Maya Ellis
New mom. Retirement community member. Avoider of men.

Am I single? Yes. Am I ready to mingle? Not even kind of–especially now that I have my son to think about. My dating track record speaks for itself, and it is not pretty. It’s a good thing I accidentally moved into a retirement community; I’m not interested in guys thirty years older than me.
But now the new complex manager–the young, attractive complex manager–has realized I’m not supposed to live here, and he’s trying to kick me out. It doesn’t help that he’s my new neighbor, or that I somehow end up pretending to be his girlfriend for his cousin’s wedding. The man is insufferable. Pretty to look at–and fine, sometimes maybe a little funny–but insufferable.
Good thing I have my anonymous online friend to keep me sane. He keeps my opinion of men from tanking completely…

Dex Anthony
Complex manager. Secret pen pal. Clark Kent lookalike.

My job as the manager of a retirement community isn’t what I thought it would be. I didn’t expect the senior citizen version of the black market, for example. I didn’t expect feisty old women. And I definitely didn’t expect Maya Ellis, a young mom who somehow managed to skirt the community age requirements.
Unfortunately, Maya is my best chance at avoiding my matchmaking mother. So she’ll be my fake girlfriend for two days–just two. Then my life will go back to normal: working, doing jigsaw puzzles in my sweats, and chatting with my mysterious internet pen pal. And I’ll get Maya Ellis to leave this retirement community, because she’s way too young to live here…
Even if I’m starting to like having her around.

Loved. This. Book.

I wasn’t a huge fan of book one because I don’t like friends-to-lovers stories, but I knew right away I liked Mitchell’s writing style, so I immediately ordered book two and I’m SO glad I did!

I’ve been searching for a fun, clean rom-com for a while, and they always fall short–either it’s a fun story that’s not at all funny or it’s a fun story with lots of swearing or it’s a fun story with pornographic sex scenes. That was not the case with this book. These were imperfect people living imperfect lives, but without anything overly graphic on the page.

The characters immediately grabbed my attention and I loved watching them interact and grow. Dex was awkward but swoony and Maya was insecure but confident when she needed to be. It was just fun watching them come together.

If you’re a fan of Jennifer Peel’s books, I HIGHLY recommend Grace Ruth Mitchell!

Rated PG. Get your copy here!

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