Harrison isn’t opposed to getting married—he’s just never had the time, and he’s definitely not obsessed with the hospital where he’s dean of medicine. So when employee gossip reaches him saying he’s married to his career, that he doesn’t date or remember how to kiss, he’s irritated enough to ask his long-time friend and neighbor to pretend to be his fiancée at the upcoming work party.
Elizabeth is a successful fashion designer and has lived next to Harrison for years. She used to have a crush on him, but when she saw just how much time he chose to spend at the hospital, she realized he wasn’t the right man for her. She’s not exactly a willing partner when Harrison asks her to be his fake fiancée, but she decides to go along with it in exchange for him allowing her to make over his hospital’s dress code.
When very real sparks fly between them at the party, Harrison and Elizabeth realize something important—they’ve come to the end of their long-standing friendship because they’ll either make the engagement real, or they’ll have ruined things forever.
This sweet clean romance is a fun read. Dr. Harrison is a workaholic. Elizabeth is his next door neighbor who owns her own fashion design company. Sometimes he mows her lawn. Sometimes she bakes him treats. When his head nurse challenges Dr. Harrison to bring a date to the 4th of July work party, he takes it one step further and brings Elizabeth to the party as his "fiancé". While pretending to be engaged, sparks fly and their "pretend" kisses are anything but pretend.