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Weekend Wife

(Sassy in the City #1)

Erin McCarthy (Goodreads Author)

3.95 · Rating details · 2,282 ratings · 293 reviews

Billionaire businessman in need of a fake fiancée…

It should be the easiest job ever for an out-of-work actress, right?

All I have to do is pose as Grant Caldwell (the Third)’s fiancée for a fancy-pants weekend in the Hamptons. Easy. Wear designer clothing and sip champagne? Don’t mind if I do. Flirting with Grant? It’s so delicious I should be paying him.

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Published January 28th 2021 by Erin McCarthy (first published February 3rd 2020)

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Feb 05, 2020 Bibi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fave-heroine, fave-hero, favorites

I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard or be as entertained by book characters. Leah and Grant were exactly what I needed.

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Mar 18, 2020 Dilek VT rated it it was ok

Shelves: meh

Once a week for six months, the hero, Grant, goes to the restaurant where the heroine Leah works as a waitress, but all he does is to eat his chocolate chip pancakes in a pensive mood while Leah flirts with him every now and then.

I didn’t like either of the characters much, but I didn’t hate them either. I was just not invested in any of them or their story. A man who is attracted to a woman but not doing anything about it is not my type of a hero. And a woman who constantly flirts with him alt ...more

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Feb 03, 2020 Wendy'sThoughts rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Recommends it for: Erin MacCarthy Fans, Romance

4.5 When Fake Becomes Real Stars
* * * * 1/2 Spoiler Free-Don't Miss It's FREE!!!
Who says there is no such thing as Insta Love...Not Me because I instantly fell in love with this book from the very first page. Erin McCarthy had all of the elements lined up perfectly...she gave me smart, quick, and instant chemistry with her characters and I bought it hook line and sinker.

For someone who had read a ton of fake girlfriend/fiancee/wife things, it is hard to make it something new.

And yet, Erin did. 4.5 When Fake Becomes Real Stars
* * * * 1/2 Spoiler Free-Don't Miss It's FREE!!!
Who says there is no such thing as Insta Love...Not Me because I instantly fell in love with this book from the very first page. Erin McCarthy had all of the elements lined up perfectly...she gave me smart, quick, and instant chemistry with her characters and I bought it hook line and sinker.

For someone who had read a ton of fake girlfriend/fiancee/wife things, it is hard to make it something new.

And yet, Erin did. She gave us Leah who had stars in her eyes, wanting to make her mark on Broadway. She had been encouraged and honed her talent over the years. She persevered and had figured out how to take care of herself in NYC and live a life in pursuit of making it in the acting field. It was quite an accomplishment.

Leah worked hard as a waitress in a diner that catered to actors. They dressed as characters from shows and sang at the drop of a hat when moved to do so. It gave her the flexibility to audition and the base steady income to cover her expenses. She was self-sufficient.

But did Leah had a social life... not really. Instead, she had a crush on her mystery customer who showed up every Wednesday in her area. He ordered the same chocolate chip pancakes and ate them with a vengeance. He had been doing it for six months and over that time, Leah had dropped little hellos and flirts. All she would get from him was a rare smile or lip twitch.

Grant was dying. Yes, it must have been his death sentence because he could not stay away from Leah and this diner no matter how hard he tried. He didn't understand why he was addicted to the little comments Leah would say or the way her poodle skirt would swing around her legs. And don't get him started about the swaying of that ponytail set perfectly on her head.

Grant didn't do this. He didn't pay attention to women like this, all-consuming, almost obsessed. He was the one who would be indifferent. He was raised to take care of himself, deprived of true affection from his uber-wealthy parents. He learned early never to love as loving someone can hurt when they are taken away from you.

So working and being successful was what Grant did. He had made an executive decision, he was not going to come back to the diner again. He was going to go cold turkey and turn away from this woman who has driven him to distraction.

Fate thought that was not going to happen. Instead, circumstances caused these two to actually start to talk to each other and realize there was more between them than those pancakes Leah served.

