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Opposites become allies to fool their matchmaking friends in this swoony reimagining of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, Much Ado About Nothing.
Jamie Westenberg and Bea Wilmot have nothing in common except a meet-disaster and the mutual understanding that they couldn't be more wrong for each other. But when the people closest to them play Cupid and trick them into going on a date, Jamie and Bea realize they have something else in common after all—an undeniable need for revenge.
Soon their plan is in place: Fake date obnoxiously and convince the meddlers they’re madly in love. Then, break up spectacularly and dash everyone's hopes, putting an end to the matchmaking madness once and for all.
To convince everyone that they’ve fallen for each other, Jamie and Bea will have to nail the performance of their lives. But as their final act nears and playing lovers becomes easier than not, they begin to wonder: What if Cupid’s arrow wasn’t so off the mark? And what if two wrongs do make a right?
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9780593626467
- File size: 331462 KB
- Duration: 11:30:32
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August 15, 2022
In this lighthearted rom-com riff on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing from Liese (the Bergman Brothers series), a disastrous first meeting between straightlaced Jamie Westenberg and “tattooed tornado of flying cocktails and unsolicited astrological commentary” Bea Wilmot leaves both entirely sure that they would never work as a couple—despite an instantaneous attraction that neither can shake. When their matchmaking mutual friends fool them into beginning an anonymous correspondence that ends in a blind date, they hatch a revenge plot: they’ll fake date to get their friends’ hopes up and then stage a breakup so dramatic that no one will ever dream of meddling in their dating lives again. The only thing harder than pulling off the ruse, however, is managing to keep from falling for each other for real. The banter is easy and the heat level is high, though the adversarial dynamic between Bea and Jamie will be more low-key than readers might expect given the source material; Liese serves dessert first as the pair iron out their purely aesthetic differences early on to reveal a remarkable compatibility. Fans of Rachel Van Dyken and Sarah Adams will find a lot to love. Agent: Samantha Fabien, Root Literary. -
June 10, 2024
Admittedly, if someone knocked a whole tray of drinks on her and then launched a baby carrot into her face, she might be a bit rude too, but erotic artist Bea Wilmot apologized to that stuffy, too-handsome-for-his-own-good Jamie. To make matters worse, it appears Bea's twin sister and her new fianc�, Jamie's best friend and roommate, and all their friends are continuing to pull ruses to get Bea and hardworking pediatrician Jamie to connect. Bea may be autistic, but she can find her own dates, thank you very much. As for Jamie, his stuffiness is more a symptom of a complicated childhood and an attempt to mask his social anxiety. Tired of their friends' attempts to get them to date, Bea and Jamie decide to try their own trick--fake-dating with a plan to implode their "relationship" spectacularly. VERDICT Listeners may find that Stephen Dexter, the narrator for Jamie, doesn't quite match the character's on-page presence, but Charlotte North does a lovely, chirpy job for harried bisexual Bea. Liese's ("Bergman Brothers" series) latest sparkling romance should appeal to fans of Helen Hoang and Tessa Bailey.--Elizabeth Gabriel
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