Lo has lost her job and is in desperate need of a cash influx, cash she could have if only she also had a marriage certificate, the one stipulation on her inheritance left by her grandmother. With no suitors in sight, male or female, Lo asks her best friend Cara if she'd consider getting married, in name only.

Friends since childhood, Lo convinces Cara marriage would be nothing different than their best friendship, just with a piece of paper and a stash of money they could both really use.

But, as the marriage of convenience turns more and more into a real wedding, Lo can't help but wonder if the definitely straight Cara could maybe be more.

I love this trope, but for something that was fairly fluffy and lighthearted, I was a bit stressed out by the story! Told in first person POV from Lo's perspective, I found myself doubting Cara. I wanted more of them together on the page, more chemistry, more proof for Lo to believe Cara was in fact in love with her. I liked the last part of the story the best, when they both confess their feelings for the other and try dating and more.

There were definitely some continuity problems that broke into my reading as well. A friend is described as the best secret keeper ever then in a few pages as someone incapable of keeping one. Lo's real name is Loren, but in the description of the book is spelled "Lauren." I also could not get a mental image of Lo, as there wasn't much of description except her own negative comparison of herself versus Cara. There is a lot of telling instead of showing. A bit more editing would definitely help, and honestly I wish Cara could have her own POV and chapters.

What I did love was simple fact it was a romance between two women, Lo doesn't question her own queerness, and Cara goes to therapy to figure out what she really wants (LO). Also includes a trans character and there was no biphobia!

This was my first novel from this author, and I'll definitely read more! Thank you to the author for the free copy!