Writing style
Conversational · Dialogue-driven · Direct · Witty

Catalina Martín has told her family she has an American boyfriend, and the lie becomes a crisis when her sister’s wedding approaches. With her ex and his fiancée expected in Spain, Catalina has four weeks to find a convincing date willing to travel from New York. Her most unexpected volunteer is Aaron Blackford, the colleague she knows through antagonism and workplace friction. Accepting him means trusting the one man she least wants beside her during an intensely personal family gathering. Yet as their performance takes shape, Catalina begins to question whether she has understood Aaron at all. The novel uses fake dating, forced proximity, and professional rivalry to explore embarrassment, guarded attraction, and the unstable boundary between pretending and desire.
Collected’s assessment, not reader ratings. Complexity runs from 1 (least demanding) to 5 (most demanding).
Conversational · Dialogue-driven · Direct · Witty
Moderate
Humorous · Playful · Romantic · Warm
Linear
Character · Relationships · Voice
3 / 5
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