Faked (Sexy Christmas Romance) by Sarah Darlington-Review & Giveaway

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 1, 2021

Faking it. I’d been faking it ever since I was sixteen years old.

Every orgasm during sex.
Fake.
Every sigh and moan. Every compliment and encouragement.
Fake.
No, sir, you do not have the biggest one I’ve ever seen.
Every cute conversation and sultry smile with a customer across the bar.
Fake. Fake. Fake.

So, why was it this hard for me to find a fake date to my sister’s wedding? Christmas was in one week, her wedding on the 26th, and I had yet to find some handsome, brainless, charismatic nobody to pretend to be my date for what was sure to be one week of utter hell.

Then I decided on him. The creepy regular from my bar. He might have potential with a makeover, but this… was going to be a disaster!

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REVIEW:FAKED by Sarah Darlington is a contemporary, adult, erotic, holiday romance novella set in the author’s KILL DEVL INK world. This is Kill Devil Ink receptionist Patrick Kelley , and bartender/waitress Nova Barlow’s story line. FAKED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Nova and Patrick) FAKED follows the fake relationship /forced proximity romance between Kill Devil Ink receptionist Patrick Kelley , and bartender/waitress Nova Barlow. Nova Barlow’s sisters is getting married in a matter of days and Nova doesn’t have a plus-one for her sister’s holiday wedding. Desperate to prove she has moved on from her ex Jacob Cordova, Nova asks regular bar patron Patrick Kelley to be her plus-one, a fake boyfriend/girlfriend relationship for her sister’s Colorado wedding but things between our couple don’t start off very well as Nova is quick to criticize everything about our hero including his clothes, his hair, and his choice of job. Devising a backstory for Patrick, Nova presents her new ‘boyfriend’ as a firefighter, only to realize that not everyone is as convinced of the ruse as Nova had hoped they would be. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Nova and Patrick, and the potential fall-out as Patrick’s past is revealed for the world to see, and Nova struggles with her attraction and growing love for a man many consider a write-off and a loser.

The relationship between Patrick and Nova begins as a fake arrangement between two strangers who know nothing about one another. As Patrick and Nova’s attraction to one another crosses the line from friendship to lovers, Patrick finds himself on the outside looking in when the demons from his past refuse to lay quiet. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Nova’s sisters Cassi and her fiance Mike, their brother Archer, as well as her parents; Nova’s ex boyfriend Jacob Cordova; her best friend and fellow waitress Gianna; firefighter Hunter Chase.

FAKED is a holiday romance story of secrets and lies, desperation and revelations; family, friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is spirited and impassioned ; the characters are animated and sassy; the romance is captivating and energetic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Inked
Marked

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Sarah Darlington was born in Colorado and grew up all over the United States. These days, she calls Virginia home, where she lives with her husband, two kids, and large dog. The best word to describe Sarah is ‘creative.’ She’s passionate about designing, crafting, and photography. But most of all… she loves creating stories through her writing. Her romance books are sexy and heart-gripping at their core, guaranteed to make you swoon. Any of them can be read as a stand-alone, but all are connected within the same world.

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