If We Pretend

Welcome to the tour for If We Pretend by Chrissy Hopewell and hosted by R&R Book Tours

If We Pretend is a first person, present tense, dual POV romance about a single mom and a Scottish ex-professional soccer player who fake date against the gorgeous backdrop of the Scottish Borders. For fans of Tessa Bailey, Lucy Score, Meghan Quinn, and Ted Lasso.

If We Pretend

Publication Date: October 10, 2023

Genre: Sports Romance/ Fake Dating

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FAKE DATING IS MORE REAL IN SCOTLAND.

Reese Hart can’t wait to spend the summer in Scotland, resetting her life while her daughter attends an elite soccer camp. Her goal? To move past what happened between her ex-husband and her former best friend, now happily engaged and eager to rebuild their relationship with Reese. What’s definitely not on the agenda? A summer fling with a sexy Scot.

Two years after an injury ended his professional soccer career—and his bad behavior in clubs made headlines—Oliver Vass is running trainings for a soccer camp. He knows two things: one, he’s nothing without soccer, and two, if he doesn’t get his act together, he’ll lose the chance to be a father to his ten-year-old son.

Gulp

When Reese’s ex-husband and his fiancée show up in Scotland, Reese’s reset month dream disappears … until Oliver comes up with a solution: fake dating. A new boyfriend is just the excuse Reese needs to avoid her ex. And if Oliver brings wholesome Reese to his son’s birthday party, it’ll look like he’s getting his act together. It’s the perfect plan, but when Oliver kisses Reese in the ruins of an ancient abbey, their steamy chemistry explodes.

But Reese is only in Scotland for a month. And as the end of their charade approaches, she and Oliver have to figure out what’s real and what’s not, before they end up an ocean apart.

Review for If We Pretend

Reese didn’t have a great marriage, gets divorced, and her best friend gets engaged to her ex-husband. Quickly. I don’t know about you, but that is the end of that friendship for me. Not Reese. Her 16 year old daughter is going to soccer camp in Scotland so she decides to stay for a month. As luck would have it, so does her ex-husband and (should be former) best friend. Yea-gads, this girl needs to catch a break.

Oliver is the coach trying to get his life together for his son’s sake. Reese and Oliver have chemistry. Reese spills the ex’s story and Oliver suggests to fake date so she can avoid them… and that’s when the real fun starts. I liked how they grow from a friendship to more.

If you couldn’t tell, I cannot for the life of me understand how Reese allows herself to stay friends with what’s her name. I do know one thing for certain, I wouldn’t be hanging out with her (or the ex) on my month long vacation. Other than that – and yes, I realize this is a setup for the book’s sake – it was a good read that made me even more grateful for my life.

About the Author

Chrissy Hopewell started sneaking her mom’s spicy romance novels in middle school. She has spent varying amounts of time overseas, including working at a pub in Dublin, waitressing at a hotel in the Scottish Borders, and studying and living in London for five years. Because of these experiences, international flair and accents often show up in her stories. Chrissy now lives in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio with her family, where she quite openly reads delightful contemporary romances.

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