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Anything For You
Elizabeth lies to her ex-wife's Yes, I'm seeing someone. She's wonderful.
It's the wine talking. And the humiliation of being the one who's still alone while her ex plans wedding number two, moving on like their marriage was just a practice run.
Now she has two weeks to produce a girlfriend who doesn't exist.
Kelsey makes Elizabeth's morning coffee. She's also been pathetically in love with her since pretty much the first time she saw her. Elizabeth is 48, brilliant, untouchable, and wouldn't look twice at a 31-year-old barista. But when Kelsey overhears Elizabeth's desperate phone call—something about a lie, an ex-wife's wedding, and needing a girlfriend now—she does the most unhinged thing she's ever she volunteers.
Two weeks to fake it. One wedding to survive. Then they both go back to Elizabeth to her 60-hour work weeks and Kelsey to making her coffee and pretending none of it was real.
Except the slow dance feels too real. The hotel room has only one bed. And when they wake up tangled together the morning after, neither of them can pretend anymore. The wedding's over, the deal's done—but walking away might be the hardest lie either of them has ever told.
A sapphic fake dating romance with forced proximity, only one bed, and an age gap worth breaking all the rules for.
It's the wine talking. And the humiliation of being the one who's still alone while her ex plans wedding number two, moving on like their marriage was just a practice run.
Now she has two weeks to produce a girlfriend who doesn't exist.
Kelsey makes Elizabeth's morning coffee. She's also been pathetically in love with her since pretty much the first time she saw her. Elizabeth is 48, brilliant, untouchable, and wouldn't look twice at a 31-year-old barista. But when Kelsey overhears Elizabeth's desperate phone call—something about a lie, an ex-wife's wedding, and needing a girlfriend now—she does the most unhinged thing she's ever she volunteers.
Two weeks to fake it. One wedding to survive. Then they both go back to Elizabeth to her 60-hour work weeks and Kelsey to making her coffee and pretending none of it was real.
Except the slow dance feels too real. The hotel room has only one bed. And when they wake up tangled together the morning after, neither of them can pretend anymore. The wedding's over, the deal's done—but walking away might be the hardest lie either of them has ever told.
A sapphic fake dating romance with forced proximity, only one bed, and an age gap worth breaking all the rules for.
290 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 17, 2026
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February 18, 2026
Elizabeth is a lawyer, stressed and hardworking, needing a fake girlfriend for her ex wife’s wedding. Every morning on her way to work for the last few months she has visited the same café for her very specific morning brew, always served expertly by the same barista.
Kelsey is one of the baristas at 72 & Brew, a café in Manhattan. She knows she is good at what she does, but by now she thought she would have her own café, not be working for somebody else. She is mercilessly teased by her colleague Hailey because of her obvious crush on Elizabeth, the hot older lawyer who comes in every morning.
This is very well written; we see most of Elizabeth’s thoughts, and many of Kelsey’s, often using legal jargon, mirroring Elizabeth’s life. This is a simple story, where much of the writing expertise is spent on the characters, their feelings and interactions. Both Elizabeth and Kelsey are thoughtful people. Elizabeth is a gentle ice queen, not hard and brusque, often warm, sincere, and thoughtful. She knows what she wants and uses the most precise language to make herself understood. By some people this is seen as cold and unfeeling.
Kelsey is warm and unguarded, saying what she feels. People relate to her openness and lack of guile, which helps her in the coffee shop. She reads the tells of her customers, and if needed can take time with them, suggesting the best drink for their current mood.
I loved the slow tension building during the weekend at the wedding, the sensual undressing in the hotel room, the descriptions evoking the gentle and fragile thing between the women. Their lovemaking is spicy, but most of the charged desire between them is from the slowness and the depth of their connection, and from their care for one another. Even before Elizabeth admits her feelings to herself, her care for Kelsey is obvious to an outsider, and this is written into the subtext of their intimacy.
When I started this story I had a sense of Déjà vu. I was sure I had read something similar recently… I had. An overheard phone conversation in a cafe leading to a volunteered fake girlfriend at a wedding. A book by Lise Gold published only a month ago. Both are good, but this is the better of the two.
A charming story, deep and thoughtful.
Kelsey is one of the baristas at 72 & Brew, a café in Manhattan. She knows she is good at what she does, but by now she thought she would have her own café, not be working for somebody else. She is mercilessly teased by her colleague Hailey because of her obvious crush on Elizabeth, the hot older lawyer who comes in every morning.
This is very well written; we see most of Elizabeth’s thoughts, and many of Kelsey’s, often using legal jargon, mirroring Elizabeth’s life. This is a simple story, where much of the writing expertise is spent on the characters, their feelings and interactions. Both Elizabeth and Kelsey are thoughtful people. Elizabeth is a gentle ice queen, not hard and brusque, often warm, sincere, and thoughtful. She knows what she wants and uses the most precise language to make herself understood. By some people this is seen as cold and unfeeling.
