I loved going to hockey games and meeting Dallas’s teammates and their wives. I loved Dallas’s Gram, who Poppy cooks for as she recovers from hip replacement surgery. I loved the small town vibes and Poppy’s cute restaurant. I really loved reading about Poppy and Dallas! They’re both very sweet, wholesome cinnamon rolls who have some trauma in their pasts that give them depth and a reason to root for their happiness. Throw in a meddling grandmother and a loveable, yet pushy publicist and pretty soon Poppy and Dallas are gracing the front pages of magazines and online gossip columns, and catching some real feelings along the way.

It’s the perfect plan, and the small town of Loveland is just the place to get the rumors flying. Poppy could use a little publicity for her ailing restaurant, and Dallas could use some good news associated with his name for once. Dallas plays along, and pretty soon they strike up a deal to fake a romance. They have the cutest, cringiest meet-cute ever in a coffee shop, where Poppy grabs onto the first guy she sees and claims him as her boyfriend when the local mean girl decides to rewind all the way back to high school. My Phony Valentine is my first book by Courtney Walsh, but it definitely will not be my last! I absolutely loved this story! If you’re in the mood for a sweet, romantic, fauxmance between a chef and a bad boy hockey player looking to spruce up his image, look no further! Poppy and Dallas are just the two love birds you need. When his no-nonsense manager and meddling grandmother jump in the picture, they see a win-win solution for my failing restaurant and Dallas’s less-than-stellar reputation.Ī full-fledged fake romance complete with contract negotiations, pretend dates and phony PDA.īut as I get to know the real Dallas Burke, who is not the man the press says he is, it becomes clear that if this isn’t real. To my absolute delight, he goes along with my story. To my absolute horror, he turns out to be hockey’s most renowned bad boy, Dallas Burke.

My days usually consist of agonizing over my failing restaurant, worrying about my mountain of debt and nursing my broken heart.Įverything changes when I bump into a man in the coffee shop and claim him as my new boyfriend. Hardly an ordinary day in the life of Poppy Hart. Genres: Contemporary Romance, Romance, Romantic ComedyĪ chance meeting. Published by Sweethaven Press on February 8, 2023

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