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She's packed up her life. Can he unpack her heart?
Isla Jane is having a very bad day. She's working a job she hates, her car has broken down and she's come home to find her flatmates have evicted her.
Standing outside, her possessions in boxes, she wonders what happened to all those dreams she once had. Because right now, she's living a nightmare.
Admitting to her parents how much has gone wrong, and moving back home, feels like the ultimate defeat. So Isla decides to secretly crash at her brother's empty flat while he's out of town.
Only it isn't empty. Her brother's best friend, Cade Greenley, is staying there while his own place is under renovation.
Isla begs Cade not to say anything, she'll fix everything before her brother comes home, and Cade grudgingly agrees. But only if Isla helps him out in return. Cade needs to get some meddling colleagues off his back and, in exchange for keeping her secret, he asks her to pose as his girlfriend at a work event.
What starts as a simple pact between almost-friends soon gets more complicated, as Isla and Cade's pretend relationship has sparks flying between them.
But could Cade ever feel the same way about her? And will Isla finally find the courage to stop faking it, put her heart on the line, and live her life for real?
Fans of Tessa Bailey and Beth O'Leary will love this bright, laugh-out-loud rom-com, about finding that home is always where your heart is.
Readers have fallen head over heels for Rent To Be:
'Loved this book! Has some of my favourite tropes in the book (fake dating, friends to lovers, brother's best friend)' Reader review, 5 stars
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Release date
August 15, 2023 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781471415852
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781471415852
- File size: 1954 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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June 5, 2023
Harsh economic realities contrast jarringly with romance tropes in this uneven contemporary from Hartl (Heartbreak for Hire). Recent MBA grad Isla feels like a failure because she’s struggling to repay her student loans while working an unfulfilling office job. After her roommates kick her out for not paying rent, she decides to lie low at her brother Sebastian’s apartment while he’s away. Unknown to Isla, however, Sebastian’s life-long best friend, Cade, is already staying in the apartment and she embarrasses them both by walking in on him naked. Too proud to stay, Isla spends the night sleeping under her office cubicle, then secures a house-sitting job. After Cade asks Isla to pose as his girlfriend to help him at work in return for his not telling her family she is homeless, the attraction that has existed between them since adolescence turns into a steamy romance, despite their fears that Sebastian will never approve. Isla’s self-pity combined with her stubborn refusal to ask for help can make her narration feel immature, while Cade’s own baggage ensures their relationship is anything but smooth sailing. The discussion of debt and financial insecurity, though admirably frank, will put off readers looking for romantic escapism. This is a bumpy ride.
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