He seems to view women as disposable items and absolutely categorically does not believe in love. Then there is Jamie, a man who is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous and boy does he know it. She realises that she has absolutely no idea who she is now she is Laurie without the ‘and Dan’ and her future terrifies her. Bereft at the turn of events she asks Dan who she is supposed to have children with now and my heart filled with love for her. Laurie is thirty six, heartbroken and suddenly single. Laurie and Jamie are just so wonderfully written that I fell for them. I have devoured every one of her novels and I tried really hard to eek this one out but I failed miserably.

Oh Lordy, I loved this book! I’m not exactly shy in my love for Mhairi McFarlane’s writing. When Jamie, a Jilly Cooper-esque cad of colleague (this is actually how he is described (much to my eternal delight)), suggests to Laurie that they embark on a fake relationship to a) make Dan jealous and b) increase his chances of being taken more seriously at work and possibly bag him a promotion to Partner she agrees. That is until Dan tells her that actually he doesn’t want a baby, he doesn’t want a future with her and that she makes him “feel like he is in a tunnel.” It’s over. But there’s a fine line between pretending to be in love and actually falling for your charming, handsome, fake boyfriend.Laurie and Dan have been together for nearly twenty years, they both work at the same law firm in Manchester and are about to start trying for a baby. With the plan hatched, Laurie and Jamie begin to flaunt their new couple status, to the astonishment-and jealousy-of their friends and colleagues. It’s the perfect proposition: a fauxmance played out on social media, with strategically staged photographs and a specific end date in mind. Laurie wants a hot new man to give the rumor mill something else to talk about. Jamie Carter doesn’t believe in love, but he needs a respectable, steady girlfriend to impress their bosses. Then, a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator with the office playboy opens up a new possibility. When news of her ex’s pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Her once perfect life is in shambles, and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling-not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day. If faking love is this easy.how do you know when it’s real? Best-selling author Mhairi McFarlane returns with another heartfelt romantic comedy perfect for fans of Josie Silver, Sophie Kinsella, or Sally Thorne.