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Sunny Shelly’s Review: Should Have Been Me by Jessica Prince


She’s a sunny, sassy photographer.

Should Have Been Me, an all-new fake dating, small town romance from bestselling author Jessica Prince, is NOW LIVE!

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She’s a sunny, sassy photographer.

Jolie Prescott has always been in love with love. She spent most of her life walking around with hearts in her eyes and immediately jumped at the chance to start a wedding planning company with her two best friends. So when her own fiancé called off their wedding and immediately started dating someone else, it was a major blow she never saw coming. The gossip about it finally starts to die down in her small town. Then her ex announced he’s engaged again. And his new fiancée just happens to be Jolie’s worst enemy. Which makes it really inconvenient that she can’t seem to stop thinking inappropriate thoughts about that woman’s moody half-brother. 

He is the ultimate grump.

Vaughn Cavanagh never thought he’d set foot back in Pembrooke, Wyoming after moving away when he was thirteen, but when his father gets sick, he uproots his life to try to repair their frayed relationship. The only thing standing in his way is his spoiled brat half-sister, her determination to throw the ultimate wedding, and her beef with a certain wedding photographer he can’t get out of his head. 

When one impulsive act leads to Vaughn announcing he and Jolie are dating, the two have no choice but to fake their relationship to save face. But when feelings enter the picture and lines start to blur, Vaughn has to decide if he’s willing to give up his quiet, solitary life and stay in Pembrooke for a woman he never intended to fall for, or if he’s going to risk losing everything because he’s too afraid to take that leap.

Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars

This book was so good! I love when a grumpy hero who doesn’t believe in love falls hard and fast, and that is exactly what happened with Vaughan when it came to Jolie. While he is a brilliant businessman, he is so emotionally stunted and just didn’t know how to handle the situation with his sick father or the feelings he has for Jolie. Vaughan showed so much growth over the course of this story, and I loved seeing the man he became thanks to Jolie’s influence.

I thought these two characters had a connection from the moment her cat attacked him, and the banter between Calamity Jane and City Slicker was hilarious.

I have read A LOT of Jessica Prince’s books, but not the Pembrooke series, so this quaint little town was new to me. But I loved that Jolie is Dalton’s sister from the Hope Valley series; I so enjoyed the cameos from Dalton and Charlotte! I am looking forward to Ryan and Tarryn’s books (hopefully!) in the future!

i received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.

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