About the Book:

If Holly marries her brother’s best friend it’ll solve her problems. Unless she makes new ones by falling for Mateo, knowing their relationship has an end date.

Holly:

Being the sister of a famous movie star has its downsides. The current one: a date who is harassing me and threatening to ruin my brother’s career. When he backs me into a corner, it feels like the only solution I have is to lie and say I’m engaged to my brother’s best friend.

Are there some issues here? Yes, seeing as Mateo lives in a different state, manages his family’s farm, and is way too good and sweet to marry someone with so much baggage. But when I call him and say I need a husband for the next year, he actually agrees. Next thing I know we’re meeting up at the courthouse to say our “I do’s”.

My one rule: don’t fall for him because our relationship has an end date.

Mateo:

I love my family, but after fending off one too many disaster dates from my meddling parents and the townsfolk, I need space. So when Holly calls, asking me to pose as her fake but technically real husband, I readily agree. My quick acceptance might have to do with having a crush on her since we first met.

How we’re going to make this work when we come from two very different worlds and two different states? I have no idea. But with every passing day, I know I want her to be my future. It’s just a super simple matter of making my wife fall in love with me.

It can’t be hard to bring our two worlds together. Or can it?

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My Review:

Loving Our Collision by Madelyn Smith
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 299
Published: January 30, 2025
Series: Bolts of Love

Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher/author. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

I don’t often read rom-coms, and a bit part of that is due to the fact that many of them are filled with pop-culture references and jokes, and I’m also an outlier and don’t often share the style of humor they cater to. Still, from time to time I want something different and this one caught my attention.

I was surprised at how quickly I came to love Mateo and Holly in this one. The whole group was fun, and I really enjoyed their friends and family (well, the real ones at least. Not the problematic ones) and the story was a sweet and clean read. It does mention God and prayer, but the author is a member of the Latter-Day Saints. I’m not ecumenical, so I like to know these things ahead of time, but that’s not always easy, so I’m just mentioning it here for those who care.

The story is an interesting mix of sweet romance and daily life, covering topics that might be a bit sensitive for some readers, such as anxiety and panic attacks, neglectful and narcissistic parents, and abusive/controlling relationships. She handles all these things with the respect and care that offers a glimpse at the difficult lives these characters lead while not glorifying or fixating in the problems themselves, but rather intending to offer hope and healing and solutions along the way as the characters work through their struggles and come out stronger in the end.

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