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Borrowing Amor #3
Borrowing a Fiancé
She wanted freedom. She got a fiancé instead.
Melinda Garrett has been stuck managing her parents' diner for over a decade, when all she had wanted was to go to college. When her younger sister gets married, Melinda reluctantly agrees to attend with her friend, Daniel, as her date. But when the pressure is on, she claims he is her fiancé, in hopes that her parents’ opinion of selling the diner will change.
Daniel Armstrong isn’t the kind of guy a girl takes home to meet her parents, but when he offers to attend a wedding as Melinda’s date, he finds himself labeled as her future spouse. Now, challenges lie around every corner, testing Melinda’s claim that she and Daniel are in love.
With every touch and fake kiss, the line blurs between fiction and reality, and it seems inevitable that at least one heart will be broken by the end of the weekend.
Melinda Garrett has been stuck managing her parents' diner for over a decade, when all she had wanted was to go to college. When her younger sister gets married, Melinda reluctantly agrees to attend with her friend, Daniel, as her date. But when the pressure is on, she claims he is her fiancé, in hopes that her parents’ opinion of selling the diner will change.
Daniel Armstrong isn’t the kind of guy a girl takes home to meet her parents, but when he offers to attend a wedding as Melinda’s date, he finds himself labeled as her future spouse. Now, challenges lie around every corner, testing Melinda’s claim that she and Daniel are in love.
With every touch and fake kiss, the line blurs between fiction and reality, and it seems inevitable that at least one heart will be broken by the end of the weekend.
174 pages, ebook
First published February 26, 2019
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July 14, 2019
3.5/5.0
This book is a wonderful, light-hearted and funny romantic comedy that not only brings many unlikely characters together but manages to keep the reader smiling!
Read full review in the 2019 May issue of InD'tale Magazine.
This book is a wonderful, light-hearted and funny romantic comedy that not only brings many unlikely characters together but manages to keep the reader smiling!
Read full review in the 2019 May issue of InD'tale Magazine.
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January 7, 2020My copy of this story is in this anthology: Borrowing Amor Boxed Set: Books 1-3
May 18, 2020
This was a good read. Melinda just wants to stop working at her parents diner. However, her parents don't want to sell. Which makes her unhappy. Daniel is a guy that comes to the diner every night. He is the only good thing. They go away together for the weekend and things get crazy. Thankfully in the end everyone gets their HEA.
February 18, 2019
Borrowing a Fiance #3 - This is my favorite of the series, more than Borrowing Christmas, which I love. It is hilarious; the stuff that goes on in this story had my sides hurting from laughing so much. The characters are really likeable and loveable. The storylines mesh well with the characters growing into who they should become while discovering what is important. The white sands of NM are an important character too.
This fast paced story is very entertaining and quickly read. There is so much more to this story, but this is a review, not a book report. If possible, but not necessary read Borrowing Christmas first to get the foundation to this story. I contacted the author to review her books and received this book through Booksprout. 4*
Borrowing Christmas #1 - This is my first read by this author and I enjoyed the storylines. The characters are interesting, funny and sincere. Many good things happen in this cute, quickly read second chance at starting over and a first for romance. Learning to trust is difficult when coming from a bad background, but buckling down instead of under is most of the battle. This story is better than I expected. I found this book on Booksprout. 4*
Borrowing Love #2 - Personally I would read this book after reading Borrowing Time, it's the before to this after story. This is a sadder, more toned down book than Borrowing Christmas. I liked all of the characters, especially Zoe; but Ruby, poor girl, had a hard row to hoe. She lost all her family except her brother and four years later is still lost. An old high school friend comes to town and shakes her up. The good storylines moved at a fast paced keeping the reader's interest. I contacted the author to review her books and received this book through Booksprout. 4*
Borrowing Time #4 - It was difficult to read this book since I had already read the second book of the series; spoilers. I actually think this book should be read before Borrowing Love since it's about how Ruby and Clark met and their romance. Of course, I read them backwards and I suffered since I knew their future already. A quick, entertaining read with interesting storylines and characters, humor and dogs. This is a good story but Borrowing Christmas is my favorite. I contacted the author to review her books and received this book through her newsletter. 4*
