Reviewed by Lady Macbeth
TITLE: Contingently Yours
AUTHOR: Dianna Roman
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 307 Pages
RELEASE DATE: September 2, 2025
BLURB:
Lucas has a lot on his plate, looking out for his mother and sisters, and paying off an old loan from his wedding that didn’t happen. When the sale of the century presents itself at the real estate agency he works for, he finds himself reluctantly agreeing to work with his nemesis, Andrew. However, when Andrew inadvertently makes their clients think they’re a couple, Lucas can neither find a way out of the lie nor any idea how he’s supposed to live it.
The man is an antagonizing menace. How their clients actually believe they’re into each other is beyond him. It’s just some hand holding…until it isn’t. Yet, it soon appears that more than a commission is on the line because the longer Lucas pretends to be a boyfriend, the more he finds himself questioning where the fake Andrew ends and the real Andrew begins.
REVIEW:
I had so much fun reading this! Gosh, Andrew and Lucas made me laugh so much.
This was a very good rivals to lovers but instead of angst and tension, it had funny moments, hilarious POVs and astonishing and unexpected awakenings.
Lucas and Andrew work for the same real estate agency (where Andrew’s uncle is the boss) and they have the chance to make a huge deal with a famous throuple who wants to buy several properties. Because of a misunderstanding when they met them the first time, the three men are convinced that Drew and Lucas are a couple: Andrew immediately starts act like that they’re together and Lucas has no other choices than to go along with it.
Incapable to clear the air from that misunderstanding and scared that the throuple will drop them, during their trip to shown them properties, the two agents will share rooms (and beds) to keep the facade on.
Andrew is extrovert, easygoing, unbothered, he goes with the flow and rarely worries. He’s only ever been attracted by women and he doesn’t want relationships Lucas, on the contrary, is more introverted, pensive, more serious. He adores his baby twin sisters and he works hard to help them pay for their imminent weddings. He also has an ex fiancee and debts to pay for their cancelled wedding.
Andrew and Lucas are literally the opposites but, spending so much time in close proximity, it will arise new feelings, feelings they were absolutely not prepared to face.
The physical scenes are very steamy and emotional at the same time, I adored how unexpectedly thoughtful Andrew was with Lucas, how he cherished him, how he started seeing him under a different light.
They also start getting along very well outside their bedroom if it wasn’t for the fact that Andrew is an idiot and he didn’t think to give Lucas the reassurance he needed, creating a little bit of angst in the story.
What prevented me from giving five full stars:
Shannon and Mark deserved way worse, the drama around them was unsatisfying. And I didn’t like that Lucas was the only one paying their debts.
I don’t think the author wrote a book about the Hepperlys or about Shaw and Terry, but if she’ll decided to do that, I’ll read them immediately!
So very much recommended!
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