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Pretend You're Mine

by Lucy Score

A temporary arrangement in Benevolence

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A temporary arrangement in Benevolence

Set in the small town of Benevolence, Maryland, the romance brings together Luke Garrison, a National Guard member preparing to deploy, and Harper Wilde, who has arrived while trying to begin her life again. Their fake-dating arrangement is meant to last only a month, but the closeness it creates complicates Luke’s plan to keep his solitude—and his past—protected. Harper, meanwhile, is drawn to the possibility of making a home there, while keeping her own reason for leaving undisclosed. The setup turns on a clear tension between performed intimacy and the trust required for a lasting relationship.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in contemporary romance built around a fake-dating arrangement.
  • Those who enjoy small-town settings and characters confronting concealed pasts.
  • Readers seeking a romance involving a National Guard member preparing for deployment.

Themes

Fake datingTrust and secrecyHome and belongingDeployment and relationships

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Book overview

Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. He's strong, sexy, broody. The last thing he's looking for is a woman to ruin his solitude. When the wildly courageous Harper Wilde stumbles into Benevolence, MD, and directly into his life, he realizes that she's the perfect decoy. A fake girlfriend to keep his family off his back until he's deployed.

 

So what if kissing her sends his mind to wicked places? He can control himself. Can't he?

 

Harper was on her way to starting a new life... again. But something about Luke makes her want to settle down in this small town and make his house a home. When she's in his arms, she finally knows what it's like to feel safe. Protected.

 

One night of sharing a bed turns into something much, much more... and soon Luke can't keep his mind off Harper's wide gray eyes or his hands off her luscious curves. He never thought he'd feel this way about a woman again. But he knows that he can't tell her the truth about his dark past. And she can't reveal what she's running from.

 

At least this isn't a real relationship. It's only for a month. It's only pretend. Until it isn't...

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