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Gavin Gets It: A fake-dating, single dad romantic comedy.
Meet Molly Princeton. She runs a popular dating advice channel that helps everyone else find love while her own romantic life has been stuck in neutral for nine years. Between raising her son, Ollie, juggling bills, and clinging to her “single mom confidence,” she has zero time for real-life romance or the emotional mess that comes with it.
Then her best friend gets married, Molly’s date falls for someone else before dessert, and her kid accidentally cannonballs into the lake. The man who dives in to save him? Gavin Frank. Single dad. Newly reformed. Former slacker. Also her best friend’s ex-husband. The one she is absolutely supposed to hate on principle.
Which is inconvenient.
Because he’s hot.
And kind.
And entirely off-limits.
So of course he ends up being the perfect person to help when Molly gets roped into a high-stakes matchmaking competition with a cash prize she desperately needs.
The catch? She needs a boyfriend for her videos.
Gavin volunteers. Fake dating. Zero consequences. What could go wrong?
Now their pretend dates are getting too flirty, their on-camera chemistry is impossible to ignore, and one unforgettable conversation nearly breaks the internet. Molly knows falling for her best friend’s ex could tank her reputation, her show, and her carefully protected heart, but resisting him is starting to feel impossible.
Molly has to decide if real love is worth breaking her own rules, because the only thing harder than faking a relationship with a single dad like Gavin Frank is admitting you never want it to end.
**Originally published as There's Something About Molly by Christina Hovland
Then her best friend gets married, Molly’s date falls for someone else before dessert, and her kid accidentally cannonballs into the lake. The man who dives in to save him? Gavin Frank. Single dad. Newly reformed. Former slacker. Also her best friend’s ex-husband. The one she is absolutely supposed to hate on principle.
Which is inconvenient.
Because he’s hot.
And kind.
And entirely off-limits.
So of course he ends up being the perfect person to help when Molly gets roped into a high-stakes matchmaking competition with a cash prize she desperately needs.
The catch? She needs a boyfriend for her videos.
Gavin volunteers. Fake dating. Zero consequences. What could go wrong?
Now their pretend dates are getting too flirty, their on-camera chemistry is impossible to ignore, and one unforgettable conversation nearly breaks the internet. Molly knows falling for her best friend’s ex could tank her reputation, her show, and her carefully protected heart, but resisting him is starting to feel impossible.
Molly has to decide if real love is worth breaking her own rules, because the only thing harder than faking a relationship with a single dad like Gavin Frank is admitting you never want it to end.
**Originally published as There's Something About Molly by Christina Hovland
315 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 19, 2025
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Christina Hovland
38 books1,308 followersChristina Hovland lives her own version of a fairy tale: an artisan chocolatier by day and romance writer by night. Born in Colorado, Christina received a degree in journalism from Colorado State University. Before opening her chocolate company, Christina’s career spanned from the television newsroom to managing an award-winning public relations firm. She’s a recovering overachiever and perfectionist with a love of cupcakes and dinner she doesn’t have to cook herself. A 2017 Golden Heart® finalist, she lives in Colorado with her first-boyfriend-turned-husband, four children, the sweetest dog around, and now Chloe, the wonder pup.
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December 19, 2025
Author Christina Hovland’s latest novel, Gavin Gets It, is a hilarious addition to her series of loosely-tied, standalone romantic comedies. Each book in this series features moms—some are single, some are married, and all are working hard to juggle family, home, and work. Ms. Hovland reflects back the lives of most of her readers, adds humor and a splash of romance for relatable, realistic characters and stories.
Molly is a relationship coach. She enters a matchmaking competition not knowing that to win she will need a boyfriend, and that sets up the premise for this fake-boyfriend romance trope. A dating coach who is single isn’t all that odd in the world of romantic fiction, but some backstory on her reticence to being in a relationship would have added a little depth to this otherwise delightful story. It was satisfying to see the character growth throughout the story arc. Fake boyfriend, Gavin, is a recycled secondary character from a prior book. In Gavin Gets It, Gavin battles the reputation he created and tries to show friends, family and Molly that he is redeemable. The secondary characters add a lot to this story in terms of humor and relationship support.
Molly and Gavin’s journey is a fun, flirty read about the bumpy road to a HEA. The interactions with Molly’s children were funny, and Molly and Gavin’s relationship felt organic in its growth. I truly enjoy how author Hovland can turn a realistic romance story into a light, breezy romantic comedy.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. For more reading recommendations, visit Book Junkie Reviews at
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Molly is a relationship coach. She enters a matchmaking competition not knowing that to win she will need a boyfriend, and that sets up the premise for this fake-boyfriend romance trope. A dating coach who is single isn’t all that odd in the world of romantic fiction, but some backstory on her reticence to being in a relationship would have added a little depth to this otherwise delightful story. It was satisfying to see the character growth throughout the story arc. Fake boyfriend, Gavin, is a recycled secondary character from a prior book. In Gavin Gets It, Gavin battles the reputation he created and tries to show friends, family and Molly that he is redeemable. The secondary characters add a lot to this story in terms of humor and relationship support.
Molly and Gavin’s journey is a fun, flirty read about the bumpy road to a HEA. The interactions with Molly’s children were funny, and Molly and Gavin’s relationship felt organic in its growth. I truly enjoy how author Hovland can turn a realistic romance story into a light, breezy romantic comedy.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. For more reading recommendations, visit Book Junkie Reviews at
www.abookjunkiereviews.wordpress.com
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