Cherry Tree Harbor Book 3: Make-Believe Match by Melanie Harlow

 

Cherry Tree Harbor Book 3

Fall in love with my enemy? No way.

Marry him to save my family’s struggling ski resort? That’s a different story…

Getting hitched is the only way I can inherit Snowberry Lodge, and I’ll do anything to spare my childhood home from the wrecking ball–even wear Devlin Buckley’s ring on my finger.

Not that I’ll enjoy it.

Sure, he’s charming and handsome, and that no-last-names one night stand we shared ended with a fantastically big bang (I saw stars I hadn’t seen in six months, if you catch my drift).

But I’ll never trust him–he was working for the company trying to bulldoze my life.

Right up until the day he knocked on my door with an offer I couldn’t refuse.

Marry him, and he’ll help me restore my family’s crumbling resort to its former glory–and get revenge on his ex-boss in the process. Once our goals are achieved, we’ll go our separate ways.

It’s temporary. Strictly business. Purely for show.

Until I realize how much I like it when he says "my wife."

Once we’re sharing a last name–and a bed–our make-believe match starts to feel a little too real.

And if I’m not careful, I could lose everything… my home, my dreams, and my heart.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199674778-make-believe-match

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

When Devlin and Lexi meet, sparks fly instantly between them. No denying that and the night they spend together is one neither will forget any time soon. But any feelings Lexi has changes the moment Devlin walks into her business meeting with her grandmother about their family ski lodge. Lexi is desperate to save it and Devlin is there to make a deal to sell it. He instantly becomes enemy number one… at least for now. Devlin has worked his butt off at his job and the moment he falters to close this deal, his boss is ready to shove him aside for the jerk that has been backstabbing Devlin for a while now. But Devlin has had enough. He quits and heads back to Lexi because now he has a plan. He’ll help Lexi save her family’s ski lodge and to do that, they have to get married. For Lexi to inherit, she has to be married. And she is desperate enough to do just that. But though these two start to play pretend with their marriage and make very real business deals and changes to fix the ski lodge, feelings are bound to come sooner or later. Lexi and Devlin have great chemistry. They balance one another so, so well. That to them, it’s so natural to be married. Something Devlin thought he would never want to do and Lexi always feels like she picks those who are bound to leave her. But together, they make a pretty real couple. But past hurts and fears are always on their minds. It will be up to them to decide if they are ready to make this something more. I really loved this story! It’s always great to see familiar characters, but I just really loved Lexi and Devlin. Like I said earlier, they had great chemistry and were awesome at balancing one another out. They found their person in one another. Such a fun series and I can’t wait for the next one!