Oh, this was so much fun. Grant, all of a sudden has a need for an actor to play his serious girlfriend. After getting up close and personal with Leah, Grant does not want to deal with anyone else. We get to have all the fun, all of the gooey, juicy, scary feels that people have when falling hard. The added bonus is Grant was the best guy...and Leah was a strong fun woman. Together perfection.

I didn't want to stop reading this. The only drawback was a little rushing at the end with a tiny bit... a sort of epilogue...which just goes to show you how much I wanted more. Easy to forgive because the ride was so fun.

A gifted copy was provided by author/publisher for an honest review.

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Mar 26, 2021 SHOMPA rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: love, adult-fiction, romcom, womens-fiction-chick-lit, adult, fiction, romance, young-adult, humor

It was light and moved fast. The characters were charming and had great chemistry. No angst or conflict.

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Sep 10, 2020 NMmomof4 rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: separation-without-other-partners, unlikely-couple, famous-wealthy-popular, freebie-or-loan, contract-or-marriage-of-convenience, artist-mc, 3-star

3 Stars

Overall Opinion: For a book I got for free this wasn’t horrible. It wasn’t great either. I feel like the author had all these great ideas but they all were just introduced and never fully worked out (I hope that makes sense 😬). It was too insta and pretty unbelievable for me. I laughed out loud a few times so I didn’t hate it! But overall it was just an okay read for me.

Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Leah and Grant’s story. Leah has been crushing on the businessman that is a re ...more

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Jun 06, 2020 Cynema rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: hysterical-laughs, kindle-unlimited, heart-soul-humor-chemistry, insta-love, refreshing, reviewed, steamy, 2020-reviews, standalone, funny

WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR THIS BOOK WAS!

“I wanted him like peanut butter wants jelly. Smashed together until there was no pulling us apart.”

“Leah made me feel way out of control … a sexy-as-sin juxtaposition that made me incapable of rational thought around her.”

LOVE IS NEVER A CHOICE, BUT AN IMPERATIVE. What a way to experience a first-time author. This book was K-R-A-Z-Y entertaining about “fake dating a rich guy” and falling in love. It may take a week to wipe the smile off my face from a WHAT A BREATH OF FRESH AIR THIS BOOK WAS!

“I wanted him like peanut butter wants jelly. Smashed together until there was no pulling us apart.”

“Leah made me feel way out of control … a sexy-as-sin juxtaposition that made me incapable of rational thought around her.”

LOVE IS NEVER A CHOICE, BUT AN IMPERATIVE. What a way to experience a first-time author. This book was K-R-A-Z-Y entertaining about “fake dating a rich guy” and falling in love. It may take a week to wipe the smile off my face from a feel-good, tantalizing, love-affirming, funny as hell, well-matched pair of lovers who free-fall into each other with infectious banter, a raucous sense of humor, and so much heart that denial doesn’t stand a chance. I’ve read exceptionally good rom-coms before, but this one falls in a class all its own, and I’m a sure-bet sucker for an alpha with a hidden center -- underneath that stoic facade -- of insecurity, vulnerability, and a yen for romance in their soul that gum things up. Not to mention a free-spirited, tenacious, heroine with chutzpah-to-burn that goes after what she wants, obstacles be damned. I LAUGHED TIL I CRIED AND IT HURT! Authors of this genre? The characters/banter/humor of these MCs is how it’s done. Drop the mic.

Struggling actress-turned-bohemian waitress Leah (26) is still plugging away at her career. She’s in search of her big break … not love. And this is it for her – there is no Plan B if she fails. It’s the daily grind of a gig here and there, two other roomies in a tiny walk-up, and singing her heart out to customers in a kitschy, Fifties diner where the uniform is straight out of the movie GREASE -- curvy body thrown in free of charge. All-work-and-no- play billionaire businessman Grant Caldwell III (30) isn’t looking for love. His photo is next to “serious” in the dictionary. He doesn’t date, let alone do the girlfriend experience; and the very thought of marriage makes him shudder. But, Grant’s willpower is trash. He comes to Leah’s diner once a week for breakfast that he shovels into his mouth like it’s sawdust, and basically ignores effervescent Leah’s friendly overtures – even though his obsession with her is the reason he’s there in the first place. His FULL-BLOWN obsession. Just when he intends to go cold turkey on that, he needs a fake date and who better than Leah. What can go wrong besides her becoming the game changer who opens his eyes. Blurred lines between fake and real always get sticky.