This fast paced story is very entertaining and quickly read. There is so much more to this story, but this is a review, not a book report. If possible, but not necessary read Borrowing Christmas first to get the foundation to this story. I contacted the author to review her books and received this book through Booksprout. 4*
Borrowing Christmas #1 - This is my first read by this author and I enjoyed the storylines. The characters are interesting, funny and sincere. Many good things happen in this cute, quickly read second chance at starting over and a first for romance. Learning to trust is difficult when coming from a bad background, but buckling down instead of under is most of the battle. This story is better than I expected. I found this book on Booksprout. 4*
Borrowing Love #2 - Personally I would read this book after reading Borrowing Time, it's the before to this after story. This is a sadder, more toned down book than Borrowing Christmas. I liked all of the characters, especially Zoe; but Ruby, poor girl, had a hard row to hoe. She lost all her family except her brother and four years later is still lost. An old high school friend comes to town and shakes her up. The good storylines moved at a fast paced keeping the reader's interest. I contacted the author to review her books and received this book through Booksprout. 4*
Borrowing Time #4 - It was difficult to read this book since I had already read the second book of the series; spoilers. I actually think this book should be read before Borrowing Love since it's about how Ruby and Clark met and their romance. Of course, I read them backwards and I suffered since I knew their future already. A quick, entertaining read with interesting storylines and characters, humor and dogs. This is a good story but Borrowing Christmas is my favorite. I contacted the author to review her books and received this book through her newsletter. 4*
February 23, 2019
I read this book in record time. To be honest, I had already read the first two loved them, but wondered if the author could keep the series fresh. This delightful story surpassed my expectations! The characters were endearing, and I kept turning the pages to see what was going to happen with all the creative plot twists and wondering how everything would be sorted out. Melinda wasn't very likeable in the first two books, so it was fun to get to know her back story and though human, she turned out to be someone I was routing for and loved. I love the way Kat develops characters with depth, and are both well rounded and relatable.
February 22, 2019
Clean Rom-Com in New Mexico
This is a fun and funny romance that takes place in New Mexico. It includes spending a few days at a resort in the White Sands where the author shares some fun facts about those sand dunes. The plot is done very well and is not trite. The journey to the end is a bit rough and the conclusion is never a sure thing. This author knows how to keep a novel interesting. I have read several of her novels and they are all worth reading again. I received this book for free and this is my honest review.
This is a fun and funny romance that takes place in New Mexico. It includes spending a few days at a resort in the White Sands where the author shares some fun facts about those sand dunes. The plot is done very well and is not trite. The journey to the end is a bit rough and the conclusion is never a sure thing. This author knows how to keep a novel interesting. I have read several of her novels and they are all worth reading again. I received this book for free and this is my honest review.
February 25, 2019
Melinda just wants to the escape the family diner that’s she’s been forced to run for the past ten years. Her cooks Devon and Claire should be the ones running it, but her parents still refuse to sell it to them even though they promised she would only run it for a few years and she won’t let Devon and Claire lose their dreams so she’s stuck. And now she’s forced to go her sister Bree’s wedding, the one she thinks was the golden child who got everything she wanted. Little does she know her sister is engaged to a man she hates and that she was forced to choose a career she’s unhappy with. Her best friend Daniel is supportive through the whole thing even going along with a fake engagement. But will his past catch up with him or will he finally get the girl of his dreams? There was a lot of humor and drama in this romance. I wanted to shake Melinda’s mother and grandmother although her father was a riot. Daniel was a great guy with a troubled past and Melinda had to overcome a lot of misconceptions about herself too.
February 16, 2019
Melinda, who feels forced by her family to maintain the family restaurant, attends the wedding of her “golden child “ sister with a fake boyfriend and discovers the grass isn’t always greener. In the chaos that ensues, she learns a lot about herself, her family and her friend. This is a fun, easy read with HEA. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.
