Faking Ms. Right: A Hot Romantic Comedy (Dirty Martini Running Club) Paperback – May 19, 2019

I have to say that I have read Claire Kingsley books before, which is why I wanted to read Faking Ms Right. I know how well she writes romcom's, but I wasn't prepared to get sucked into this book the way I did!! I literally did nothing today except read this book!!! It was so captivating that I couldn't put it down!Everly has to be my new favorite book heroine!! She's the kind of person we should all have in our lives. She's sweet, optimistic, funny, loyal, trustworthy, smart, pretty, and just a ray of sunshine. She's kind to everyone she meets and it shows with how everyone responds to her. Her only flaw is her dating history, which is intensely horrifying!!! I don't blame her, I think she just had terrible luck in that department. It was both funny and horrifying to read about some of her 1st date experiences.Shepherd was an interesting book hero. He was cold and withdrawn on the outside, but we come to find out he's nothing like that on the inside. It took Everly to peel away his layers to find the creamy center. I never thought he was a bad guy, I just thought he internalized everything to protect himself. He thought it was working until he let Everly into his life, which made him realize how truly alone he had made himself.Now, Everly has been Shepherd's assistant for 3 years. This is how they know each other. After Shepherd breaks things off with his gold digging harpy of a girlfriend, she decides to get revenge by dating his father. Of course, his father doesn't know that they dated or that she's only interested in money and revenge. So, Shepherd thinks he has to come up with a new girlfriend to make the harpy think he's moved on. This is where Everly comes into the picture. It works great for 1 night, but due to circumstances, Shepherd's father has to move in with him for awhile, which means the harpy will be around too. So, he makes a deal with Everly to move in and be his fake girlfriend for a few months.Now, we all know that this is going to start out as a fake relationship and probably turn into a real one. But I never saw it going the way it did. That was the entertaining part!! All I'll say is it was beautiful and fun to watch!The secondary characters were amazing!! Nora and Hazel were Everly's BFF's, and these girls were great! The kind of friends we all should have! Ethan and Grant, Shepherd's brother and brother in law, were equally as great. Shepherd's father, Richard, was just wonderful! Such a lovely man, even after all he'd been through with the women in his life. Annie and Miranda, Everly's sister and sister in law, were wonderful characters also. And of course, the character you love to hate, Svetlana the gold digging harpy!! She was just a bitch!I highly recommend this book to everyone!! It is funny, warm, heartfelt, and a beautiful love story!!

I'm a sucker for a millionaire/billionaire hero. If you add in that he's an aloof, arrogant and bossy hero, you've caught me hook, line and sinker. I really enjoyed reading Faking Ms. Right and I finished the story with a big goofy smile and a sigh of contentment. I met and was intrigued with Everly and Shepherd when I read the prequel, Everly Dalton's Dating Disasters. This poor woman has faced some horrific first dates and I completely understood her initial reticence in looking for love. Shepherd comes across as an unemotional robot who's working life takes precedence to everything. When Shepherd needs a favour, he does not hesitate to call on the most capable woman he's acquainted with, his assistant, Everly.At first, I was a little icy towards Shepherd, but to be honest, he was just as icy back. He doesn't want me to get close to him to see if he has a gooey inside. As times goes on, we get to know Shepherd better and realise that his iciness is really a protective shell. With a winning smile, strawberry shampoo and a wee bit of heat, Everly manages to melt his hard shell.I found Faking Ms. Right the perfect mix of humour, sigh-worthy loveliness and sexy hot shenanigans. Everly's friends are an absolute CRACK UP. I can't wait for them to get their own stories. Shepherd's family, especially his Dad were lovable and at times, it was hard to believe they were related. Shepherd's ex was a psycho chicken and I hated every scene we had to deal with her and her beautiful butt. There was a wee bit of conflict and frustration but it never overtook the storyline and I knew that Everly and Shepherd were always going to make it to the end and beyond.Claire Kingsley is quickly becoming one of my favourite contemporary romance authors and I'm going to check out her backlog. Her writing flows well, characters are engaging and sexy times HOT without being OTT.I really enjoyed Faking Ms. Right and if you haven't tried Claire Kingsley yet, this would be a great introduction. If you're a fan of office romances, and quite partial to a rich, handsome and bossy hero, I highly suggest giving this one a go.