“I don’t want to be a regret. A rich man’s weekend wife.” -- the kind a billionaire ignores all week and trots out for parties on Saturdays.

Two people who only think they know what they want, while trying to deny the unmistakable attraction and chemistry between them. Who knew that her greatest fear is failure. And his greatest fear is dying alone without someone to love him. Fate brings this poor girl and rich boy together in the most unusual and satisfying courtship romp. I LOVED uncovering all their sweet, funny, prickly, hidden, and emotional layers, and what a rocky road it was. Personal drama, work drama, family drama … but NO OW/OM drama! Poor Grant can’t help how he is. As the only child to the most ill-matched parents in history, his crazy and eccentric family puts the "dis" in dysfunctional. The grandparents are priceless though. Grandfather: “You’re getting married, huh? Congratulations. Welcome to the shit show.” Leah: “Your grandmother is smoking a Virginia Slim inside and calling relatives sluts. I think that gives us a free pass to behave however we want.” Their rollercoaster romance was a real feat, and I loved most of the journey.

For all its charms, the book isn’t perfect, even though what worked about the story was exceptional. I took issue with inconsistencies about Leah’s physical description. She’s average height and on the small side (then, more conflicting size references), but wears a large shoe. She’s a curvy bombshell, but with small boobs. Those contradictions don’t track. My mental image of her was like a circus figure: is she a small, thin, tall, curvy, bigfoot? And there were some personality inconsistencies, and grammar/proofreading issues. All those things take me out of the story. The last 8% ran out of gas a bit, and rushed the conflict resolutions and conclusion. But, I’ll overlook it since the rest of the story was so enjoyable, and I can't wait to read more by this author. This book helped bring me out of a book slump from bad books, disappointing books, underwritten books. It was the antidote to my book malaise.

“Sometimes you just need to stay silent and let the moment ride.” ...more

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Jun 09, 2020 Jacob Proffitt rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: negative-motivation, steamy, unfinished, romance

I made it two-thirds in before I finally quit. I kind of like Leah. I like her determinedly up-beat personality and that she owns her optimism despite setbacks. I like her cautious optimism and strength to be vulnerable. And I like that she's able to see Grant's essentially decent core and appreciate it.

Grant, on the other hand, is a guy only possible in a romance novel and I don't mean that in a good way. Grant is one of those guys romance writers invent who take a single horrible relationship I made it two-thirds in before I finally quit. I kind of like Leah. I like her determinedly up-beat personality and that she owns her optimism despite setbacks. I like her cautious optimism and strength to be vulnerable. And I like that she's able to see Grant's essentially decent core and appreciate it.

Grant, on the other hand, is a guy only possible in a romance novel and I don't mean that in a good way. Grant is one of those guys romance writers invent who take a single horrible relationship and determine that they don't want that so they won't have any. This doesn't work, particularly if the hero is past his teens. You have to buy that (s)he (it's often the guy, but not always I suppose) actually believes that there's only one possible pattern and they reject it by rejecting everything. It's poor characterization and, worse, it's a giant negative motivation* that gets harder and harder to paper over because it's silly at its root.

So when I saw McCarthy building a dark moment out of whole cloth by making a building Leah loves a target of his real estate development plans I determined that I'd had enough. I mean, add weak plotting to the poor characterization and it's just not worth it to keep going forward. Not even for the delightful Leah.

I toyed with adding a second star because Leah. But in the end, I decided that this actually makes it worse so I'm keeping it to one.