March 1, 2019
I really enjoyed this easy to read friends to fake fiancé romance. It was full of many different emotions that had you wanting her to find a way out of her predicament and also wainting for her to realise her fake fiancé means more to her than she realises and he is worth standing up to her family for. Very enjoyable
I received this as an arc and I am giving my honest review voluntarily
I received this as an arc and I am giving my honest review voluntarily
February 26, 2019
Book three in Borrowing Amor is a well written story that I enjoyed reading. Melinda Garrett is going to her sister's wedding and she tells everyone she is engaged which she is not. She asks Daniel Armstrong her friend. But Daniel has not told her something that happened in his earlier life. Reading how these two get to their happy ending makes for a very good story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 27, 2019
This is the 3rd book I've read written Kat Bellemore; she has done a great job at writing a good book; I will definitely be reading more of her books.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
The story line caught my attention at the very beginning and kept me interested throughout the entire book.
I loved the chemistry between the characters.
I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
February 26, 2019
Very interesting story. When Melinda starts telling a lie to get want she wants & get her parents off her back she has to continue to tell more lies. That's not always a beneficial action. Does it work? You have to read the book to find out. It didn't happen the way I thought it would & that's all I can say w/o giving away the ending. I really like the story a lot. I received an ARC copy & this is my honest, voluntary opinion.
February 27, 2019
This was fun to read friends pretending to be engaged that just drama in the mist but is it really. Melinda and Daniel these characters were thrilling to read enjoyed it every bit!
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 4, 2019
Trapped
Melinda was trapped. Because she was a hell-raiser as a teen, her parents decreed that she was to remain to run the family diner while the rest of the family moved away. It would be only a year or two, and then they would sell the diner and Melinda could move on.
That was ten years ago and Melinda is still stuck in the diner, even as her sister Bree got to go to college, get a dream job, and now is marrying.
Melinda has to go to the wedding. She has to bring a date. That's just ducky, because she has no one to bring.
Daniel volunteers. And that's when things start to change.
Bellemore presents a believable picture of an entire family trapped and needing to be free.
Recommended for all readers of clean romance.
Melinda was trapped. Because she was a hell-raiser as a teen, her parents decreed that she was to remain to run the family diner while the rest of the family moved away. It would be only a year or two, and then they would sell the diner and Melinda could move on.
That was ten years ago and Melinda is still stuck in the diner, even as her sister Bree got to go to college, get a dream job, and now is marrying.
Melinda has to go to the wedding. She has to bring a date. That's just ducky, because she has no one to bring.
Daniel volunteers. And that's when things start to change.
Bellemore presents a believable picture of an entire family trapped and needing to be free.
Recommended for all readers of clean romance.
February 25, 2019
A fun read with great characters and plotline. The development you see in the characters through the book is well developed.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
February 25, 2019
It Grabbed My attention and focus so strong I could not put it down. A word of advice when you get your copy. Grab a snack, a comfy seat, kick back and relax. You wont be moving until you finish this bad boy here. Remarkable job. Thanks for sharing.
July 4, 2019
Borrowing a Fiance
Excellent book. Highly recommend this book to everyone. Excellent story line kept your interest and attention making it hard to put down.
Excellent book. Highly recommend this book to everyone. Excellent story line kept your interest and attention making it hard to put down.
June 30, 2019
A Sweet way to spend some time relaxing!we
This is one of the best clean love stories I have read. It is full of human nature, busy body relatives and love on a merry go round of what next! I think you will agree that this is a love story not to be missed.
This is one of the best clean love stories I have read. It is full of human nature, busy body relatives and love on a merry go round of what next! I think you will agree that this is a love story not to be missed.
May 15, 2019
Cute
This was a fun story with some good characters. My first from this author and it was a sweet clean romance.
This was a fun story with some good characters. My first from this author and it was a sweet clean romance.
April 24, 2019
Borrowing a Fiance was a fun read, I wonder why perfectly reasonable woman have daughters and they then become controlling witches. It is sad when the things you have to overcome is your own mother.
I like an author who takes their characters to the edge of the cliff and instead of turning around, they jump off and see where they will land. There is some of that in this story.
I like the romance which started slowly and continued to build.
I like an author who takes their characters to the edge of the cliff and instead of turning around, they jump off and see where they will land. There is some of that in this story.
I like the romance which started slowly and continued to build.
April 12, 2019
This is one of the sweetest love stories I have ever read. The author is a wonderful storyteller and this is such a beautiful, heartwarming romance. It had me under its spell from beginning to end.
I just loved it! It reminds me that love can conquer things if given the chance.
