The lack of exposition and rushed narrative make it difficult to fully identify with the characters or stay engaged with the story, in spite of some sensual episodes.ĭrew Nichols needed a date. The protagonists have some amusing quirks and habits that reveal their flaws, but overuse destroys their charm. Mundane details and stilted dialogue add little complexity to the plot or characters, slowing the narrative pace. There are some awkward, sweet, and sexy moments between the newly acquainted characters, but the story wanes as Alexa and Drew attempt a real relationship complications aren't developed, and the constant overthinking diminishes the strengths of the characters. The charade develops into a long-distance relationship stifled by doubts and overthinking as the two protagonists attempt to reconcile their emotions and questions about each other's feelings.

After Drew Nichols, a sexy pediatrician from Los Angeles, and Alexa Monroe, the Berkeley mayor's chief of staff, are stuck in an elevator together, he inexplicably asks her to be his date at his ex-girlfriend's wedding. In Guillory's flat debut, a stalled elevator sparks a fake date that leads to muddled emotions. Bookriot ’s “Must Read 2018 January Releases ”.BookBub ’s “2018 Romance Must Reads ”.Electric Lit ’s “Books by WoC to Read in 2018 ”.Elle UK ’s “Books to Get You Through 2018 ”.The Fug Girls ’ “Best Books of the Year ”.

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They're just two high-powered professionals on a collision course toward the long distance dating disaster of the century-or closing the gap between what they think they need and what they truly want.Įntertainment Weekly’s “12 Romances for V-Day ” Too bad they can't stop thinking about the other. Until a power outage strands him with the perfect candidate for a fake girlfriend.Īfter Alexa and Drew have more fun than they ever thought possible, Drew has to fly back to Los Angeles and his job as a pediatric surgeon, and Alexa heads home to Berkeley, where she's the mayor's chief of staff. On the eve of his ex's wedding festivities, Drew is minus a plus one. But there's something about Drew Nichols that's too hard to resist. ”-Roxane Gay, New York Times bestselling author of HungerĪgreeing to go to a wedding with a guy she gets stuck with in an elevator is something Alexa Monroe wouldn't normally do.

“What a charming, warm, sexy gem of a novel.One of the best books I've read in a while. “A swoony rom-com brimming with humor and charm.”- Entertainment Weekly (The Must List) A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in this fun and flirty multicultural romance debut by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory-author of the Resse Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick The Proposal.

The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory