Fake It For Good by Weston Parker

 I always look forward to a new addition to the Faux Agency romances by Weston Parker.  FAKE IT FOR GOOD is the Christmas edition covering primarily the fake relationship, other side of the tracks, billionaire and evil ex tropes.  The evil ex was a particularly special. Addition to this story.

As the title suggests, Noelle had a rough beginning to her life and dedicated herself to making the lives of orphaned children better not just with money or toys, but  with her time.  The Christmas toy coffers are running low so Noelle takes the job with Faux to buy toys for the orphans.

Cane owns a toy making company that he built from scratch only to have half of it taken from him by a cheating ex in a nasty divorce.  To improve the company’s presence, Cane’s partner suggests people would like to see him resurrect a Mrs. Claus persona even going as far as dating the woman to attract interest.

It’s a good holiday story with the spirit of giving.  The path of Cane and Noelle’s relationship (business or otherwise) is fairly smooth until the evil ex shows up to make everyone miserable.  And she keeps showing up reminding Cane of what he went through with her.

FAKE IT FIR GOOD is steamy.  Both Cane and Noelle put out a restrained vibe on the outside, but not behind closed doors. I didn’t feel the romance as much as I usually do.  Cane was ok.  Noelle seemed almost aloof. The best way for me to put it is that it felt like she smiled without it reaching her eyes.

I received an advance copy of this book from the author and this is my voluntary review.