Rumours and Romance: A fake relationship, small town romance

Started out with really cute chemistry between the main characters. Then it became more stupid over the next few chapters. The adults acted worse than kids. No communication. I finally deleted after halfway thru the book. It became too annoying.

This book is apparently one in the Dogwood Cove Series and is about Mila and Jackson. Mila is a baker and runs a small bakery in town called The Nutty Muffin. Jackson is new and comes into her bakery but seems standoffish. Unknown to her Jackson is dealing with a betrayal from his ex-fiancée and boss and took a new job as another Vet in town. Mila ends up finding and adopting a stray dog, goes to the Vet and finds out who Jackson is. They become friends. Jackson wants to buy into the Veterinary practice, but the older Vet wants to see that Jackson is committed to the town. Meanwhile Mila is sick of all her friends and family wanting her to settle down with a man. Mila and Jackson come up with a plan to fake date except things get very real very quickly. This was a cute book. I like Ms. Jarretts writing, the characters were interesting and were both struggling with their own issues. I liked that the author had the characters stay true to themselves. She showed them really messing up and struggling with things but also being honest with themselves and each other. They were mature and willing to accept fault. It helped to see detailed POVs from both characters. There was significant heat in this book. Overall, I enjoyed this book. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

One of favorite tropes brought to the small town of Dogwood Cove. The town where there’s not near enough eligible bachelors for Mila to even begin to look beyond her bakery & expansion cafe. She’s worked hard to get to where she’s at, & she wants to honor the memory of her mother. But with her friends & brother constantly on her back about her workaholic tendencies, something has to give! Enter stage right, sexy new town veterinarian, Jackson Holt.