Fake Dating the Hometown Deputy

Can You Really Date Your Fake Date? Ultimately, Dallen decides to try to answer that question here, and has a lot of fun doing so. Another largely fun, very Hallmarkie type tale of one person with a traumatic backstory coming back to the hometown they fled only to ignite a romance with the person they thought they could never have. If that is the type of story you're after, you'll love this tale because that is exactly what you get here. Well executed, as always with Dallen, and with its moments of both fun and angst, this is a well balanced romance tale through and through. Very much recommended.

Fun, sweet, and charming

Maggie Dallen has a knack for creating characters I can easily root for from page one. I can relate to how Vanessa, this strong and confident woman, can still revert to her awkward teenage self when confronted with the ghosts of her past. And Trent fits in perfectly with Dallen's crew of not-quite-perfect-but-definitely-good-guy heroes.
Both of them have some growing up to do before they finally get their HEA, but they have some help along the way from the usual crowd of meddling family and friends - mostly Gina, Addison, and Colton, but also Trent's parents.