This week I'm featuring My Phony Valentine by Courtney Walsh. This was so much fun! I absolutely loved it!
Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Poppy Hart.
My days usually consist of agonizing over my failing restaurant, worrying about my mountain of debt and nursing my broken heart.
Everything changes when I bump into a man in the coffee shop and claim him as my new boyfriend. To my absolute horror, he turns out to be hockey’s most renowned bad boy, Dallas Burke. To my absolute delight, he goes along with my story.
When his no-nonsense manager and meddling grandmother jump in the picture, they see a win-win solution for my failing restaurant and Dallas’s less-than-stellar reputation.
A full-fledged fake romance complete with contract negotiations, pretend dates and phony PDA.
But as I get to know the real Dallas Burke, who is not the man the press says he is, it becomes clear that if this isn’t real. . . someone better tell it to my heart.
Book Beginnings / First Line Friday (Poppy's POV)
I don't know why I did what I did.
Friday 56 (Dallas' POV)
I'm not superstitious, and I don't really believe in luck, but knowing Poppy and her dad are in the stands, that there are people there cheering for me, not just nameless fans, but people who know me and really want me to succeed, it's settled something inside of me.
What have you been reading lately?
This looks like a very cute book. Of course I am curious after that opening sentence.
ReplyDeleteIt had me curious too. Hope you have a great weekend! :)
DeleteThis looks cute!
ReplyDeleteIt's so good! Hope you have an awesome weekend! :)
DeleteGreat excerpts. Here is my pick: “IT’S ONE OF US”
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! Happy weekend! :)
DeleteThe teaser and the quotes both make this sound like a very fun book.
ReplyDeleteI was definitely laughing all throughout. It's so much fun! Hope you have a great weekend, Mark! :)
DeleteI like the title and the cover and the first line. Very promising!
ReplyDeleteI've been hearing great things about it and am so happy that it lived up to all the hype! It's so good! Have a wonderful weekend! :)
DeleteOh that's on my list now!!
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It's really good! Hope you have a great weekend! :)
DeleteI'm a true Canadian, so you had me with hockey... LOL... Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteLOL! I may live in Texas, but I have a hard time resisting books featuring hockey players. We have a junior hockey league team around here which is how I became a fan. Happy weekend! :D
DeleteA fake romance and hockey?! Sign me up! I hope you love it, and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! :)
DeleteOhhh I have been wanting to read this book!
ReplyDeleteIt's one of the best I've read so far this year. I hope you enjoy it! Have a great weekend, Jessica! :)
DeleteAww, this sounds charming! I'm currently reading "Code Name Edelweiss" by Stephanie Landsem, and still working through "Nightmare Town" by Dashiell Hammett. That one is short stories, so I'm savoring them.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I tagged you with The Bookworm Tag. Play if you want to!
I'm so eager to read Code Name Edelweiss. It sounds so good! Hope you enjoy it! Thanks for the tag! I'm hoping to have a little free time this week, so if that pans out, I'll definitely play! Sounds like fun! Hope you have a great weekend! :D
DeleteI loved this one too. Have a great weekend!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Cindy! It definitely lived up to the hype. I loved it! Hope you have a great weekend too! :)
DeleteA hunky hockey player. A fake romance. This does sound fun! :D
ReplyDeleteFake romance stories are hit-or-miss for me, but this one has to be my favorite. It's so good! Hope you have a great week, Lark! :)
DeleteI've heard great things about this book! I'm currently reading Depending on the Cowboy by Jill Kemerer. The first line is: "Women made him nervous." Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great opener! Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a great week too! :)
DeleteI'm so late! It's been a crazy, busy weekend. Anyway, I'm currently reading To Win Her Hand by Jen Geigle Johnson. It's cute!
ReplyDelete"Lord Featherstone craned his neck until he could no longer see Lady Loveluck exiting outside to wait for her carriage."
I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!
Thanks for stopping by, Nicole! I really need to read a Jen Geigle Johnson book. I always hear such great things about them. Hope you have a great week! :)
DeleteThis book sounds like SO much fun! I'm definitely curious about it having enjoyed Courtney's books from before, and this one just looks cute, too. :)
ReplyDeleteI think you'll really enjoy it, Rissi! It's a ton of fun! Hope you have a great week! :)
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