Kelsey is warm and unguarded, saying what she feels. People relate to her openness and lack of guile, which helps her in the coffee shop. She reads the tells of her customers, and if needed can take time with them, suggesting the best drink for their current mood.
I loved the slow tension building during the weekend at the wedding, the sensual undressing in the hotel room, the descriptions evoking the gentle and fragile thing between the women. Their lovemaking is spicy, but most of the charged desire between them is from the slowness and the depth of their connection, and from their care for one another. Even before Elizabeth admits her feelings to herself, her care for Kelsey is obvious to an outsider, and this is written into the subtext of their intimacy.
When I started this story I had a sense of Déjà vu. I was sure I had read something similar recently… I had. An overheard phone conversation in a cafe leading to a volunteered fake girlfriend at a wedding. A book by Lise Gold published only a month ago. Both are good, but this is the better of the two.
A charming story, deep and thoughtful.
February 27, 2026
This is really difficult to judge but I found this book verbose in the extreme. But, I still read it and actually would have liked more things to happen. It's a bit odd but if you're down for something rough around the edges spitting words like a snow machine early in the season, check it out.
February 23, 2026
finding love again..
Kelsey overhears a phone conversation from one of your regular customers saying she needs a date for her ex wife’s wedding. The same customer Kelsey’s had a crush on for months but she hasn’t noticed. On impulse you sit at Liz’s table saying you’ve overheard not on purpose but by accident and you’d do it be her date. And then the story begins not love at first sight but gradually and of course the customer being a lawyer shuts down a million times.
This was well written, main characters Liz and Kelsey are believable in their emotions, just very well done. Especially the parts about being seen.
Kelsey overhears a phone conversation from one of your regular customers saying she needs a date for her ex wife’s wedding. The same customer Kelsey’s had a crush on for months but she hasn’t noticed. On impulse you sit at Liz’s table saying you’ve overheard not on purpose but by accident and you’d do it be her date. And then the story begins not love at first sight but gradually and of course the customer being a lawyer shuts down a million times.
This was well written, main characters Liz and Kelsey are believable in their emotions, just very well done. Especially the parts about being seen.
March 23, 2026
Entertaining read without a third act break up.
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March 4, 2026
So sweet
This book is so sweet and no 3rd act breakup. It has heat then spice. This book is worth reading.
This book is so sweet and no 3rd act breakup. It has heat then spice. This book is worth reading.
March 26, 2026
Cute and quick read
February 27, 2026
I don’t like leaving harsh reviews but I was surprised by the rating on this book. I normally love the fake dating trope and mutual pining/longing (no matter how overdone it is), but this felt like a chore to read because of how painstakingly each millisecond was described. It was total overkill. The narration fell into the trap of “telling” rather than “showing”. There is very little dialogue. Instead every slight jaw twitch, flicker of an eyelid, curve of the mouth, shallow breath, etc. is described in extreme slow-motion, in a somewhat lyrical quality. I powered through it, but with heavy eye-rolling along the way. I ultimately felt it was a waste of time and I should have abandoned ship sooner.
March 1, 2026
I didn’t love this. I thought Elizabeth was rude to Kelsey in the beginning. Kelsey was sweet and decided to help because she overheard Elizabeth’s conversation. Elizabeth treated her like crap and broke out a contract immediately. I don’t understand why Elizabeth needed to attend this wedding. It would have been okay not to. The story was also very wordy. The spice was okay. I felt like I read a similar story.
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March 10, 2026
I enjoyed the book, but the descriptions were a bit much. Everything was described to minutae, and if a character is having feelings, grab a drink, because you're going to be there for a while. Spending all this time in the MC's heads as they sift through their feelings slows the plot to a crawl, especially in the wedding chapters. The MC's could've actually talked about their feelings instead of making assumptions, and the story flow would have benefited greatly.
March 22, 2026
Exquisite love story
I’m not normally a fan of excessive description but the way Emma Collins detailed the senses and feelings between Elizabeth and Kelsey was absolutely incredible.
This is a beautiful and sensitively written book about how love and longing grows between two people from different worlds and overcomes all obstacles in their way.
I’m not normally a fan of excessive description but the way Emma Collins detailed the senses and feelings between Elizabeth and Kelsey was absolutely incredible.
This is a beautiful and sensitively written book about how love and longing grows between two people from different worlds and overcomes all obstacles in their way.
March 13, 2026
way too long.
This book has the longest spicy scene I have ever read. I think it was three chapters and I honestly just skipped the last one. There were a few times in the book where it felt too drawn out.
This book has the longest spicy scene I have ever read. I think it was three chapters and I honestly just skipped the last one. There were a few times in the book where it felt too drawn out.
March 31, 2026
i loved it
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