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Readers who enjoyed Unexpectedly In Love by KT Adler also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Grow and Tell: A Mason Family Novel by AshleyNicole, Erin B.
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a meet-cute that’s way too cute, Kahlea and Sherrod can’t stay away from each other. The only problem is neither wants anything serious right now. Oh, also, he comes from a huge family, and she doesn’t do family... -
Fraudulently Ever After by A.R. Casella, Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s cursed to live out romance tropes gone wrong. As a millionaire bad boy looking for a fake girlfriend, he is one. They’re a disaster in the making...and each other’s last hope. Tina I’m cursed.Yes, really. I broke a boy’s heart because he wasn’t romance hero material, and his nonna cursed me to live out my favorite plotlines...without the happy ending... -
Sealed With A Kiss by Erin Nicholas
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat’s a girl to do when her celebrity crush needs her to be his fake girlfriend?Keep her damned feelings to herself, of course. Child TV star turned adult wallflower Naomi LeClaire has vowed never to return to the spotlight.But when she’s stuck in a storm with Donovan Foster, the hot, charming, wild-life rescuing internet sensation, and she finally gives in and kisses him.. -
InstaLove by Danielle Allen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the producers of The One, InstaLove is taking reality TV dating shows to the next level.Make sure you don’t miss this sizzling new series!It’s been three years since being betrayed by my best friend and my boyfriend. And while I was over them, I was still triggered by the pain they’d caused.I was leery of people. I found it hard to trust and open up...Categorized as:
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Cowboy of Convenience: Moss Creek PD by Janice Whiteaker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrady’s spent his whole life in Moss Creek, Montana, helping out on his family’s ranch and keeping the town he loves safe. There’s nowhere else he’d rather be.Except for Evelyn Warwick’s bed.The newly arrived New Yorker is a breath of fresh air in his stagnant and stale life— one he seeks out at every opportunity...Categorized as:
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Playing Pretend by Cassie-Ann L. Miller
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFiring my sassy, smart-mouthed assistant should have solved all my problems. Right?Wrong. Turns out we'll need a fake marriage for that. Oh boy!I should have fired Eliza Jenkins the night she overstepped her qualifications in a high-profile client meeting.Or the time she called me stuffy, uptight and grumpy to my face... -
But He's My Fake Fiancé: a cozy romantic comedy by Annah Conwell
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy ex-boyfriend is engaged to my stepsister.Yeah, it shocked me too. So much so, that when my ex tells me, I grab the first guy I see and pretend he’s my fiancé.Somehow it only gets wilder from there, because the guy I grab happens to be Grayson Carter, notorious flirt and extrovert to the max. Also, the guy I turned down a month before while dating said ex-boyfriend...Categorized as:
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Axel in Heaven by Francesca Penn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeavenOne year ago I was jilted by my fiance when he ran off with my biggest nemesis. Now, my friends have booked the ultimate getaway to one of the places I’ve most wanted to visit. Hawaii. To my horror, I discover that our travel plans are courtesy of using my ex’s wedding discount... -
Duke's Heart by Vivian Rose Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe called him Ellington just to irritate him and he called her Caitlin to irritate her, but to family and friends they were known as Duke and Cat. From the first moment, they met Caitlin “Cat” Smith and Ellington “Duke” Howard had an instant dislike for each other... -
Never Been Worse by Morgan Elizabeth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHarper Abbott’s reputation has never been worse. The one time she tries to be spontaneous ends with her and her two best friends getting arrested for a prank gone wrong. Now, her cheating ex and his new girlfriend are on a mission to ruin her fledgling career as a fashion designer... -
Fluke by Adriana Locke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSEEKING AN EX-HUSBAND I need a fake ex-husband. Let me explain … I may have let it slip to my new co-workers that I have an ex-husband. Now they’re fascinated with the details, specifically with him. Why wouldn’t they be? He’s gorgeous, has exceptional skills in the bedroom, and is determined to win me back. But there’s a problem. He doesn’t exist... -
An Irish Rockstar for Christmas by J. Saman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey say there is no place worse to be during the holidays than the airport. When my flight is delayed due to weather up north, I start to agree.That is until a sexy Irishman with an accent that makes my panties melt and a smirk that makes me blush sits down across from me in the bar I'm killing time in... -
Rafferty's Rules by Donna Alam
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe relationship may be fake but the o's are real . . . My brothers say if there’s trouble, I’ll find it, If there are shenanigans afoot, I’m usually the root cause. But this time I’ve excelled myself. Because this time I’ve found trouble in a brothel. And brought her home... -