* Negative Motivations: I kind of hate that the term "negative motivation" isn't widespread, yet. Since it isn't, I'm going to save off this little jag to append to my reviews that feature the term. Jennifer Crusie blogged about it a bit back (or, if that link doesn't work, here's a cache of the original) and it changed how I understand story. The problem with the term is that if you've never heard it before, you'd assume it meant motivations that are harmful or immoral. Not so. What it refers to is motivations not to do something. The thing is that many of us are motivated to not do things for a lot of different, perfectly valid and reasonable, reasons. The problem is that in a story motivations to not do things are a huge drag on the plot—particularly considering the fact that most negative motivations are overcome by the character simply deciding they don't care any more (or, rather, that they do care and are now motivated to do the thing). So not only do you have a counter to action but you also have a situation where to overcome it, all a character has to do is change their mind. Which means eventually, the reader is rooting for the character to get over him/herself already and do the thing we want them to do. Conflict drives story. Conflict between a reader and a main character drives readers away from story. ...more

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Apr 14, 2020 Mina rated it liked it

Light
Fluffy
Not my thing.
I loved gigi though (I have a thing for eccentric grandmas)
Overall an easy read

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Mar 27, 2021 OLT rated it it was ok · review of another edition

(1.5 stars) I downloaded this on a free day but it's not even worth that price if you take into account the time I wasted reading it. Well, what should I have expected of this, you may say. You're right. I'm not all that bright.

This review is mainly one big ol' reader's complaint. Please note that it may be "spoilerish" but only if you couldn't figure out all this from reading the blurb. So we have this commitment-phobic, super rich real estate businessman who meets a poor struggling wannabe act ...more

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Feb 07, 2020 Simply Love Book Reviews rated it really liked it

Shelves: simply-love-jennifer

I really enjoyed this book. it was funny, sweet an all the other good things that make an Erin McCarthy book fantastic. Struggling actress Leah has the major hots for a customer at the diner where she works. Grant is a sexy, rich man that she dreams about, but what would a guy like him want with a girl like her. Grant goes to the diner every Wednesday just to see the gorgeous waitress. When chance throws them together, their chemistry is off the charts. Grant has a proposition for Leah, and she ...more

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May 08, 2020 Sam (AMNReader) marked it as life-is-too-short

Commitment phobic and flat. Not working

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Sep 10, 2020 Coco.V marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Shelves: freebie

🎁 FREE on Amazon today (9/10/2020)! 🎁

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Feb 18, 2020 ☼♎ Carmen the Bootyshaker Temptress ☼♎ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, contemporary, humor, romance-contemporary-romance, blue-collar, ku-reads, billionaire, exploration-of-middle-earth-orcs

Fun story

Well wanting a fake fiancée must be fun but insists this wasn't exactly what either of these two were expecting. ...more

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Feb 01, 2020 Melliane rated it liked it

3.5/5

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This is a novel that I was curious to discover and I must admit that it had been years since I had read one of the author’s books. So I couldn’t wait to see how it would turn out.

Leah is an aspiring actress, or at least she is trying to be, and in order to make money she serves and sings in a bar, a bar where a very charming young man comes from time to time. If he seems insensitive to her charm, she soon discovers that it’s just appearances. So when h ...more

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Feb 03, 2020 Siobhan rated it really liked it

Since reading Gone With The Ghost, I’ve been meaning to read more Erin McCarthy books. In fact, I have a few Erin McCarthy books sitting on my Kindle for me to read. It wasn’t until Weekend Wife that I decided to dive into one though, and now I’m annoyed with myself for waiting. Weekend Wife was as fun as I remember Gone With The Ghost being, and I’m going to go dive into the other Erin McCarthy books sitting on my Kindle.

With Weekend Wife, we have a book I completed in a single sitting. The sto ...more

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May 31, 2020 Katerina rated it liked it · review of another edition

It’s an okay book. Could’ve been worse, could’ve been better.

Grant’s been coming to the diner weekly for 11 months due to his infatuation with waitress/aspiring actress Leah. He does so in a bid to test his “self control”. One day, he’s decided, he must move on leaving a $100 tip behind. Normally, he leaves behind $10, so she chases after him, and lo and behold their little story begins.

Secondary to this is that his parents will not leave him the company, or give him a position - something of ...more

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Feb 23, 2020 Alyssa rated it it was ok

Shelves: romance, contemporary, contemporary-romance, 2020

I know I’m in the minority, but oh wow this was not the book for me.

