Stephanie Archer

My arrogant fake fiancé? I can't stand him.

Cocky and charismatic Emmett Rhodes isn’t the relationship kind of guy, but now that he’s running for mayor of our small town, his bachelor past is hurting the campaign.

Thankfully, I'm the last woman who would ever fall for him.

We're total opposites—he's a golden retriever and I'm sharp and snarky, but he’ll cosign on my restaurant loan if I play his devoted fiancée. Between romantic dates, a prom night re-do, and visits to a secret beach, things heat up, and the line between real and ruse is lit on fire. I see another side of Mr. Popular, and now I wonder if I was all wrong.

We can’t keep our hands off each other, but it’s all for show… right?

A sizzling, hilarious, enemies-to-lovers fake dating rom-com with an HEA. This is the first book in the Queen’s Cove series.

A Spicy Small Town Fake Dating Romance (The Queen's Cove Series Book #1)

That Kind of Guy

Emilia Jarvis

She often joked she felt more comfortable around fictional men than real ones

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This woman. So fucking brave and sweet and smart and perfect for me. Made for me.

The light caught her deep blue eyes, and it occurred to me that for as long as I lived, I would never see a color more beautiful.

Moping wouldn’t do any good. I was Emmett Rhodes, I didn’t mope about things I couldn’t control.

Nothing against big weddings, I loved attending them, but all eyes on me? Not my bag. 

I’d remember that kiss. I’d remember it so hard my ghost would be sighing thinking about it.

Hannah was the kind of person who was anxious to enter social situations but often had fun once she was there. She just needed a push.

She often joked that she felt more comfortable around fictional men than real ones.

In my years of working with hundreds of clients, crews, and personalities, I had learned one thing: assume innocence.

Marriage of convenience. Enemies to lovers enjoyed. Was spicyish. 3/5 for that. Overall ai enjoyed the read.

Nicole O'Connor 

i enjoyed this read and i liked her writing style. 

the story was cute and progressed beautifully and i liked how we got to see the main characters spending time with each other, as well as the fact that the scenes with the rest of the characters weren’t tiring or excessive. the hints for the next book is always one of my favourite things to read and i’m happy we had these. 

the only thing i’d say is that the “head over heels” phase was very sudden. although the steps from enemies towards lovers and the built tension were pretty accurate, it was a bit unrealistic how from feeling attraction one day, the next day you love someone.

other than that, i found this book pretty entertaining and i was enjoying it the whole time. 

i enjoyed this read and i liked her writing style. 

the story was cute and progressed beautifully and i liked how we got to see the main characters spending time with each other, as well as the fact that the scenes with the rest of the characters weren’t tiring or excessive. the hints for the next book is always one of my favourite things to read and i’m happy we had these. 

the only thing i’d say is that the “head over heels” phase was very sudden. although the steps from enemies towards lovers and the built tension were pretty accurate, it was a bit unrealistic how from feeling attraction one day, the next day you love someone.

other than that, i found this book pretty entertaining and i was enjoying it the whole time. 

Ana Clara Moreno

“I never wanted to forget being in love with Emmett Rhodes.”

the way i fell inlove with this book. such good banter between the MC's and written so well. fake dating will always be elite

Lexie Kinsela

Cherryreads

This felt kind of rushed?? Like one minute they hate one another and the next they're in love. Like how did that happen?

Miriam

I loved this book. The conflict was kinda all throughout so there was a lot of communication instead of the tired trope of a miscommunication and then fixing it within the last 15 pages. The spice was a good level too

Megan Costa

Run, DO NOT WALK, to read this book! 

You may recognize Stephanie Archer from her "men who like to eat 😸" TikToks where she recommends spicy books. She has never once steered me wrong, I trust her recs with my life. So I immediately knew I needed to get my hands on her debut novel and OH. MY. GOD. 

It has fake dating! It has enemies to lovers! He falls first! Small town (Canadian!!) romance! Super charming banter and hilarious (I'm not kidding I was giggling well into the night!) laugh-out-loud scenes! And you already know Stephanie Archer is going to deliver on the spice factor! 

Avery Adams, an aspiring restaurant owner, is given the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase her dream restaurant, the only catch? The bank won't grant her the loan she needs. In walks successful, charming business owner Emmett Rhodes. He's planning to run for mayor, but his non-committal bachelor lifestyle doesn’t work well for his campaign. He needs to appear as the family man that Queen's Cove can trust, and Avery can help turn him into that kind of guy. 

I read this book in one single sitting I could not put it down. Avery and Emmett have this undeniable chemistry from the moment we meet them, and you cannot help but root for them. Their banter? Unmatched! Their jabs at each other are truly funny and the scenarios they find themselves in are just incredible? Turtles anyone? (iykyk) 

One of my biggest pet peeves in romance is how quickly relationships develop and that so many HEAs end with a marriage that feels like it happened far too soon. Emmett and Avery's relationship happens very quickly but also so organically. I had a big giddy smile on my face the entire time. Avery is not a damsel in distress waiting for Emmett to solve all of her problems and I love that about her. 

There is mutual pining and secret keeping and SO SO MUCH TENSION between Avery and Emmett! Plus a sequel with Avery's best friend coming later this year? Sign me up!! 

Do yourself a favour and go and read it! 

I received an ARC from the author in exchange for an honest review.

That Kind of Guy A Spicy Small Town Fake Dating Romance (The Queen's Cove Series Book #1)

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