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    Two Friends and a Funeral
    Two Friends and a Funeral
    Two Friends and a Funeral
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    Two Friends and a Funeral

    Written by Wendy Dalrymple

    Narrated by Laura Lockwood

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    Amy Grimes never had any intention of settling down with just one guy. She’s more than happy on her own making six figures as an IT manager, traveling to exotic locales, and keeping her home exactly as she wants it. Her childhood best friend, country boy Owen Durant, feels the same way and has no desire to date just one woman in particular. Even though these platonic friends have harbored a mutual attraction for years, both of them have resisted the urge to explore how they felt about each other. Until now.

    When Owen’s wealthy, conservative uncle unexpectedly dies, the reading of the will puts him in a predicament — he must forfeit his portion of the inheritance, or find a fiancée, and fast. Owen has no interest in getting married for real, but he also can’t let the prospect of free money get away from him over something as trivial as paperwork.
    With some fast talk and the promise of a share in the inheritance, Amy readily agrees to travel to their hometown to pose as Owen’s funeral date and fake wife for the weekend. Even though it's just a business transaction, Amy realizes that being in constant close quarters with her long-time best friend and crush and pretending to be married is a little more than she can bear, and they soon find themselves cracking under the pressure. It’s going to take a miracle for them to make it through the funeral and beyond without blowing their cover or catching feelings in this friends-to-lovers romcom!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Shorts
    Release dateDec 22, 2020
    ISBN9781094415413
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    Wendy Dalrymple

    Wendy Dalrymple crafts highly consumable, short and sweet romances inspired by everyday people. When she’s not writing happily-ever-afters, you can find her camping with her family, painting (bad) wall art, and trying to grow as many pineapples as possible. Keep up with Wendy at www.wendydalrymple.com!

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    • 4/5
      I have just Three words for this book ... Short, sweet & Predictable.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This was hilarious and adorable ? the perfect afternoon treat

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      It was a great story about timing with relationships. Neither one of them wanted to get married but it turned out to be the best thing for both of them

      1 person found this helpful

    • 4/5
      This is a good storyline of a young couple who fall in love. It's a nice short story, especially if you don't have a lot of time
    • 4/5
      I was really disappointed with the way it ended. It just didn’t seem to solve anything ☹️
    • 5/5
      A sweet short romance that’s comforting and enjoyable like a warm cup of cocoa on a snowy night. Leaves you feeling lovely
    • 5/5
      Excellent app and excellent for the iPhone version was okay ??
    • 4/5
      It was a really good story with characters that I really connected with. Would have gave it a 5 star review but would have liked an epilogue. Seemed rushed and cut off at the end. You get the HEA but not a very detailed one. Narration was good.
    • 3/5
      I was really enjoying this one. The plot was entertaining and the chemistry between the H & h was great. Their transition from friends to lovers was coming along nicely when suddenly, the ending happened and messed everything up.

      ? SPOILER ALERT ?
      Why on earth did they not get married if they realized they both loved each other? How is that better? This made absolutely no sense to me. Also there was an unnecessary F bomb at the end that added to my disappointment in this story.

      While there was a strong opening and middle, the ending is what disappointed me. (At least it was clean).

    • 3/5
      The story was good. Main female character jarred on me a number of times. The ending was weird. Not one of my favorites.
    • 3/5
      Was a great story but I was really disappointed with the ending and the lack of love scene’s. I got all excited that this was going to go somewhere and then the author let me down. I still think they should have gotten married or at least had the big love, sex scene at the end. Felt so ripped off.
    • 2/5
      Quick read, but not good one. And I didn't like the narrator as well...

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      DNF