Like Lovers Do
Score: 4.5/5 Bookmarks
Steam Rating: ๐๐๐/5
Thank you to Avon Books for gifting me a review copy of Like Lovers Do by Tracey Livesay. This is the second book in the Girls Trip series but I thought it worked well as a stand-alone.
Dr Nicole Allen is a hard-working orthopedic surgeon, her friend Benjamin Reed Van Mont runs his own financial management business. They agree on a trade of sorts. Nic will pretend to be Benโs girlfriend for a week on Marthaโs Vineyard to ward off his ex-girlfriend, and in return heโll help make sure she doesnโt lose a fellowship that hangs in the balance.
Benโs parents are work-a-holic doctors and after a lifetime of pressure from them heโs determined never to end up with a doctor himself. In fact, he wants a really sweet woman to call his own. Ambitious, tell-it-like-it-is Nic is not often called โsweetโโso clearly thereโs no danger.
Theyโre friends, how hard can it be to pretend for a week? Apparently really hardโฆ.like, really h.a.r.d. if you get my drift. ;) Sorry, I couldnโt help myself, these characters have some serious chemistry, and this book is steamy in all the best ways! But theyโre also smart, sweet, vulnerable, and real. I loved the amazing banter in this book, Nicโs girlfriends, and the emphasis on friendship and communication. It was wonderful to watch the ways in which both Nic and Ben grew during the book and discovered more about themselves as well as each other.
Basically, these two characters made me cheer them on for the happy ending they both so obviously deserved, and is there anything better than a good friends-to-lovers combined with fake dating story?! I was 100% here for it! PlusโฆMarthaโs Vineyard yโall. Iโve only been there twice, but I love the place and enjoyed living vicariously through these two.
This was my first Tracey Livesay book and I will definitely be reading more. Lucky for me she has quite the impressive backlist of books! If youโd like to get your own copy, click the button below to buy from an indie bookseller.
Synopsis:
Sometimes faking it can lead to the real thingโฆ
Driven and focused, Dr. Nicole Allen is an accomplished surgeon. With a tough past, Nicโs gone above and beyond everyoneโs expectations. But when she disciplines an internโa powerful donorโs sonโa prestigious fellowship sheโs awaiting is placed in jeopardy.
Coming from a successful family who runs a medical business empire, Benjamin Reed Van Mont is the black sheep, having chosen to start his own business instead. Though heโs not ready to settle down, he knows when the time comes it definitely wonโt be with a workaholic doctor like his friend Nicโeven if sheโs had him re-examining his edictโฆmore than once.
When Benโs status-climbing ex-girlfriend finds her way back into his orbit, Nic proposes a swap of services. Sheโll spend the week with Ben on Marthaโs Vineyard, pretending to be his girlfriendโbut only if heโll have his family intervene on her behalf so she wonโt lose her fellowship. How hard can the charade be?
But as theyโre about to discover, theyโve sorely underestimated their true feelings for each otherโฆ
Tracey Livesay continues her fun-filled Girls Trip series with this romance that will tug at your heartstrings.
Sometimes faking it can lead to the real thingโฆ
Driven and focused, Dr. Nicole Allen is an accomplished surgeon. With a tough past, Nicโs gone above and beyond everyoneโs expectations. But when she disciplines an internโa powerful donorโs sonโa prestigious fellowship sheโs awaiting is placed in jeopardy.
Coming from a successful family who runs a medical business empire, Benjamin Reed Van Mont is the black sheep, having chosen to start his own business instead. Though heโs not ready to settle down, he knows when the time comes it definitely wonโt be with a workaholic doctor like his friend Nicโeven if sheโs had him re-examining his edictโฆmore than once.
When Benโs status-climbing ex-girlfriend finds her way back into his orbit, Nic proposes a swap of services. Sheโll spend the week with Ben on Marthaโs Vineyard, pretending to be his girlfriendโbut only if heโll have his family intervene on her behalf so she wonโt lose her fellowship. How hard can the charade be?
But as theyโre about to discover, theyโve sorely underestimated their true feelings for each otherโฆ