Save the Last Text by Delancey Stewart, Marika Ray
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTheir dance video--and their love--is about to go viral...Dalton Cunningham has always been the comic relief in his family. And he's worried they may never see him as anything else, and that they might be right. It might be too late for his father to see Dalton prove himself as an adult capable of helping build the family business, but it's not too late to show his brothers and his mom... -
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Stolen Hearts by Renee Harless
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTaylor Hughes is a rule follower, no detail ever goes overlooked. That attention to detail is imperative in every aspect of her life, especially her job as an event planner Rule One: The client is always right. Rule Two: Make it magical. Rule Three: Go the extra mile for any guest. Rule Four: Never take anything from an event. (Note: that includes any treats...Categorized as:
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The Bachelors of the Ridge: The Complete Series by Karla Sorensen
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Mr. Hotness by Peyton Banks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWould one night be enough? Alana Thorton had watched her new neighbor move in across the hall. Women came and went. Each one who left his apartment had a satisfied smile on her lips. London Keith was a player--bad news. Spying on him became her favorite pastime. It earned him a nickname...Mr. Hotness. Alana swore she'd never give in to a guy like him. He would do nothing but break her heart... -
Kierstie: Knights Wrath MC, Book 2 by Renee Alan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer family sees her as the one with the temper. She sees herself as average. Middle of the road. Average height, weight, job. Hell, she's even the middle child.One night she makes a decision to be anything but average. It leads to the hottest night of her life. One she planned to keep all to herself till those 2 pink lines showed up... -
Crossing the Brooklyn Briggs by Dana LeCheminant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHigh school teacher Brooklyn Briggs has always been great with chemistry but terrible with relationships. When a guy drops into her life—literally—and offers to coach her into getting a date with her longtime crush, she's willing to accept any help she can get.Even if her new flirting coach is her brother Houston's best friend, the guy who drove her crazy all throughout high school...Categorized as:
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The Proposal Play by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy plan when I win a date in Vegas with my brother’s hockey star best friend? Poker and go to sleep early. Instead, I wake up with a ring on my finger and the sexy athlete naked in my bed.But Asher’s my best friend too so we’ll get this annulled and laugh about this secret for years to come.Trouble is our wedding pics went viral overnight.Now everyone thinks we’re a real couple...Categorized as:
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Moonlight in Vermont by Olivia Gaines
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAngelis Franklin arrived in New York with one goal in mind, sign the paperwork and secure a mail order bride. The night before the contract signing, in the hotel lobby bar, he met a woman that could derail all of his well laid plans. He offered her one cautionary warning, “Should our paths cross again, you’re not going to get away from me... -
Wishing for Champagne Kisses by Brittanee Nicole
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBest Friends Don’t Kiss.Ryan Manning has been my best friend since we were kids. He’s my secret keeper. The holder of all my truths and the person I admire most in the world. He’s also a Lumbersnack and the man I’ve secretly pined after for decades.But we don’t talk about that.I’m just here in Lake Tahoe for the next week to play the part of his doting girlfriend... -
Engaging the Office Enemy by Kristin Canary
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI hate fakers—and Dax Nyhart is as fake as they come.I also hate to lose.My nemesis has been stealing all the best clients for the last year at the marketing firm where we both work—and not because he’s better than me. Because 1) his uncle is the boss and 2) he kisses up to people.And I’m sick of it.So when he asks me to fake an engagement so he can land another job—far away from me—I agree...Categorized as:
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Pretend Girlfriend by Cassie Cole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFake relationship. Real adventure. I’ve never been someone’s fake girlfriend before.It was easy... at first. But then I put my foot in my mouth and turned this charade into a week-long affair.Which means going on the family honeymoon… to Jamaica.Making matters worse, I kind of have a history with Theo, the best man.As in, we totally hooked up right before all of this...Categorized as:
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Tanner by Katy Regnery
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Katy Regnery is back with an addictive six-book series featuring the Stewarts of Skagway!When Tanner Stewart learns his crazy ex is returning for a summer in Skagway, he places a personal ad, looking for someone to pose as his fiancée for the summer. Enter McKenna Cabot, a commitment-phobic college professor from Seattle caring for her aging grandmother...Categorized as:
