Also, I love me a fake relationship, and the social media twist sounded like enormous fun.Īnd indeed, the fake relationship was enormous fun. It’s described as a romantic comedy, with a delightful cartoon cover, and hey, we have a diverse heroine, too, which means with a bit of luck this one won’t have Surprise!Racism (something I’ve encountered a few too many times in my romance reads recently). I was definitely in the mood for some romantic comedy, and this looked like a really fun, light-hearted, funny read. But there’s a fine line between pretending to be in love and actually falling for your charming, handsome fake boyfriend…

With the plan hatched, Laurie and Jamie begin to flaunt their new couple status, to the astonishment-and jealousy-of their friends and colleagues. It’s the perfect proposition: a fauxmance played out on social media, with strategically staged photographs and a specific end date in mind. Laurie wants a hot new man to give the rumor mill something else to talk about. Jamie Carter doesn’t believe in love, but he needs a respectable, steady girlfriend to impress their bosses. Then a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator with the office playboy opens up a new possibility. When news of her ex’s pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling-not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. If faking love is this easy… how do you know when it’s real? If I Never Met You is a sweet, but very angsty, fake-relationship romance that is let down terribly by its advertising and blurb:

Genre: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Women's Fiction

Mhairi mcfarlane if i never met you