Bakery owner Willow Dalton’s friendship with Zane Walker has always been a bit complicated. Now a scrumptiously hot A-list actor, Zane’s always had a reputation as a player. He’s arrogant, and he’s definitely not boyfriend material. Sure, he did Willow a favor by agreeing to take her virginity before college, but is that reason enough for her to go along with a fake engagement a decade later—even if it comes with a real diamond ring?

Zane should have known better. Nothing involving Willow has ever been easy. Still, he knows her better than anyone, and becoming America’s hottest new leading man means cleaning up his reputation. An “engagement” to curvy, sass-mouthed Willow is the perfect PR move…provided no one gets hurt.

Now Zane and Willow’s little white lie has turned into an irresistible recipe for sweet temptation. And soon no one will be able to tell the difference between their fake engagement and the real thing—including them.

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“Engaging, humorous banter between characters and lively, engaging storytelling are the highlights of Foster’s latest romance. Fans of Foster will not be disappointed.” —RT Book Reviews

“The Real Thing is like the perfect dessert—sweet and satisfying with a touch of spice!” —New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Probst

“Sizzling hot and so much fun! The Real Thing is a must read for romance lovers!” —New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis

“If you love the small town romances written by Donna Alward, Kristan Higgins, and Laura Trentham—you will adore Melissa Foster’s The Real Thing!” —Lady Celeste Reads Romance

About the Author

Melissa Foster is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of more than sixty-five books. Her novels have been recommended by USA Today’s book blog, Hagerstown magazine, the Patriot, and more. She has also painted and donated several murals to the Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC.

She enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups, and she welcomes an invitation to your event. Visit Melissa on her website, www.MelissaFoster.com, or chat with her on Twitter @melissa_foster and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MelissaFosterAuthor.

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Publisher: Montlake Romance (September 5, 2017)
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ByCherion September 23, 2017

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Two of my favorite romance story tropes by one of go-to romance authors. What could be better? This is not only a friend to lovers story, but also a fake fiancée tale. When it starts out it seems a bit more fake fiancée, yet once you get to know Willow and Zane you see it’s really a friends to lovers book at its core.

Although majority of Melissa Foster’s books are under the umbrella of her Love in Bloom series on a larger scale, it’s always said they can work as standalone books. Personally, I don’t always feel that’s the case and always recommend people read the whole series to get the real depth of each book. In the case of this book, it’s not under that Love in Bloom umbrella. There is an extremely brief mention in passing here and there of a few characters, but there is absolutely no significance to the story. This is a brand-new series (published under a totally different publisher that her other books) and, since this one is the first of the series, can be read as a standalone.

We get to know a lot of characters in this book. Not in-depth, but enough to keep the reader wanting more. Of course, all of Willow’s siblings will be getting their stories told. The family is loving and caring and all very different from one another so it should be a lot of fun.

This story moves fast and a lot happens over the course of the 2 weeks the majority of the tale takes place. You would think it would make the romance/love story part of the book seem too fast but it doesn’t. Mostly because Zane and Willow have known each other most of their lives. But it did make some other things seem quite a bit beyond the realistic realm. I love that Willow owns a bakery and does some catering. But the amount of time she spends actually working, with no other people in her employ, is beyond ridiculous. And Zane’s bodyguards, plane, and ease of getting people to stop gawking around the bakery is laughable. I’ll forgive these things because wanted to read about the couple and not all of the day-to-day particulars. But it left me feeling as though I was missing something.

One last thing. It’s inevitable, if you read a lot of books, that character names will end up being used by more than one author. I’m sure it may have happened to me before but the characters weren’t engrained in my mind enough for me to notice. But since I absolutely LOVE the Walker brothers from Nicole Edwards’ Alluring Indulgence series, I could help but instantly notice the shared moniker of Zane Walker. Two totally different men in so many ways, but both great guys.

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