Review: Fun Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
I received a complimentary copy of this book as a part of a book tour in exchange for a fair and honest review.A light hearted romance based on a “fake” wedding between two adults who were childhood friends, Best Fake Day by Tracey Rogers is sure to please many readers. While it took a while for me to warm up to both main characters, Izzy and Jack, Ms. Rogers writing style is easy to follow, full of promise and enjoyable. If you love watching movies with the wedding as a theme, then you’ll love this book.A successful wedding photographer, Izzy Latham has moved home to help her father recover from a stroke and rebuild her family’s home. Though home repair isn’t one of her talents, Izzy’s always been the one who keeps the family together after her mother’s death. Only now her older sister Ellie’s agreed to marry Jack Carter, Izzy’s teenage crush and childhood friend, and left Izzy behind to clean up her mess. Used to picking up the pieces Izzy’s not surprised to find out that Ellie bolted, she just never planned on Jack insisting she take her sister’s place or on having to take part in a “fake” wedding.Determined to purchase a piece of property from an old fashioned couple, former bad boy model Jack Carter has to clean up his act. When the paparazzi snap a picture of him and Ellie Latham, a childhood friend, in a compromising position and it puts the purchase of the property in jeopardy, Jack tells the seller the woman in the picture is his future bride. Getting Ellie to agree to marry him temporarily is not a problem, asking Izzy to take her place and pretend to marry him is something else.The scenes between Jack and Izzy are light hearted, full of zippy dialogue and lots of smoldering chemistry. While it took me a while to really connect with the characters, they are well developed and Ms. Rogers does a good job developing their romance. While Jack is distant, cold and usually very controlled, Izzy is emotional, caring and definitely fits the “girl next door” mold. As they spend time together, and the reader gets to know the people they really are, it’s easy to see that they are meant for each other.Will Jack convince Izzy to go through with his crazy “fake” wedding plan? Will Izzy be able to get through to Jack’s heart and make him hers? You’ll have to read Best Fake Day to find out. I enjoyed it and look forward to reading more of Ms. Rogers’ work.