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Dirty Talker by Mira Lyn Kelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHis mouth is hot enough to melt the ice.Ten days. That’s all I’m asking for. But not one of my NHL teammates is willing to cough up a sister, cousin, or trusted friend to play my fake girlfriend for this wedding.Pucking BS. Yeah, my mouth has been known to get me into places I don’t belong. But this Class Five panty melter is on lockdown because the last thing I need is another complication...Categorized as:
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Surprise Scot by Donna Alam
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen I arrive at my remote vacation cottage,I don't expect to find a hot Scotsman in my bed.I also don't plan on being snowed in with him.He says I have the wrong address,That the cottage is his.But I think there's another story.Meanwhile, we’re stuck,Running out of clothes and sharing body heat.It’s a good thing we get along like a house on fire.Sparks flying. Fingers burned... -
Too Long by I.A. Dice
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKlappentext...Categorized as:
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Fool Them Once by Kyra Parsi
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEthan and I did not get off to a great start in our… well in anything, really. He thought I was a burglar who’d broken into his penthouse in the middle of the night, I thought he was a sexy serial killer who was there to scary-movie-murder me… you get it. And that was just the beginning. A teaser if you will...Categorized as:
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The Man You Need by Kay Harris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“I want a rock star. But my brother (who is a rock star) is like a giant (and I do mean giant) roadblock to hooking up with any of the hotties he plays with. And now he’s enlisted the help of his stuffy (yet insanely good-looking) tour manager to keep me celibate… Someone get me off this bus!” Meet Stacey Rush. Stacey isn’t an easy person to love... -
The Close-Up by Sarah Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA new work assignment goes delightfully off script in this friends-to-lovers rom-com from Sarah Smith, author of Faker and Simmer DownSimon Rutler is the perfect man.Handsome, kind and smart—Simon is amazing. Naomi Ellorza-Hays might be fresh out of a bad relationship and determined to stay single, but Simon is testing her newfound relationship ban. Good thing they’re working together... -
Already Designed by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho says no to one of the hottest rising stars in Hollywood? Kadence, that's who. When laid-back Hollywood heartthrob, Levi Stone, asks Kadence Allan out for a date he isn't expecting to be rejected. He isn't expecting to have to practically beg for a chance. He isn't expecting to be challenged every time she opens her mouth... -
The Shake-Up: A Small Town Roommate Romantic Comedy by Evie Mitchell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnikaMy milkshakes may bring all the boys to my bar, but that doesn't mean they wanna hang around for dessert.Despite being the perfect woman - attractive, confident and a world class chef - I'm not marriage material. I've resigned myself to that fact. But that doesn't mean I don't want a man in my bed.And Mac? Or should I say, Mac-Daddy? Well, he's just the man I'm looking for.Temporary... -
Baewatch by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom the best selling romance author that brought you Hike, Hike Baby comes a brand new laugh out loud comedy about trying not to drown in the trickery waters of love and life ...Budget cuts.Beach candy.Baby stingrays being called baby sharks resulting in momentary mass panic.All part of the gig for lifeguard section chief, Brooklyn Headley... -
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Unforgettable by Ann Christopher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive brothers. One small town. Journey’s End. Do you believe in second chances at happiness for lost loves? Prodigal son Daniel Harper doesn’t. His only goals upon returning to Journey’s End after fourteen years? To run his family’s winery and get his college girlfriend, beautiful Zoya Thomas, out of his head forever. Zoya’s only goal? To avoid sexy Daniel like the plague... -
Engaging the Enemy by Reese Ryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings'That's the deal, Abbott. Take it...or leave it.' How far will an ambitious heir go to secure his future? Parker Abbott will do whatever it takes to be the next CEO of King's Finest Distillery, even play fake fianc� to his childhood nemesis, Kayleigh Jemison. Yet as he and the fiery redhead get reacquainted, sparks fly and real passion emerges... -
Meet Disaster by D.E. Haggerty
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s just a little crush. I can fake date him and not get my heart broken. Really. It’s not like this situation has disaster written all over it. Meet the newest resident of the quirky, small town of Winter Falls. Clean slate here I come. Unfortunately, my ex-boyfriend isn’t ready to wipe the slate clean...Categorized as:
