Faked With Love

Cloverton #2

by Haven Saunders, Marci Wilson

A frenemies to lovers romance novella.

Olivia Hooper is making a name for herself as owner of the flourishing Cloverton Sweets Bakery. When her older brother, Wes, makes plans to visit their parents in Florida over the holidays, Olivia insists he’ll have to go without her. There is no way she can close her shop during her busiest season of the year.
Ever since they were kids, Mannie Nikos has seen Olivia as a thorn in his side. Now that they are adults, that feeling has grown. Mannie is obsessed with maintaining and promoting a healthy lifestyle does his best to keep his clients out of Cloverton Sweets. Naturally, this has taken their rivalry to the next level.
When Wes asks Mannie to invite Olivia to spend Christmas with his family so she won’t be alone, Mannie is reluctant. Until he realizes this might be a way out of a predicament of his mother’s making. His grandparents are visiting from Greece are expecting to meet his longtime girlfriend—one that he doesn’t have. He and Olivia have always butted heads, but she knows him well enough to pull off a fake relationship for a few weeks.
So long as things go as planned.

Unknown Binding

Reviews

[Deborah K DeLaVina · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute fun book to read. Two people who grew up together in a small town who seem to hate each other as adults. Mannie the best friend of Olivia's brother Wes owns a fitness gym and she owns a bakery. She accuses him of stealing her patients who are his clients by telling them to stay away from sweets. Her parents moved to FL and her brother is going to visit them at Christmas which leaves her alone during the holidays. Her brother asks Mannie to invite her to spend it with his family so she won't be alone. They argue that it isn't a good idea but he agrees to invite her. As it is his grandparents are coming for the holidays who think he has a girlfriend but he doesn't. He approached Olivia and invited her and explains his situation. If she agrees to be his fake girlfriend will it change their love/hate relationship.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

When childhood frenemies become lovers while fake dating becomes a reality to Olivia and Mannie to please his greek grandparents who think he has been in a relationship for 2 years they play the roll for real until it becomes a reality and these two wind up in lust of each other ! Both fearing this fake dating is becoming something they both have wanted for most of their life and finally giving into make this a reality ! Loved this story wish there was a sequel to see them in the future as man and wife !

[Jennifer Peer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mannie and Olivia's predicament leaves Olivia alone for the holidays short-staffed and Mannie facing a crisis when his grandparents expect to meet his non-existent girlfriend over the joyous season. Why not exchange favors by Olivia pretending to be Mannie's girlfriend and Mannie helping Olivia at the bakery? What could go wrong?
Plenty when the fake becomes less so and the two develop feelings that become harder to deny. Maybe they'll get more than they wished for from Santa. Well-written with all the small town charm. Great read.

[Linda Weber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute holiday story!!!