businessman who frequents her shop, buying delicate little “gifts” for the women in his life.

But one day, Jared sends her a gift from Bliss. Then another—and another. So when Sarah walks into his office demanding to know why he can't stop sending her gifts, he makes her an offer she somehow can’t refuse: be his fake girlfriend for the weekend while attending his brother’s engagement party.

Next thing Sarah knows, she’s in San Francisco, pretending to be in love with Jared. Not that it’s a hardship. Once you get the man away from the office, he’s much more relaxed. Sweet. Funny. Even…thoughtful? Oh, and sexier than ever, of course.

Their pretend relationship feels very real, very quickly. Soon Sarah’s in over her head. Could what she and Jared share turn into something real? Or is it all actually…fake?

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Excerpt:

“Mr. Gaines,” I say, pasting on my best customer smile when he lifts his gaze to mine. His dark brown eyes flash with an unfamiliar gleam and my breath catches in the back of my throat. “Back so soon, I see.” “You know I can’t resist you, Miss Harrison.” His smile is slow. Wolfish, if that’s really a thing. I read it in a romance novel once, thought it was kind of silly, but right now, it’s working for Jared. His entire demeanor right now reminds me of a predatory creature. His face is all hard lines—stern, straight nose, granite jaw, sharp cheekbones, steely eyes. Yet his mouth, his lips are soft. Full. Lush. Kissable. Shaking my head at the wayward thought, I return his smile, trying my best to remain polite. Professional. “Is there anything in particular you’re looking for this afternoon?” I’m surprised by how steady my voice is, considering I feel like my insides are sloshing back and forth, like I’m on a boat in the middle of the ocean. “You don’t have anything pulled aside for my appointment?” He raises a single brow, the expression on his face practically daring me to say no. Well, guess what? I’m about to say it. “No, I didn’t pull anything aside.” I shrug when he glares at me. “You never told me the nature of your visit.” He glances about, making sure no one is around, I’d assume. And lucky for him, there’s no one in the store currently. It’s the middle of the week, early afternoon. We normally don’t get too many customers at this time. We are the only two people in here. Even Marlo has disappeared. “Perhaps you can show me some of your newer items,” he suggests. “I can do that.” All new arrivals are at the front of the store, so we’re in the right spot. I lead him to a table showcasing our latest bra and panty design. “Celestial is the theme for spring into summer.” I point to the bras made of thin, sheer netting and pink silk, tiny pale pink stars stitched in a scattered pattern across the tulle fabric. They leave nothing to the imagination, and the panties are the same. “They hide nothing.” He holds up a pair of brief-cut panties, turning them this way and that. Every time he holds underwear in those big hands of his, I melt a little inside. I don’t know why he affects me like this. “You’re right. They don’t,” I agree, grabbing a thong and flipping it over to the thin string of lace that makes up the backside. “But they’re terribly sweet.” “Sweet?” I glance up to find him watching me. “Sweet yet sexy,” I counter, my cheeks going hot from the way he’s studying me so carefully. “You like the celestial theme?” I nod. Press my lips together so I don’t say something I regret. Like, I love this theme, or Do you want me to model the panties for you? Yeah. That’s a bad idea.

Meet Monica:

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and HarperCollins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she's not writing, she's reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She's a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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This is my first book by Monica Murphy and I can’t wait to read more from her.

Sarah works at Bliss Lingerie, which is where she was introduced to her most challenging client. Jared Gaines is a man of few words. He’s cold, rude, and Sarah is more than intrigued. Coming in to buy gifts for the women in his life gets to Sarah and she can’t help having digs about his ‘mistresses’ just so she can poke the bear and get a reaction from him. I loved how easily they riled each other up! So when she receives a gift from Jared it throws her. Not quite sure how to react Sarah isn’t seeing that Jared is interested in more than the lingerie she sells. She’s not like the other women Jared is usually interested in. She’s a genuinely good person, she’s raising her younger siblings, she’s responsible and mature for her age and extremely easy to like so why would he keep sending her gifts when nothing about her says she’s looking for any kind of relationship? Only one way to find out and that’s to confront him.

I loved Jared. He’s a bit of an ass at times, he doesn’t really have a lot of redeeming qualities but I still loved him. He’s not used to been challenged and I loved that Sarah kept him on his toes and wasn’t afraid to call him out when he was been a jerk. What starts off as a fake date to a family function soon gets complicated as the chemistry between them gets harder to ignore and Sarah realises that there’s a fun, sweeter (and sexier) side to the usually grumpy Mr Gaines.

I didn’t realise when I started this that it was book two in a series but it can definitely be read as a stand-alone and you won’t feel like you’re missing anything. I love a fake romance and this was definitely one of my favourites. The characters are great together, the push and pull, the banter, the chemistry, everything about this book is great and the story soon pulled me in. I can’t wait to read more from Monica Murphy.