β Scribed by Liwen Y. Ho
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Two best friends. One secret chili recipe. The truth comes out when their fake relationship cooks up more feelings than they expected.
On the cusp of turning forty, Lexi Turner is finally single and happy. She has the perfect job working at Sage Valley Ranch and spends her free time hanging out with her best friend, James. Life is peaceful and carefree until her ex pays an unexpected visit to the ranch β¦ with his new, much younger girlfriend in tow.
Head cook James Scott is ready to settle down now that heβs thirty. Heβs been smitten with the gift shop manager since she started working at the ranch a year ago, but heβs been biding his time, waiting for the perfect opportunity to tell her how he feels. When Lexi asks him to be her pretend boyfriend to prove to her ex that sheβs moved on, he jumps at the chance to show her love still exists.
The lines of friendship blur as Lexi and James play out their real emotions in their fake relationship.
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