Fake Dates and Ferry Tales

Greensea Island Adventure #3

by Julie Farley

Together they’re a potent chemical equation, but can Dave + Tippy fake date their way to a ferry tale ending?

Dave

Tippy Meadowcroft + Dave Sherman? No way. We can never be on the same team. Pickleball or otherwise. We’re worse than oil and vinegar. We don’t mix at all. But somehow I find myself in a messy predicament and instead of tending to the true love of my life—my oyster farm—I'm wasting time pretending to date my arch nemesis. This will never work. No chance. Absolutely not.

Tippy

If Dave Sherman hadn’t started making those ridiculous kissy faces and "come-hither" moves, we wouldn’t be in this mess. But here we are. If I want to make my dream a reality, I’ll have to swoon over my lifelong enemy—maybe even swap a fake kiss or two. And act like the whole thing is for real. All under the watchful eye of Greensea’s observant residents. Can I pull off this charade? Absolutely.

Welcome back to Greensea Island—where romance is what ferry tales are made of!

266 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 1, 2024

About the author

Julie Farley loves writing books filled with big families, lots of heart, and plenty of laughs. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and four amazing kids. Julie has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a graduate degree from DePaul University. When she’s not busy with her family or writing books, you’ll find her watching reality TV…of any sort!

Reviews

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

A quick read perfect for anchoring my season of life that is wrapping up the school year, processing heavy news of the world and wanting escapist lit.

Here’s the premise.

This is the third novel in the series which follows the love lives of four siblings in Greensea, a fictional island near Seattle. Ferry life is a character embedded into the novel. And the trope is fake dating/enemies to lovers.

In this book the town gossip Tipper, pitches the producers of a dating reality show to come to Greensea. But during her interview her childhood nuisance, Dave, shows up making faces at them all. The producers naturally think he must be her boyfriend and Tippy goes along with the idea.

She convinces Dave to not only pretend he’s dating Tip (he would never!), but to convince him to tell the entire small island as well!

The author keeps things light and closed door spice, but it is a sweet story perfect for a palette cleanse.

[Katie Minion · Rating 4 out of 5]

I did it wrong and started with Book 3, so a couple of the references to other characters/circumstances flew right by me. But not knowing those things didn’t ruin the story for me. This was a cute and fun book to read after having just spent time in Whidbey Island on a girl’s trip. The setting is so fun - I could feel it and smell it. The tension was good between the characters, the pacing was good, and the plot was unique too. My only criticism is that the conflict didn’t seem that big of a deal to me. Overall if you’re looking for a sweet, closed door romance in a PNW setting, why not try it?

[Cam Kathleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

A soft 3/5 bags of potato chips. I was going to ding the book for blatantly ripping off Gossip Girl "Xoxo GG", seriously?! But, a small Gossip Girl joke is made in the afterward so I'll let it slide. I couldn't get past the "we've been mean to each other our whole lives because we liiiiiked each other and we just didn't realize it". That messaging is so toxic. There's some character growth which stopped this from dropping to a 2.5 for me but this book was really just incredibly trite.

[Christine Stewart · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book with the location being set in Washington on a small island but it’s just so incredibly cheesy & immature. The characters act like middle schoolers but are supposed to be in their 30’s. I enjoyed the atmosphere which saved this from being 1 star.

[Taylor Suhr (Fontes) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Julie does it again! I love coming home to Greensea in every book! These close for romcoms are such cozy feel good reads, plus the Greensea gossip column is top tier!

[Barry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun light-hearted reading, with characters you can relate to.

[Tani Garberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Knowing what island Greensea really is makes these books fun. Simple stories and an easy read. Just what I need.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another wonderfully sweet tale.