By: Denise Williams
Many thanks to Berkley and NetGalley for the ARC of this book!
After being fired from another temp job, Sybil just wants money and donuts. So she buys a lotto ticket and goes to a donut shop open late at night. Kieran is the grandson of the owner of the donut shop. He sells her the donut with a little side of spice. When his sister interrupts them, Sybil runs off. When the lotto ticket wins, Kieran makes a plea to find Sybil on social media, which looks like a romantic gesture. She suggests faking dating so that they could get his donut shop publicity and get her family off her back and he agrees. Even with all that money, love cannot be bought.
There are so many aspects to love about this book. Sybil is a highly relatable character. She’s a plus size woman, who tries her hardest to do good things that don’t always turn out well, who seemed like she was all over the place, and then was diagnosed with late in life ADHD. It was for these reasons that I really wanted to read the book in the first place. I do wish, however, there was more discussion about the ADHD. I don’t mean that it had to take over the book, but maybe a bit more of a discussion.
Kieran was a great MMC. He was stoic at first, and then loosened up and was really sweet and supportive. He was able to see who Sybil really was and liked her because of what he could see. It really sends such a great message. They were really cute together, the silly banter and the flirting.
The village that Sybil surrounds herself with, her friends, are also amazing. I would love to have friends like that. Friends who just show up without even asking, who step up without even asking. We all need people like that in our lives. I’m so glad I read this book. It was really enjoyable.
Publish Date: March 25, 2025.
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