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The Real Deal
The Real Deal: A Novel | Lauren Blakely
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Get ready for your next favorite romantic comedy, THE REAL DEAL! April Hamilton wants you to know she hasnt been on GigsForHire since that time she sold her futon after college. She doesnt even spend that much time online. And even if she did, she would not be looking up personal ads. But going home alone for her family's summer reunion is an invitation for every single relative to butt into her personal life. She simply cant handle another blind date with the butcher, the baker or the candlestick maker from her hometown. So when she finds the GigsforHire ad for a boyfriend-for-hire, shes ready to pay to play. Heading Home and Need a Buffer? Im the REAL DEAL. Theo Banks has been running from the past for years. Hes this close to finally settling all his debts, and one more job as a boyfriend-for-hire will do the trick. Hes no gigolo. Please. Hes something of an actor, and he knows how to slip into any role, including pretending to be Aprils new beau -- the bad boy with the heart of gold. Even if it means sleeping in close quarters in that tiny little bed in her parents inn. Even if it means spinning tales of a romance that starts to feel all too true. What neither one of them counts on is that amid the egg toss, the arm wrestling, and a fierce game of Lawn Twister that has them tangled up together, they might be feeling the real deal. She only wanted to show her family once and for all that she had no need to settle down. He didnt expect to have the time of his life at her parents home. They didnt plan on loving every single second of the game. But can a masterful game of pretend result in true love?
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Jemgirl2014
The Real Deal: A Novel | Lauren Blakely

I think this is going to be the book that pulls me out of an encroaching reading slump. After bailing on "To Have and to Hoax" and "Everything Girl" in the span of two days, I was getting scared. Thank goodness "The Real Deal" seems promising. ?

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Kristy_K
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Cute. Good chemistry. Theo is hired as a “boyfriend” for April‘s family reunion and the platonic agreement soon turns to more. Some insta-love but it was done in the non-annoying way. A good contemporary romance to escape into for a few hours.

⭐️⭐️⭐️

#romantsy #romance #netgalley #arc

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mariaku21
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I read the first half in under 2 hours and then had to force myself to slow down and pace it out because I loved how the chemistry between Theo and April was instant but believable.
Plus it's my favorite trope 😁

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ParagraphsandPetticoats
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The Real Deal by Lauren Blakely (Audiobook)
Narrated by: Zachary Webber and Erin Mallon

4 🌟 I quite enjoyed this fake boyfriend plot line and the characters involved. The dialogue was witty and filled with fabulous tension. The story slowed a bit for me part way in the last quarter, but picked up again with a wonderful ending.

Narrators: Zachary Webber - Awesome as usual
Erin Mallon -Great except for the drawing out of some syllables.

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Lovesbooks87
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April has a family reunion to go to. The only problem is that she doesn't have a date and if she doesn't come with one her family is going to try to set her up. Her friend tells her about a guy that pretends to be people's date. She contacts Theo and he agrees to be her date. The more the two get to know each other the more the realize that they want to make this pretend relationship the real deal. Thanks #Netgalley and @StMartinsPress 👇🏻👇🏻

Lovesbooks87 For a copy of this book! Out July 10th! 6y
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