Bitter rivals Sadie and Jonah have been jockeying for the same full time professor positions for years, but positions are rarely available and so competitive that there are sometimes hundreds of applicants for one job. When a coveted full time position opens up near Jonah’s recently divorced sister and her kids and Sadie notices that the college offers partner hires, they hatch a plan to get both of them the job. To make it work, they’ll have to convince everyone that they’re in love and quickly get married. Their ruse doesn’t need to last forever, just until their probation is over, but what happens if their feelings become real?
Because this is a romance we know that we’re guaranteed a happy ending, but the fun is in how we get there. McAlister is great at creating a witty, slow burn relationships with characters we can root for and stakes that feel real. It’s the first in a series so if you like it, check out A Study in Sparkling, too.
Try it if you like: The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood, Book Lovers by Emily Henry, or Not Another Love Song by Julie Soto.
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