My Thoughts:
WOW! This book is full of sweet & spicy! It is the third book in this series but can be read as a stand-alone. I absolutely loved it!
Indira is a psychiatrist who seems to have her life in order who just caught her boyfriend in some compromising positions with some random hook-up. She packs up all of her belongings and heads to her brother’s place. Little does she know that her brother’s best friend, Jude (her childhood frenemy) was also there.
Jude is a doctor that travels all over the world to where he is needed most. Unfortunately, some of these places are war zones and it has really taken its toll on him mentally. He came home for his best friend's wedding and walked right into Indira! Their banter picked up where it left off all those years before. Except this time he noticed just how beautiful Indira is. She, on the other hand, notices how broken he is and wants to help him regardless of their past.
With preparations for the wedding fully in swing, Indira has to deal with her ex (did I mention he is also in the wedding party?) and his new fling. She and Jude come up with the plan of fake dating to get through this. They just didn’t realize that living in the same house and being together all of the time for the wedding stuff would affect how they felt about each other!
I cannot express my love for this book enough! I think we need more books like this that discuss mental health. Showing that it is ok, not to be ok and getting help is nothing to be ashamed of. I am glad that Indira helped Jude see that. I loved their relationship! I loved their banter, the sweetness of them both keeping the little tokens of their past. I loved it all!
Tropes:
Fake Dating
Frenemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Brother’s Best Friend
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and Mazey Eddings for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!