d Donovan end up working together. Jada's impulsive spirit and Donovan's serious nature make for an interesting combination, especially when a nosy reporter assumes they are an item. Jada and Donovan decide to take advantage of the reporter's faux pas and use the publicity to drive up interest in the shop while also rehabbing Jada's image.

After spending so much time together this unlikely duo start to realize their pretend-ship might not be so pretend after all.

This was a enjoyable light-hearted read that I finished in one sitting. Most of the characters were super-likeable (which is so rare in these stories). I seriously hope the author is working on a follow-up featuring Donovan's teammates.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.2d:T60d,What I Liked:
1. NFL players owning a cupcake shop - i love that this goes against the stereotype of athletes not being interested in anything besides sports because that’s not true. There are so many athletes who are interested and good at other things so it’s nice to see this in a story. I also loved that it wasn’t just Donovan but him AND his team members were involved. That was really nice. Unrelated but the cupcakes sounded delicious and definitely had me craving cupcakes.

2. Jada’s grandma - I love that she was the owner of the NFL team. First of all, that’s badass. I also love that she wanted to help Jada. Obviously Jada didn’t have a ton of ambition/direction, but I loved that her grandma still wanted to help her.

3. Fake dating - compared to most romance novels with fake dating, this was a very small piece of the story. But I enjoyed it when it was present.

What I Didn’t Like:
1. The instant love - to me fake dating doesn’t necessarily equate to instant love all the time. But in this case, Donovan and Jada went from not liking each other initially to Donovan growling when his teammates talked about her. That felt unnecessarily fast.

2. Jada’s fami

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