Can't Help Falling in Love
A Novel
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4.2 • 9 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
A struggling waitress and the heir to a major Seattle company stumble into a high-profile fake engagement while simultaneously trying to keep up with their own love lives in this flirty fall rom-com!
Lexi Danby is looking for some no-strings, fall fun. Once a college track star, she was forced to drop out when her father passed away. Now she’s trying to make ends meet while putting herself through school and caring for her grieving mother. When her comically bad waitressing lands her directly in the path of a handsome, charming stranger named Will, Lexi may just have found the distraction she’s been looking for. Their first date looks promising until a misunderstanding at a party thrusts Lexi and Will into a fake engagement they can’t talk themselves out of. And Will turns out to be a member of Seattle royalty.
Will Grand is heir to a major company, and Seattle’s most eligible bachelor. But he’s been placed in charge of an important merger with a company that values family above all else, and needs to show them that he’s settled down. While a fake engagement is advantageous from a business standpoint, it’s not so great for a budding relationship with a woman who’s wary of commitment. With a woman who Will is beginning to care about much more than he could have anticipated.
As Lexi gets a taste of Will’s glamorous world and the pair keeps up the pretense of their fake engagement for the press, they decide to see where a more casual relationship takes them out of the spotlight. And amid apple picking in comfy flannels, outdoor breweries in the crisp air, and fun Halloween preparations, Lexi starts to realize the scariest part of the season might just be taking a chance on love.
"Sophie Sullivan consistently crafts romances to root for." -Courtney Kae, author of In the Event of Love and In the Case of Heartbreak
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A memorable meet-cute kicks off this adorable fake engagement romance from Sullivan (Love, Naturally). Lexi Danby, a former college track star whose bright future was derailed by her father's death, takes a job as a waitress in Seattle to make ends meet—but when Becca and Jackie, her über-successful friends from high school, enter the restaurant one day, she's desperate to keep them from realizing she works there. So she plops down with an attractive solo diner and pretends to be on a date. High-powered businessman Will Grand is charmed and happy to play along. Becca and Jackie invite the presumed couple to a party that night, and Will suggests they use the event as their first real date. When they arrive, however, they find that everyone thinks they're engaged. Maintaining this ruse works well for Will, who needs to shed his bachelor reputation ahead of an upcoming business deal, and thrusts Lexi into a world of wealth and luxury. The more time they spend together, the more their attraction grows, but the pressures of the public eye and Lexi's fear of commitment may tear them apart. Lexi makes an endearing hot mess of a heroine, and Will is an ideal "book boyfriend." Cute and cozy with just enough drama to propel the story forward, this is a charmer.