Going into this I had such expectations of a cute love story. They make their arrangement, spend a weekend in the Hamptons and realize that “oh no this person is pretty great how do I deal with that” and then go back to their lives in New York and try to navigate around these feelings for one another and eventually (strong emphasis on the EVENTUALLY) fall in love. That sounds cute, right? Yeah, that was not what I got.

Everything ...more

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Feb 03, 2020 Jessica Alcazar rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2020-blog-tour-read, mccarthy-erin, library-kindle-doc, pr-social-butterfly, reviewed-bookbub

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve read an Erin book so honestly, it felt like a first time to me LOL I read way too many books to be skipping years with authors! But no matter.

I loved this story!

Not because it was fresh or new or innovating or or or … it was just fun. And the cover! Another #CoverWin for the books. That pose right there that has Leah with her foot up screams sexy and flirty and fun. And you know what this story was …. Sexy and flirty and FUN! #winning Every plot point ...more

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Jan 08, 2020 Heather andrews rated it it was amazing

Grant takes offense to certain things, “don’t say ***t like that. It’s wrong. Cute and powerful don’t belong in the same sentence.” The man is optimistic, “I’m not a great cook either but this is just vegetables in a wok. We can’t screw it up.” I liked this book, I liked Grant.

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Feb 04, 2020 Erin Nicholas rated it it was amazing

Loved this! Erin McCarthy has always been one of my favorite rom com writers and I love the start to this new series!

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Feb 04, 2020 Rosie rated it really liked it

Fake relationship books have been done before but Erin McCarthy put a different spin on it and Weekend Wife did not disappoint!

This is my first book by Erin McCarthy but it definitely won’t be my last! Her writing was great, pulling you into the story and wanting to know what would happen next. I devoured this book in a day, eager to know how Leah and Grant’s story ended.

I will say that insta-love romance aren’t usually my favourite, but Weekend Wife was an exception because it didn’t feel like Fake relationship books have been done before but Erin McCarthy put a different spin on it and Weekend Wife did not disappoint!

This is my first book by Erin McCarthy but it definitely won’t be my last! Her writing was great, pulling you into the story and wanting to know what would happen next. I devoured this book in a day, eager to know how Leah and Grant’s story ended.

I will say that insta-love romance aren’t usually my favourite, but Weekend Wife was an exception because it didn’t feel like it happened that quickly (event though it did) because Grant and Leah has such great chemistry and they had known each other from afar before they got to know one another.

Leah is an aspiring actress, who by day works as a waitress in a diner in New York City, and every other Wednesday without fail, Grant comes and has breakfast, although he never looks like he’s really enjoying it. Neither of them attempts to ask the other out, although the both find the other attractive. Until one day, after fate steps in, they spend some time together and give in to their chemistry.

Both believe that it’s a one-time thing, until Grant’s father tells him he won’t inherit any of his family’s company if he doesn’t start to settle down. Suddenly, he needs an actress who can play his fake girlfriend for his parent’s anniversary dinner, and who better for the job than Leah. As they begin to spend more and more time together, their chemistry being explosive, they both start to develop feelings. However, can Grant overcome his aversion to relationships and commitment, and can Leah come to terms wit Grant’s family and how different their lives are? Or will this fake relationship be all they can ever have?

I loved the characters in Weekend Wife. Grant was so serious and business at the beginning, refusing to let anyone in. When he finally lets down his walls and tells Leah about his past, it becomes completely understandable and he’s such a softie behind his hard exterior. He fell so completely and utterly for Leah; it was so sweet. Leah was so independent, talented and beautiful and she struggled to see how her, and grant could work coming from different worlds. But she knew what she wanted, and she went for it and that was so admirable. How they let each other in was amazing and made their relationship seem so much more real and not just your normal insta-love relationship, because they properly got to know one another before they started making any declarations.

The friendships were great too, I want to see more from Leah’s group of friends, they seem so fun! Grant’s friend Trevor seemed intriguing too, I wonder what his story is.
Weekend Wife felt like a romcom movie, it had everything from flirty banter, to off the charts heat, some family drama and even a make over montage! It was such an easy read which I really enjoyed and would recommend to anyone!