This book had me laughing and crying and I could not be happier with their HEA and how everything played out.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I just loved it! It reminds me that love can conquer things if given the chance.
This book had me laughing and crying and I could not be happier with their HEA and how everything played out.
I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 14, 2019
A good book to read first in this series.
Daniel and Melinda are great lead characters. Although there is a bit of
strife in this book the characters are all good. My favorite character is Mr. Garrett (Melinda's father). The setting is New Mexico. I'm looking forward to learning about this area in another story in this series.
Daniel and Melinda are great lead characters. Although there is a bit of
strife in this book the characters are all good. My favorite character is Mr. Garrett (Melinda's father). The setting is New Mexico. I'm looking forward to learning about this area in another story in this series.
March 30, 2019
I did like it, I just have a few issues with how some of the characters acted, I mean, you have a brain, use it.
January 19, 2022
Synopsis:
The girl needs a date for her sister’s wedding and her friend offers.
My thoughts:
Have you ever read a story where you felt there wasn’t enough drama in the end? Where it felt like the resolution wasn’t quite there? Yeah, this is that book.
Story was okay, until the end. More on that below.
Soooo, let’s see
So, a list of the shit this mother did: 1. Made slut-shaming comments. As did her mother. Guess where that shit comes from. That also doesn’t get addressed in the end. Left me WTF??? Their idea of growing up is to stop dating/sleeping and settle into a relationship and marry. Everything else is apparently the devils or so
2. Manipulated BOTH daughters into careers they didn’t want. By promising daughter 1 she’ll pay for housing and tuition and I don’t know what if she goes into engineering. Which she hates but hey, better than paying yourself, huh?
And by getting her other daughter to work in a restaurant “until she learned everything” and then just strings her along for ten YEARS?! And also basically emotional manipulation, because otherwise the girl would have left. How charming.
The father is also shitty cause he never intervenes with his wife. Honestly, not cool and thus also guilty for the clusterfuck. Grandma is a bitch. Main character seems to lack any kind of spine. Doesn’t seem to know what her opinion is or what she wants for herself. Kinda understandable with that shitty family, though.
And you know what annoyed me the most???
How about sitting down and listing every.single.thing.those.”Parents”.did? And cutting them off for some months to gain some clarity? What you want? Who you are? New boundaries? Behaviour that went on that long unchecked won’t change in a minute???
Like, I had thoughts about this book and they were all about the end. It was shitty. They don’t deserve her. At all. Throw them out.
Setting and style were okay to nice
Three stars. Could’ve been four or five. But the end ruined it. Maybe I should’ve said two stars….hmmm.
The girl needs a date for her sister’s wedding and her friend offers.
My thoughts:
Have you ever read a story where you felt there wasn’t enough drama in the end? Where it felt like the resolution wasn’t quite there? Yeah, this is that book.
Story was okay, until the end. More on that below.
Soooo, let’s see
So, a list of the shit this mother did: 1. Made slut-shaming comments. As did her mother. Guess where that shit comes from. That also doesn’t get addressed in the end. Left me WTF??? Their idea of growing up is to stop dating/sleeping and settle into a relationship and marry. Everything else is apparently the devils or so
2. Manipulated BOTH daughters into careers they didn’t want. By promising daughter 1 she’ll pay for housing and tuition and I don’t know what if she goes into engineering. Which she hates but hey, better than paying yourself, huh?
And by getting her other daughter to work in a restaurant “until she learned everything” and then just strings her along for ten YEARS?! And also basically emotional manipulation, because otherwise the girl would have left. How charming.
The father is also shitty cause he never intervenes with his wife. Honestly, not cool and thus also guilty for the clusterfuck. Grandma is a bitch. Main character seems to lack any kind of spine. Doesn’t seem to know what her opinion is or what she wants for herself. Kinda understandable with that shitty family, though.
And you know what annoyed me the most???
How about sitting down and listing every.single.thing.those.”Parents”.did? And cutting them off for some months to gain some clarity? What you want? Who you are? New boundaries? Behaviour that went on that long unchecked won’t change in a minute???
Like, I had thoughts about this book and they were all about the end. It was shitty. They don’t deserve her. At all. Throw them out.
