Imperfect Match by Corinne Michaels, Melanie Harlow Series: Imperfect Match #1
Published by Love & Olives Ink. on April 26, 2019
Pages: 255
Genres: Romantic Comedy
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From NYT Bestseller Corinne Michaels & USA Today Bestseller Melanie Harlow, comes a sexy friends to lovers standalone romance.
Rule number one for a professional matchmaker?
Don’t fall in love with your client.
I screwed that up when I fell for my best friend, Reid Fortino. He’s gorgeous, successful, and sexy as hell. I figured it would be easy to find him a match—and save the family business at the same time.
But the more time I spend attempting to find the perfect girl, the more I realize how much I want him for my own. What’s the harm if we give in for just one night?
I should have known that would never be enough.
Now I’m on the verge of losing my job and my heart.
We were an imperfect match from the start, but I don’t know how to let him go.
This sweet read went down nice and easy, which is just what the doctor ordered in these turbulent times. Co-written by Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow, Imperfect Match shows what a great pair their make.
Imperfect Match is a friends to lovers romance. It’s a trope that I find works best when the change in a relationship status happens gradually rather than a lightning bolt Oh-my-gosh,-my-best-friend-is-so-sexy moment. I feel like this book does a pretty good job of allowing Willow and Reid to increasingly and somewhat reluctantly come to terms with their romantic feelings.
Their strong friendship is well established. I loved their fun routines and the strong bond they share. It made me long for a best guy friend like Reid. My fondness for them didn’t change when they became lovers. They truly are perfect together, except…
Willow is a single professional matchmaker who is determined to have children as soon as possible—if not with a boyfriend or husband, then through a sperm donor. Reid is diehard anti-children. This was never a secret to either of them. I understood Willow’s rush to have kids, but Reid’s misgivings seem lame. I did not understand why they would start a romantic relationship knowing they are fundamentally opposed on this major issue. How could they then be surprised and frustrated when it becomes a roadblock?
There are some lovable side characters, including Willow’s New Age tree hugger sister and Reid’s freeloader brother. Coupled with Willow and Reid’s chemistry, Imperfect Match is a very entertaining, lighthearted book.
Recommended for fans of:
Friends to lovers trope
Cooking
Matchmaking
About Corinne Michaels
New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Corinne Michaels is the author of nine romance novels. She’s an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife.
After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness. She enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak and finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love.
About Melanie Harlow
Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she’s not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like VEEP, Game of Thrones, Succession, and Homeland. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.
Melanie is the author of the ONE & ONLY series, the AFTER WE FALL series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, the FRENCHED series, and the sexy historical SPEAK EASY duet, set in the 1920s. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.
Hm…Maybe I need to read this one. I had read the first book they co-wrote together and it wasn’t my favorite. Which is weird because I’ve loved their writing separately. Maybe I need to give them another try because you make this one sound like something I would like to read. Great review!