A Brit Unexpected Contemporary Romance Series - USA Today Bestselling author

Find this review and more at kimberlyfaye reads. By now I'm sure y'all know that the fake relationship trope is one of my favorites. I love to read along as fake turns very real. My love of this trope, combined with how much I enjoy Brenda's writing and the first book in her Calder Castle series, left me with major grabby hands for A Brit Unexpected. I would've read it in one sitting if it weren't for the pesky job/sleep/adulting thing. It's a total gem! Claire and Greyson were wonderful. As someone who has had a thousand (roughly) celebrity crushes over the years, I found it easy to put myself in "regular girl" Claire's shoes as she entered into a fake relationship with celebrity Greyson. Except, you know, she didn't fawn all over him and fangirl all over the place like I probably would've. (Or go totally mute, which would be the other possibility if I'd been in her shoes. Because awkwardness.) Instead, she mostly focused on the person — good and bad alike — and went from there. I loved Claire's inner monologue. I also loved all the Britishisms. Greyson shouldn't be overlooked either. He was a great, complex character. Was he perfect? No. Neither of them were. Maybe that's why they worked so well together, why a relationship between them seemed so real, even when it wasn't. A Brit Unexpected was a great read. I loved the characters — main and side alike. I'm a sucker for British humor, so needless to say I chuckled out loud several times while reading this one. It was also VERY sexy. The spark between Claire and Greyson was very real, right from the start. And perhaps most importantly to me, it was low on angst. I'm loving this Calder Castle series and I cannot wait for Scarlett's story in the third book! I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.