**ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own.
The Book
There’s a reason you shouldn’t fake date a friend—because the biggest mistake you’ll ever make might just be falling for them... and NEVER ever wanting to let them go.
Anna: As the assistant to the coach of the River City Renegades, my life is a whirlwind of schedules, crisis management, and saving the day when things go sideways. I love my job, but sometimes I wonder if there’s more for me out there.
Then, I discovered my dad needs help. I’ll do anything to support him—even if it means stepping out of my comfort zone. So when the team’s publicist decides Ollie Decker, my long-time friend and the Renegades' star defenseman, needs a fake girlfriend to boost his image, I volunteer. After all, it’s just pretend, it pays, and who knows Ollie better than me? But as the lines blur, I start to realize there’s more to Ollie—and us—than I ever let myself see.
Ollie: Being on the ice is easy. Off the ice? Not so much. Apparently, I’m not “relatable” enough, and the team wants me to soften my tough guy image with a fake relationship. When Anna Denault offers to step in, I figure this’ll be a breeze. But somewhere between staged date nights and late-night strategy sessions, I stop seeing Anna as just my rock and start noticing the spark that’s been there all along.
Now I’m wondering if the biggest risk of my career isn’t losing her as a friend but losing her entirely.
She could be the biggest mistake I’ve ever made…but also the only one I’ll never regret.
Faking the Face Off is a closed door hockey romcom that includes tropes like fake dating, friends to lovers, and found family. This is the first book in a closed door hockey series with sizzling chemistry and swoony kisses.
Content warning: This IS a lighthearted and fun romantic comedy, but there are subjects mentioned in this book like gambling addiction and parent dealing with fraud/scam artist.
The Author
Anne Kemp is a bestselling author of romantic comedies. She loves reading (and she does it ridiculously fast, too!), gluten-free baking (because everyone needs a hobby that makes them crazy), and finding time to binge-watch her favorite shows. She grew up in Maryland but made Los Angeles her home until she encountered her own real-life meet-cute at a friend's wedding where she ended up married to one of the groomsmen. For real.
Anne now lives on the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand, and even though she was married at Mt. Doom, no…she doesn’t have a Hobbit. However, she and her husband do have a terrier named George Clooney and when she’s not writing, she’s usually with them taking a long walk on the river by their home.
You can find Anne on her website - come say hi! She’d love to hear from you: www.annekemp.com
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Book Review
Fake dating and a hockey team that feels like family? Yes, please! I love both of these tropes, so this one was definitely right up my alley. And I absolutely adored it. Ollie needed a publicity boost, and Anna needed to help her dad out of a financial crisis, so when the team publicist offers to pay her to pretend to date her best friend, it seems like the perfect way to help everyone. Ollie and Anna had such a sweet and caring relationship as friends, and I loved seeing their transition into something more as the story goes on. The romance was great, of course... but I also loved getting to know this team too. They truly felt like a family--- both in the way they bantered and teased and the way they stood up for each other. I am looking forward to getting to see more of this team as the series continues... I cannot wait!Faking the Face Off is a closed-door romance with kisses only and minimal minor language.
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