The Love Plot
An irresistibly steamy fake-dating rom-com
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4.4 • 26 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
There's a magnetic attraction when a happy-go-lucky gig worker agrees to a fake relationship with a rich, uptight New Yorker in this steamy romantic comedy from New York Times bestselling author Samantha Young.
Star Shine Meadows is all about freedom, thanks to the hippie parents who raised her. Juggling her jobs as a professional costume character actor and a line sitter, she believes in no expectations, no stressful ambitions, and no-strings-attached relationships. So when she meets a birthday girl's grumpy uncle while working a princess party, she can't help but needle him. She'll never see him again, and honestly, he's pretty hot.
Rafe Whitman may be a veterinarian with a great bedside manner, but that doesn't mean his patience extends to anyone with opposable thumbs. His family will not stop nagging him about finding 'the one', so when he runs into obnoxiously cheery Star again, he makes her an offer: He'll pay her more than she would make doing her odd jobs if she'll pretend to be his girlfriend at family gatherings. She can stop sitting in line waiting for someone else's new phone, and he'll get his family off his back.
When the tension between them heats to a breaking point, Star's desire for 'no strings' is tested against Rafe's staunch stability. They say opposites attract, after all . . .
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A straitlaced veterinarian and a carefree kid's party entertainer fall in love while attempting to thwart family matchmaking attempts in this lighthearted rom-com from Young (A Cosmic Kind of Love). Raised by hippies, gig worker Star Shine Meadows is a fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants kind of gal. She makes no long-term commitments in her personal or professional life, unlike Rafe Whitman, the driven, handsome vet she meets while playing a princess at a birthday party. Buttoned-up Rafe is Star's total opposite, but when he offers to pay her a huge amount to play his fake girlfriend and get his domineering mother and sister-in-law to stop setting him up on horrible dates, she agrees. Soon, fake dating turns into real love, and Rafe's acceptance of Star's quirks persuades the commitment-phobe to give a relationship a shot. Problems arise when Rafe's wealthy family object to Star's lifestyle (unbeknownst to Rafe) and she makes changes to appease them, confusing Rafe and driving a wedge between her and her friends. Will the desires of others destroy what Star and Rafe could have? Young's take on the fake dating trope is sexy and charmingly unpretentious. This is sure to leave readers smiling.
Customer Reviews
Loved This Couple.
4.5 🌟
It’s funny because I was only saying the other day to a good friend that my husband and I could be an opposites attract romance. So this book resonated with me a great deal. I wouldn’t say my upbringing was as bohemian as Star’s but it was totally different to my husband’s just like Rafe. And I got why Star felt like she had to try and fit in to appease everyone because it’s not easy being in a room and you’re the odd one out. I adored her though, she was a ray of sunshine and was just what Rafe needed in his life. This is one book where I couldn’t tell you which character I liked the best because they both had me from the beginning. I do like a grumpy hero who can’t help but fall for the happy go lucky leading lady. I also enjoyed reading a romance without made up drama to drag out the storyline. These two didn’t have any major issues but still had to navigate through the hiccups of settling into an everlasting relationship. I loved the epilogue, even though I was hoping for something further down the track, and I loved that Rafe was the more romantic between the two.
Light fun and happiness at each page
Always love Samantha’s words and I needed something light. Made me truly and laugh out loud. I could def see myself doing things like Star. Rafe is a sweetheart.
Entertaining with all the feels
From the moment I read the blurb for The Love Plot, I was excited but nothing could prepare me for this entertaining journey that captivated me from the first line and was still with me long after the final word was read. You know you are reading something very special read when the story and the characters stay with you long after finishing the book and that’s exactly how I’m feeling about Star Shine Meadows and Rafe Whitman’s journey in The Love Plot. This couple are polar opposite’s, Star is all sunshine and light and Rafe is grumpy and dark but they work well together. Rafe is the local veterinarian and Star is doing what is needed to survive so when Rafe offers her a deal to become his fake girlfriend for family events she has no hesitation in agreeing. What follows is an entertaining journey as fake becomes real and Star brings light into Rafe’s dark world. The Love Plot has all the feels, it’s entertaining, witty and at times I laughed so hard I cried, the characters are easy to love and I really didn’t want this book to end. If you love romantic comedy look no further than this gem of a read.