Faking the Fall (Buckeye Falls Book 4) by Libby Kay – Review by Jennifer Gordon

Faking the Fall by Libby Kay
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved being back in Buckeye Falls, the small town in Ohio and catching up with all the familiar characters from the previous books as well as being introduced to new ones. As usual the descriptive narrative brings Buckeye Falls vividly to life, making me feel immersed in the storyline and I felt engaged with the likeable and relatable characters. Alice Snyder comes from the town’s First Family and as the Mayors sister has a reputation of not playing by the rules, and now that she’s back home after a decade away she just wants to relax. However, her well meaning but nosey neighbours think she needs to settle down and so are determined to find her a husband. When Alice meets artist James Gibson, who has runaway from New York for some peace and inspiration she gets an idea, if she ‘fake dates’ James that will stop all the matchmaking. Meanwhile James who was excited to start painting again is having artists block and has a collection of blank canvases, but then he meets Alice and she could be his muse. James is keen to spend more time with Alice and so agrees to the ‘fake dating’ plan especially as she seems to inspire him. However, after a few weeks of pretending to date, when they were going to move on, all the time they have spent together, their laughter and the stolen kisses, have made their relationship feel real. As the couple find it hard to be honest with each other about how they feel they will either find their HEA or breakup for real, no spoilers, I recommend picking up the book!

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