Unforgettable by Marley Valentine [Review]

Unforgettable (Vino and Veritas) by Marley Valentine
Format: ebook
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: May 13, 2023

Vino and Veritas
Roommate
Featherbed
Headstrong
Heartscape
Aftermath
Undercover
Booklover
Flipcup
Hideaway
Unguarded
Turnabout
Daybreak
Insatiable
Heartsong
Limelight
Undone
Showstopper
Unforgettable - Paperback | Kindle
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Related Series:
(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
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1. Sweetheart

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1. Wildfire

Moo U
1. Boyfriend

Speakeasy
1. Touchstone

True North
1. Bittersweet

Marley Valentine
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Synopsis (Goodreads):

One night with Reeve Hale wasn’t enough. I knew it when I kissed him, I knew it when I slept with him, and I was certain of it when I walked out of his motel room the very next day.

So when the shy, gorgeous man is introduced as our newest employee at Vino and Veritas, I can’t help but conjure up all the ridiculous ways to convince him to repeat that unforgettable night. Like asking him to be my fake boyfriend at my sister’s upcoming wedding.

Only, I didn’t expect him to say yes.

Playing pretend shouldn’t feel this real. Especially when Reeve is planning on leaving Vermont after the summer.

We agreed to one night. We negotiated a fake relationship. But I’m the one who broke our terms. I wasn’t supposed to fall in love and he was never supposed to be so unforgettable.

Thoughts on Unforgettable: What was supposed to be a one night stand turns into something more when Reeve gets a job at V&V, the place Oz happens to work at. That might have been fine since they're both adults and can probably deal with working with one another after hooking up, but Oz needs a boyfriend/date for his sister's wedding and who better than the guy he can't stop thinking about.

Yeah, that got complicated fast, didn't it? Regardless, Oz and Reeve agree to do the fake dating thing and it's both the easiest and the hardest thing for both of them. Easy, because acting like a couple seems to come naturally to both of them. Hard, because they're both catch feelings pretty quickly and they know this fake dating thing has a expiration date. Given that Reeve has made no secret of his plan to head back home once summer is over that expiration date is pretty hard.

So, both of our guys have family issues. Reeve's are of the absentee variety and he tends to try to overcompensate for their attention by doing whatever he thinks they want him to do. He very much toes the line even if it's killing him slowly inside. On the other hand, Oz's parents are kind of blind to the way their offhand comments about his future are hurting him. It takes a little time and a little honest conversation before things get better there.

A smokin' night, some soul searching, Oz's unexpected talent, and a little push from Reeve's sister. GOOD STUFF.