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Jodi McAlister<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

About:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A hilarious and heart-warming romantic comedy that examines how the unlikeliest of loves can bloom in \u2013 well, the most likely of places. Perfect for fans of The Hating Game<\/em> and The Spanish Love Deception<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Cece James agrees to be cast as a \u2018Juliet\u2019 on the next season of the hit television show Marry Me, Juliet<\/em>, it\u2019s certainly not<\/em> for the right reasons. She\u2019s knee deep in debt and desperate for the associated paycheck. The last thing on her mind is the hunky \u2018Romeo\u2019 waiting for her at the end of the gravel driveway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Dylan Jayasinghe Mellor isn\u2019t your usual fame-hungry TV star. An Olympic gold medallist with calloused hands, kind eyes and a propensity for panic attacks, it turns out he\u2019s not here for the right reasons either. As spokesperson for a men\u2019s mental health foundation, and the franchise\u2019s first non-white male lead, Dylan\u2019s got a charity to plug and something to prove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Cece gets eliminated on the first night, it seems like her and Dylan\u2019s awkward first meeting will be their last conversation. But when the TV set is shut down unexpectedly, Cece and Dylan suddenly get a little more time together than they\u2019d expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will love bloom when the cameras stop rolling?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Review:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you to Jodi and Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love stories or reality tv like the Bachelor aren’t my things so why I picked this story to read baffled\ud83e\udd14 even me. Was I reading\ud83d\udcd6 it for the right reasons?
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When I started reading it, I was bored, thinking this really isn’t me, but it didn’t take long for the story to pull me in, that, in my mind is the sign of an excellent writer. It’s not gritty like the murder mystery suspense novels I like, more, it’s a slow burn building up gradually.
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Lily provides an welcome explosion\ud83d\udca5 to the storyline, but also a feeling of, how can anyone be that spiteful, but as the old saying goes never judge a book by its cover.\ud83d\udcda
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I’ve never watched the Bachelor \u2764 but this has left me wondering probably naively about the set ups, contracts\ud83d\udcd1 and how much is a foregone conclusion.
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Dylan like any Romeo\ud83e\udd70 in a reality show is portrayed as a perfect man (do they exist!) and to Dylan, Juliet as the perfect hero.
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The story about three quarters of a way in feels predictable but there is also an element of, there has to be a twist and this fairytale \ud83e\uddda\u200d\u2642\ufe0f really isn’t going to happen.
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However no one will see the final line coming, will they Dylan!\ud83e\udd10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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