Review: Famously Engaged – Robyn Thomas

A chef and a rock star. They couldn’t be from more different worlds…

Rock star royalty’s favorite son, Jake Olsen, couldn’t help but interfere after listening to his future brother-in-law talk non-stop about his ex-wife, Beth Carlisle. Jake decides that the only way to get the groom’s mind off his ex-wife is to give her a fake fiancé.

Before Jake can convince Beth of his plan, he’s forced to move in with her to avoid the paparazzi. Their instant attraction makes for a sizzling “first date”, but soon Jake’s fame gets in the way and Beth wants out. Too bad Jake’s figured out just why her ex is so obsessed with her, and he’s afraid he’s not going to be able to give her up either.

Now it’s up to Jake to convince this chef together they make the perfect recipe.

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Release Date: June 24, 2013
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

I had high hopes for this book.  A rock star with an agenda and a chef trying to pick up the pieces, I figured it was the perfect mix.  Unfortunately, it feel a bit flat for me.

Jake Olson, will stop at nothing to ensure that his sister’s wedding is perfect, even fake an engagement to the groom’s ex-wife.  But the woman he thought was a home wrecker turns out to be anything but and the one woman that Jake’s willing to break his bands pact for.

Beth and Jake had such potential.  They both see each other for who they really are, not as a rock star or a down on her luck chef trying to pull it together.  They had fun with each other, despite how they came together, and truly made the other happy.  Something neither of them had been in a long time.  But their romance felt like it lacked the chemistry you knew was lurking just waiting to come out.

The secondary characters could have made the difference, but it felt like they just didn’t have enough “face time” to help bring the story along.  There was so much that could have happened with Jake’s relationship with his sister coming out or even Beth’s ex-husband, but it felt like we rushed passed all that to quickly get to Jake and Beth getting to their HEA.

A quick read, that was entertaining but fell a bit short for me.