#BookReview: Any Way You Dream It by Monique McDonell

Reviewer: Samantha

I received a review copy

Summary:

Sometimes when life throws you lemons, you create a fake fiancé. That’s exactly what Lucy does when her high school nemesis calls. She didn’t mean to lie. Really, she didn’t. But with nowhere to live and a car that has just decided to die on her, the thought of attending the reunion alone is one she can’t contemplate.
Cherie thinks arrogant, wealthy and way too handsome Chase is the answer to her friend’s dilemma and for reasons Lucy can’t fathom, Chase agrees. The man is too good to be true – he fixes her car, takes her to stay at his place – more castle than house – and seems to find her fascinating.
Life hasn’t been easy for Lucy and she has a hard time accepting anyone would believe Chase would be with her. Still, he turns out to be the perfect choice and in the month leading up to the reunion makeshimself an indispensable part of her life, which may be the biggest problem of all.
Lucy knows life is not a fairy tale – she’s living above her place of work, her sister has run off leaving her with three kids and, when the weekend reunion begins, she has to go back to a town where her greatest humiliations took place.
Will her ‘romance’ with Chase be turn out to be the answer to her dreams or will the whole sham turn into just another nightmare?

Review:

What a sweet read! This book was quick but filled with fun. Chase really did seem too good to be true, but he also came with his own unique set of baggage that we slowly learn about. The twist with Lucy’s sister was really sad to read about, but added a lot of depth to the story. This was chick lit and women’s fiction wrapped into one, and was a delight to read. I have not read the first book in this series, Any Way You Slice It, but that didn’t hinder my reading experience with this one, but definitely made me want to pick that up as well!

4 stars

Author Bio:

I am an Australian author who writes contemporary women’s fiction including chick lit and romance. I live on Sydney’s Northern Beaches with my husband and daughter, and despite my dog phobia, with a dog called Skip.

I have written all my life especially as a child when I loved to write short stories and poetry. At University I studied Creative Writing as part of my Communication degree. Afterwards I was busy working in public relations I didn’t write for pleasure for quite a few years although I wrote many media releases, brochures and newsletters. (And I still do in my day-job!)

When I began to write again I noticed a trend – writing dark unhappy stories made me unhappy. So I made a decision to write a novel with a happy ending and I have been writing happy stories ever since.

I have been a member of the writing group The Writer’s Dozen for eight years. Our anthology Better Than Chocolate raised over $10,000 for the charity Room to Read and helped build a library in South East Asia. I am also a member of the Romance Writers of Australia.

I have written five stand-alone romantic comedies and Any Way You Slice It, the first book in her new Upper Crust series.

To learn more about Monique McDonell and her upcoming books please visit her at www.moniquemcdonellauthor.com

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Book Links:

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1QRLOGf

Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/any-way-you-dream-it-monique-mcdonell/1121956463?ean=2940151923538