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Fake Date, an all-new standalone contemporary romance by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy is LIVE!
Working at Bliss Lingerie, Sarah Harrison deals with all sorts ofâinteresting clientele. Yet no one sparks her interest more than Jared Gaines, the ultra-rich, ultra-sexy businessman who frequents her shop, buying delicate little âgiftsâ for the women in his life.
But one day, Jared sends her a gift from Bliss. Then anotherâand 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 canât refuse: be his fake girlfriend for the weekend while attending his brotherâs engagement party.
Next thing Sarah knows, sheâs in San Francisco, pretending to be in love with Jared. Not that itâs a hardship. Once you get the man away from the office, heâs much more relaxed. Sweet. Funny. EvenâŚthoughtful? Oh, and sexier than ever, of course.
Their pretend relationship feels very real, very quickly. Soon Sarahâs in over her head. Could what she and Jared share turn into something real? Or is it all actuallyâŚfake?
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âMr. Gaines,â 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. âBack so soon, I see.â
âYou know I canât resist you, Miss Harrison.â His smile is slow. Wolfish, if thatâs really
a thing. I read it in a romance novel once, thought it was kind of silly, but right now, itâs working for Jared.
His entire demeanor right now reminds me of a predatory creature. His face is all hard linesâstern, straight nose, granite jaw, sharp cheekbones, steely eyes. Yet his mouth, his lips are soft. Full. Lush.
Shaking my head at the wayward thought, I return his smile, trying my best to remain
âIs there anything in particular youâre looking for this afternoon?â Iâm surprised by how steady my voice is, considering I feel like my insides are sloshing back and forth, like Iâm on a boat in the middle of the ocean.
âYou donât have anything pulled aside for my appointment?â He raises a single brow, the expression on his face practically daring me to say no.
Well, guess what? Iâm about to say it.
âNo, I didnât pull anything aside.â I shrug when he glares at me. âYou never told me the nature of your visit.â
He glances about, making sure no one is around, Iâd assume. And lucky for him, thereâs no one in the store currently. Itâs the middle of the week, early afternoon. We normally donât get too many customers at this time.
We are the only two people in here. Even Marlo has disappeared.
âPerhaps you can show me some of your newer items,â he suggests.
âI can do that.â All new arrivals are at the front of the store, so weâre in the right spot. I lead him to a table showcasing our latest bra and panty design. âCelestial is the theme for spring into summer.â
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.
âThey hide nothing.â 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 donât know why he affects me like this.
âYouâre right. They donât,â I agree, grabbing a thong and flipping it over to the thin
string of lace that makes up the backside. âBut theyâre terribly sweet.â
I glance up to find him watching me. âSweet yet sexy,â I counter, my cheeks going hot
from the way heâs studying me so carefully.
âYou like the celestial theme?â
I nod. Press my lips together so I donât say something I regret. Like, I love this theme, or Do you want me to model the panties for you?
Yeah. Thatâs a bad idea.
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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I loved this charming, sexy and incredibly entertaining story. I had a blast reading it and I fell completely in love with Sarah and Jared. It was such a fun read and it left me with a huge smile on my face.
I loved their interactions. Such great Hate-Flirt. Such sizzling chemistry. Sarah walks a fine line when she has to deal with Jared at her job, she doesnât take any of his rude, demanding behavior without giving it right back to him. But what she doesnât know is that she is the reason he comes into Bliss. So when he starts sending her some gifts, and then asks her on a fake date she is totally thrown for a loop. Will their chemistry lead to more? You need to read this to enjoy all the juicy details.
Fake date is engaging, steamy, emotional and romantic, and it delivers a sublime happy-ever-after with all the feels.