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How To Fake an Engagement with the Best Man by London Casey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe's the best man at his brother's wedding. She's in the wedding party. He needs someone by his side to look the part of being committed. She needs a good scandal to revamp her acting career. With a diamond ring on her finger, they tell biggest lie of their lives... only to realize a bigger one is on the horizon: the lie that they aren't actually falling for each other... -
To Hive and to Hold by Mae Harden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re going to make it through this fake engagement,Or kill each other trying… AldenI’ve saved for years. I pinched every penny, skipped nights at the bar, and cashed out my vacations, all so I could buy the town bakery. For twenty years, I’ve managed this place. Now the owner wants to sell to someone else, all because I don’t have a family to pass the bakery on to...Categorized as:
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Vibration: An Accidental Roommates Romance by Lainey Davis
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMeet the Brady family. They're brilliant, brooding and barreling into relationships whether they like it or not.Irresponsible. Impulsive. Reckless. Cal Brady has heard it all from his family and he's getting a little sick of it. He's a smart guy, after all. In a family of brainy engineers, someone has to be the fun one, but the other Bradys don't see it that way... -
Rogue Romeo by Pamela O'Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The sunshine after the storm will be all the sweeter if you can learn to dance in the rain."A guy walks into a bar...Yeah, I'm sure you know the jokes. I've told more than my fair share.Until the jokes on me - when I'm that guy.Following the morning from hell, I'd walked into my usual haunt, ready to drown my sorrows.Instead, I found my salvation.Reyna Marquez... -
Hawaii Magic by Beverly Jenkins
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsReleased as a standalone ebook for the first time, USA TODAY bestselling author Beverly Jenkins works magic on readers with this passionate contemporary romanceWorkaholic attorney Anita Hunt is on the job 24/7. She’s looking to make partner, not party. While on a forced vacation in Hawaii, she meets gorgeous pilot Steve Blair... -
Love Me I'm Your Princess by Laura Burton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOh no, I'm falling for my twin's fiancé, Prince Cristiano! This can't end well...When Primrose Courtier––the second, turned up on my doorstep, looking like Me, I didn’t know what to think.I knew I was adopted. My Italian parents didn’t hide the fact.But I had no idea my birth parents are King and Queen of a country I’ve never heard of... -
Where She Lays by Dahlia Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPatrick Royale is the first born into a wealthy family with seven sons who were the most eligible bachelors in San Francisco. With his mother on his case about getting married, Patrick and his brothers are hesitant to bring any girl home. Then there was Jewel, a waitress with a streak of pure white hair and a smile that could outshine the sun... -
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Love on Display by Dana LeCheminant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re sworn enemies. They also happen to be incredibly attracted to one another.After bonding at a half-marathon, rival gym owners Cam and Kailani discover the person they thought could be their soulmate turns out to be the reason their respective businesses are failing... -
Merry Little Mishap by Vivian Mae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNick Stafford isn’t just my older, sexy neighbor, he’s the charming handyman who has seen my panties stuck to my dress on more than one occasion.Yup. Super embarrassing... -
Breaking Away by Sookh Kaur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDmitri Lokhov is the rival team’s hot, tattooed, grumpy defenseman. When he loses his calm, knocking my fiancé out on the ice, I’m shocked. Until I learn that he lost his cool over a nasty comment about me… made by my fiancé! I break my wedding off, but the best way to get revenge? Fake date the grumpy rival...Categorized as:
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No Fooling Around by Talia Hunter
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt should have been the perfect scheme.Buying the empty house next door was about to earn me twenty-five million dollars. Only I've hit a snag.Somebody's living in the house that should be empty. I have a mysterious and beautiful new neighbor.All I needed was to keep well clear of her, but my trickster brother and evil kleptomaniac cat have conspired against me... -
Trick or Treat by Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTreats to Tempt You, Book 4. A fun and sexy “marriage of convenience” romance. Fox Wilde loves working at Aqua Blue, his seafood restaurant in Doubtless Bay, New Zealand. But when he lands an interview for head chef at the famous Rutland’s Restaurant in Auckland, the opportunity to work at the exclusive hotel is too good to turn down...Categorized as:
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Sleigh Bride by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTis the season to lie to your parents...No?Just Lark Wellington?Well, it seems like the best idea Lark could come up with when his holiday-loving parents surprise him with a holly jolly visit he actively tried to avoid.The lie?He's engaged to his best female friend, Da’Nika Martin - after all she's the only person willing to go in on the crazy, last-minute scheme...
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