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Never Fall for Your Fiancée by Virginia Heath
funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Thank you to St. Martin' s Press and NetGalley for the gifted copy of Never Fall for Your Fiancée!  All opinions in this review are my own.

Never Fall For Your Fiancée is the first book in the Merriwell Sisters series.  Hugh Standish has been avoiding his mother's matchmaking skills for years by inventing a fake relationship.  Now that his mother is coming to visit, Hugh needs to find a woman to play his fake fiancée.  When Hugh meets Minerva Merriwell, who conveniently has the same first name as his fake fiancée, he hires her on the spot.  Minerva has had to care for her sisters ever since her father left them and jumps at the chance to make some extra money.  Neither one of them is prepared for how much of a disaster this whole situation becomes.

Fake dating is my favorite romance trope so from the start I knew I would love Never Fall For Your Fiancée.  Despite being terrible at scheming, Hugh and Minerva are pretty funny together.  I like how developed both them were too.  The novel followed both of them equally so I felt like I got the full story of their romance, even when they weren't communicating with each other about it.  Minerva's sisters also have their own distinct personalities. I can't wait to read the next book featuring one of them!