Setting and style were okay to nice
Three stars. Could’ve been four or five. But the end ruined it. Maybe I should’ve said two stars….hmmm.
September 16, 2019
A really emotional romance. 💞💓💞
Melinda has spent the last ten years making up to her family for a teenage mistake by running the family restaurant with the bare minimum of staff. To the point of working eighty-hour weeks when she can't find anyone to work. But she's exhausted and thinks it is time for her penance to be over. When her mother calls to tell her that her sister, Bree, is getting married and she is supposed to not only be there but bring a date, Melinda knows she's stuck. She hasn't got a date to bring but she asks her best friend, Daniel, if he would mind going with her. Daniel agrees to it because he cares for Melinda and wants her happy. But what happens next doesn't seem to make anyone happy...😉💗💕
This is the third book in the Borrowing Amor series but it can easily be read as a standalone. 😍
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Melinda has spent the last ten years making up to her family for a teenage mistake by running the family restaurant with the bare minimum of staff. To the point of working eighty-hour weeks when she can't find anyone to work. But she's exhausted and thinks it is time for her penance to be over. When her mother calls to tell her that her sister, Bree, is getting married and she is supposed to not only be there but bring a date, Melinda knows she's stuck. She hasn't got a date to bring but she asks her best friend, Daniel, if he would mind going with her. Daniel agrees to it because he cares for Melinda and wants her happy. But what happens next doesn't seem to make anyone happy...😉💗💕
This is the third book in the Borrowing Amor series but it can easily be read as a standalone. 😍
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
October 11, 2020
Manipulative family of Melinda’s controls her life as well as her sisters so lying and faking seem to be the only way to survive.
Melinda’s best friend Daniel comes to help back her because he has always been there and will continue to be so. Only comes that in faking of being engaged they realize their feelings for each other are not just platonic.
Other than the constant lies and family I want to throat punch, it wasn’t a bad book. It didn’t quite keep my attention as well as I hoped but I still found it a nice easy read.
Melinda’s best friend Daniel comes to help back her because he has always been there and will continue to be so. Only comes that in faking of being engaged they realize their feelings for each other are not just platonic.
Other than the constant lies and family I want to throat punch, it wasn’t a bad book. It didn’t quite keep my attention as well as I hoped but I still found it a nice easy read.
October 6, 2020
She works a job for 10 years that she hates because her parents tell her to. Couple works in kitchen waiting to buy the place for 10 years. Lousy menu but not allowed to change it. He comes in every night for dinner for 2 years. Poses as fiancé and they fall in love and ready to get married after a week. Sister is marrying a guy she hates and feeling is mutual because her parents want her too. Just really weird story and horrible parents.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 11, 2020
Incomplete...
I really wanted to like this book. Melinda and Daniel’s relationship goes from non existent to falling in love in a few days. They talk about their “friendship,” but they don’t know anything about the other. There should have been more build up. More talk of their two year friendship. Maybe one of them being secretly in love with the other. They didn’t have any chemistry. And no hot scenes either. :(
I really wanted to like this book. Melinda and Daniel’s relationship goes from non existent to falling in love in a few days. They talk about their “friendship,” but they don’t know anything about the other. There should have been more build up. More talk of their two year friendship. Maybe one of them being secretly in love with the other. They didn’t have any chemistry. And no hot scenes either. :(
October 12, 2020
Enjoyable read
Melinda has been relegated to rubbing a family diner for years when her younger sister is getting married and is expected to bring a boyfriend. Her friend Daniel offers to go to resort with her as a boyfriend. Things get muddled with her family and Melinda & Daniel they want to be more than friends. The adventures & events that happen over the week are fabulous.
Melinda has been relegated to rubbing a family diner for years when her younger sister is getting married and is expected to bring a boyfriend. Her friend Daniel offers to go to resort with her as a boyfriend. Things get muddled with her family and Melinda & Daniel they want to be more than friends. The adventures & events that happen over the week are fabulous.
April 5, 2021
She is working in her parents business and it seems they want to sell it. At her sister wedding she brings along a date but pretends he is her boyfriend. What will her parents do? Will they change their mind? Will they allow them to take over? Will he want more and more of being with her? See how it will all go
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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