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Pretend You're Mine

by Lucy Score

🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate·spoiler·Benevolence #1
Available on Kindle Unlimited

Why Read This?

You'll get a satisfying HEA with a protective book boyfriend and enough spice to keep you hooked.

Synopsis

I only wanted to protect you… Luke Garrison is a hometown hero, a member of the National Guard ready to deploy again. He’s strong, sexy, broody. The last thing he’s looking for is a woman to ruin his solitude. When the wildly beautiful Harper stumbles into his life, though, he realizes that she’s the perfect decoy. A fake girlfriend to keep his family off his back until he’s deployed. So what if kissing her sends his mind to wicked places? He can control himself. Can’t he? Harper was on her way to starting a new life… again. But something about Luke makes her want to settle down in this small town and make his house a home. When she’s in his arms, she finally knows what it’s like to feel safe. Protected. One night of sharing a bed turns into something much, much more… and soon Luke can’t keep his mind off Harper’s wide gray eyes or his hands off her luscious curves. He never thought he’d feel this way about a woman again. But he knows that he can’t tell her the truth about his dark past. And she can’t reveal what she’s running from. At least this isn’t a real relationship. It’s only for a month. It’s only pretend. Until it isn’t…

At a Glance

4.22 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️🌶️🌶️moderate
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingmedium burn
Energymedium

Top Tropes

fake datingfake marriage becomes realforced proximitymilitary romancecontract/transactional romance

Mood

romanticheartwarminghumorousemotionalsteamy

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

4.22 ★

Page Count

474 pages

Published

2015

Primary Genre

Contemporary Romance

Pairing

M/F

POV

Dual POV

Romance Pacing

Medium Burn

Cliffhanger

spoiler

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Melissa Moran

Narrator Count

Single

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
Theme Constellation

Mood & Vibe

Mood

Writing Style

conversationalhumorousearnest

Story Pacing

medium

Emotional Weight

moderate

Energy Required

medium

Vibes

Sweet small-town romance with military hero vibes, steamy chemistry, and heartfelt humor that feels like a cozy summer day.

Characters

FMC Archetype

ambitious career womandamaged survivorgentle soul

Relationship Dynamics

mutual pining

Spice Details 🌶️

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Spice Level 3

Spice Style

emotional / lovingrough / aggressive styleanimalistic / primal

Getting Steamy

size differenceaftercare on pagepraise kinkdirty talk (sweet/playful)

Bringing the Heat

None
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World & Setting

World Type

contemporary

Primary Setting

small town / village

Fantasy Creatures

Representation

veteran rep

Reading Context

Emotional Payoff

Best Time of Year

summer

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