*I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.* ...more

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Mar 31, 2020 Mia rated it it was ok

Insta-lust with insta-love ...not for me

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Mar 02, 2021 Laura Maurix rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I loved this, it was fast, an easy-read and so much fun! I really needed a romcom and Erin McCarthy was a new-to-me author, so I didn't know what I could expect, but it was so good! Can't wait to read more of her books and will start the second book in this series right away.

4/5 stars. ...more

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Mar 12, 2020 Treena rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: billionaire-millionaire, contemporary-romance, rom-com, everyone-else-loved-this-but-not-me

I think this could've been cuter because I thought that the set-up was soooooo good.

He's been sitting in the same stool at her station (she's a singing waitress at a diner), ordering the same thing (pancakes!), not really saying a word to her, for the past 6 months. And that's where are story starts from. Cute right?

But once they actually get to talking, it's bam! Insta-lust turned into insta-love. Like lightning fast. Not that it was bad. I just found it hard to get invested in the MC's and i ...more

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Mar 30, 2020 Ros 🌼 rated it it was ok

Shelves: 2020-on-goodreads, 2stars

2 stars

I reallyyyy tried with this one, guys… but it wasn’t for me, unfortunately.

I just wasn’t feeling Grant. Plus the start of this didn’t work for me either – too much instalove for my liking.

P.S Sorry if my reviews feel rather hormonal! I seem to have found myself alone, quarantined with my two young kids whilst trying to work remotely fulltime. I am not sure if I should send for help or wine...lol ;-)

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Apr 19, 2020 Uvi rated it really liked it · review of another edition

4 stars

Cute, light, and funny at times. Was I the only one who picture Megan and Harry as H&h??

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Feb 06, 2020 Valeen Robertson (Live Thru Books Blog) rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: billionaire, arcs, rom-com, fake-relationship, theater-and-or-broadway

Leah has been drooling over, and trying to flirt with, her customer for ages now. The most reaction she ever gets from him, though, is a trace of a smile when she calls out his name in her diner voice. But when she has a slight mishap while chasing him down to give him the $100 bill he accidentally left on the table, their encounter turns into far more than some tentative flirting. It's practically incendiary! But neither is looking for a big thing, so part ways, never to see each other agai ...more

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Feb 08, 2020 Kate rated it liked it

3.5 stars. Honestly, this could've gone up to 4 stars actually, if it weren't for a totally childish quarrel-fest of an ending.

Apart from that, this book was so so cute! I really liked how Leah's and Grant's relationship progressed. They started as strangers in a diner, subtly (or not-so-subtly in Leah's case) checking each other out, progressed to one-night-stand as still almost-strangers, only to land in fake-dating land. A place where they actually started to get to know one another and fall ...more

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Feb 03, 2020 Kari Hansen rated it it was amazing

Grant is focused on managing the family business and doesn’t have the time or energy for a relationship. When his position at the firm is in jeopardy if he isn’t in a committed relationship, he decides a fake girlfriend is the solution to his problems and who better than the waitress he spent a steamy evening with.

Until Leah’s acting career gets liftoff she works as a waitress at a relationship. When Grant asks her to pretend to be his girlfriend for a weekend visit to his parents it should like ...more

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Feb 04, 2020 Jenn (YeahOrNeighReviews) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: beta-arc, review-blog, bookstagram

Weekend Wife is the role of a lifetime! This was a fun, romantic comedy that I'd love to read again in the near future. My first read by Erin McCarthy and I'm now hooked! Grant and Leah had amazing chemistry from the start, so I love that their fake relationship grew from a friendship they had already established. Filled with witty banter, steamy scenes, and amazing characters. I read this all in one sitting (had my Kindle read it out loud to me at work), and I laughed so much at the most inappr ...more

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USA Today and New York Times Bestselling author Erin McCarthy sold her first book in 2002 and has since written over seventy novels and novellas in teen fiction, new adult, and adult romance. Erin has a special weakness for high-heeled boots, beaches and martinis. She lives in Ohio with her family, two grumpy cats and a socially awkward dog.