Lilli was dropped off by her friends at 3 a.m. after a big party night. The new neighbor who lived next to her parents’ house was looking out his window and smiling at their antics. The next morning, still wobbly from the night before, Lilli went out for a slow run. As she fumbled with her phone, she ran right into a hard body – her next-door neighbor, Devin! Forgetting to tell him her name, she writes it on her bedroom window so that he can see it, then drops the curtain that was covering her to give him a peek.
Devin has changed his old party ways and, because he has a daughter himself, he treats women with respect. He doesn’t take advantage. But he is definitely attracted to Lilli, despite her being younger. His ex kept calling him in a drunk frenzy and screaming at him. He tried to get her help from her parents and was finally told she was in rehab. Then there was silence. So he hired his investigator to find out the situation. It was worse than he had thought and his ex could be sent to prison for at least 5 years for multiple DUI and drug possession charges. Devin called Mrs. Edwards, Ashley’s mother, and told her he was coming down to see his daughter, Izzy. Thinking he was still an irresponsible party guy, she told him no – so he told her he was married and stable now!
Running into each other at a juice bar, Devin and Jacob, and Lilli and Anna, introduced each other. Then Jacob told Lilli that Devin needed a pretend wife for the weekend! At Anna’s urging, Lilli agreed to do it to help him out. Was this just the temporary situation it was supposed to be? Or could it lead to something else? And would it come up in a custody hearing that just might be necessary? Or maybe it might lead to pain and a broken heart? And what devastation would happen if Ashley’s family discovers the truth of the fake marriage?
This is a very well written story. Because the story line is developed at a leisurely pace, the reader becomes comfortable with the characters and knows what they want out of life. Both Lilli and Devin are very likable. I highly recommend this book. The reader will definitely care for these characters as they muddle through their awkward situation. Maybe at the end of it all, they will discover the real truth and what it can bring to them?