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Faking with Benefits

A Friends to Lovers Why Choose Romance

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Faking with Benefits

By: Lily Gold
Narrated by: Faye Adele, Shane East, Will Watt, John York
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WANTED: Three fake boyfriends. Must be tall, handsome—and willing to teach me how to kiss.

My name is Layla Thompson, and I am undateable.

Seriously. I'm 28 and I've never had a boyfriend. And with my 30s rapidly approaching, I'm starting to lose patience.

Lucky for me, I have three best friends who are eager to help hone my dating skills. Zack, the rugged ex-rugby player. Josh, the sweet boy-next-door. And Luke, the silver-haired divorcee...who just so happens to be my old professor.

After a bad date leaves me crying on their shoulders, the three men are determined to help me find a guy. Together, they agree to be my "practice boyfriends" and come up with a lesson plan packed with fake dates, make out sessions, and classes on flirty texting. In return, I just have to make an appearance on their relationship advice podcast once a week. Easy.

But as my lessons become more and more intense, we soon find ourselves getting in too deep. Every "fake" touch lingers a little too long, and every "practice" kiss ends in fireworks. It's not long before I realize that their friendship isn't enough for me anymore. I want more.

The guys have been teaching me how to get a boyfriend, and now it's time I put their lessons to the test. Three times over.

Faking with Benefits is a sizzling fake dating romance featuring multiple love interests, tons of molten fake relationship heat, and a whole lot of heart. Dual narrated by Faye Adele, Shane East, Will Watt, and John York, with select excerpts performed in duet. HEA guaranteed!

©2021 Lily Gold (P)2023 Lily Gold
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I almost DNFed this so any times.

I was looking forward to this book. Saw several reviews, listened to the sample, read the back. And the actual writing is fine, not my style, but fine. The story is okay, I never really got into it if I'm being honest.

The spice was consistent. I would say it was 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

This book seemed to consider trauma a kink. Everyone had something they were dealing with deeply. Every character was deeply wounded.

I am not sure that the four of them need to be a couple, as much as they all need therapy. I spent the last two days dredging through their trauma dumping on each other. I wasn't expecting that. It's not like they don't have legitimate reasons to have trauma, but the way they deal with it is not healthy and the way they use it constantly to justify everything in their life. It's exhausting.

Fmc. Layla. In her mind it is always Halloween, and her costume is of a woman that is strong, independent, and does not let her past define her. Sadly the truth is the opposite. She could be strong, but she lets every moment of her life be defined by her past, and ends up more often than not crying in a puddle on the floor.

The truth is maybe this book just isn't for me, the actual writing is nice. I can tell that the author worked hard on it. I'm sure there are people out there that will love this book. I read this via audiobook and the voice actors are incredibly meltworthy. Got to love an accent.

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obsessed

this book was sexy and heart warming. ill be reading her again. It's very much a happily ever after story but I loved how real she was. ugh just obsessed

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Believable

This story was so real and the difficulties each character encounters at so believably real that I LOVED this book. Not to mention two of my FAVORITE male narrators. The only critiques I have are small: 1) in the apology tour podcast chapter I wish they’d had each voice actor dub their own lines like in the podcast transcripts throughout the book and 2) I wish Layla had made the men work a little longer to earn her trust back in the end. However, it was really well done anyway and so beautiful. Adding to the reread/feel good list!

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I wish there was more Josh I loved the book but wish there was a bit more spicy scenes with Josh !!

I wish there were more scenes with Josh but other than that it was great !!!

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So good!

This is such an amazing audiobook! The narrators really make the story so much better and you feel the characters emotions more intensely. Highly recommend!!

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Triple spicy!!

Recomiendo no escuchar en la oficina jajaja muy buena historia para los amantes de romper sontructos sociales.

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Very fun listen

Absolutely love all the protagonists and their chemistry, the spice is spicy and the humor lands. I Reilly enjoyed the podcast transcript chapters where all the characters and voices by their voice actors and interact with one another

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Hot hot hot!

And relatable! Sexy but super on point for the pressures of your twenty’s.

Idk how Lily told can nail such hot topics but also have this edge that keeps you so engaged with the book and its characters.

Stunning narration!!

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Love a good why choose

This was great. It was funny. The banter was great. It was a little long post third act breakup but it resolved all the plots from the book. THIS WAS VERY SPICY. It’s a why choose, of course it’s spicy.

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Spicy but such a good story

Narrators were perfect. Super spicy but didn’t lack a really good plot. If you don’t mind spice you will really enjoy it.

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