As with the first in this series, there are some clunky moments (a little more editing would have taken care of them) but as always with Roxie the dialogue is so fresh and charming and natural it is all forgiven. I love this family and so far all of Roxie's books.

Briefly, this is a friends-to-lovers romance between Charlie and her longtime BFF Daniel. Daniel is a single father of a precocious 7-year old. He is embroiled in a custody proceeding with a terrible baby mama. Daniel and Charlie have been friends since they were 11 and there were moments it looked like it would turn to romance, and then in his very early 20's Daniel found himself moving back into is mom's house with an infant daughter who, it is hinted at, was neglected and needed all of him so he gave up is hot 20's guy life to be a stick-up-his-butt dad. Now 29 he co-owns a brewery and focuses on his family and Charlie. Charlie was an impulsive wild child but entered an apprenticeship and is now a carpenter working hard to build her own business while working full time for another business. She is still impulsive, clearly, she has ADHD but also she is fun. When his ex marries an affluent man and gets knocked up (not in that order) and petitions for sole custody to take the daughter (named Rustalina for some reason which. seriously, is a terrible name) from their Virginia home to Colorado. Terrified he will lose his daughter he ends up fake engaged to Charlie so the court will see she will be in a two-parent home. The rest goes as you might expect, but all the characters are so delightful, and the conversations between them (the Loveless family and Charlie and her sister Elizabeth) are just a joy. It is a blast getting to the HEA. So fun. ( )

4 stars

Unexpected surprise. This was a lot cuter than I was expecting. I enjoyed watching these friends navigate to lovers. Especially, as they had both loved each other for years even if they fought that attraction for fear of losing their friendship and real life timing. ( )

4 stars

Unexpected surprise. This was a lot cuter than I was expecting. I enjoyed watching these friends navigate to lovers. Especially, as they had both loved each other for years even if they fought that attraction for fear of losing their friendship and real life timing. ( )

Single Dad, Fake fiancé book - Daniel and Charlie have been best friends for 18 years. When Daniel thinks he is going to lose his daughter, he convinces Charlie to pretend to be his fiancé. Of course, their feelings for each other were deeper than they wanted to admit. Time and life had gotten in the way of them exploring their feelings. This was a decent romance. I enjoyed it. It was a fast uncomplicated read. ( )