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Decoy Date

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Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my digital arc this is my unbiased review.
I throughly enjoyed Decoy Date. Good plot, fun characters and great writing. I recommend this book.

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Loved this book! I was sucked in from the beginning and found myself not being able to put it down. I gravitated towards all of the characters and wanting to be friends in real life with them.

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"Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of this book, in exchange for an honest review."

Loved this book very much. It had just enough sweet romance and the storyline was great! I highly recommend!

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5 - "Brace yourself…" Stars!

So far, each and every book that I have read in The Wedding Date series has been better than its predecessor, and The Decoy Date was no exception.

"I’m about to do something crazy."

I have to admit I was a little nervous when it came to starting Brody and Gwen’s book, mainly because the story revolves around Brody helping Gwen bag the man of her dreams, I’m not a huge fan of secondary drama, and although there is drama with the guy in question; Ted a man Gwen has been friends with for nigh on two decades. The author didn’t make it too heavy or give it massive amounts of page time.

Even playing around, the man had serious pull…

As with all the previous heroes in the series, I adored Brody. I was expecting too as his involvement in the previous book as Molly’s friend and boss gave a good insight on his character, but with Gwen it was great to see a big, beautiful alpha guy dealing with his own vulnerabilities and feelings, whilst trying to navigate the pitfalls of a pseudo coming together with a woman he actually wants to be with, when in the past he has been all about keeping it casual and not committed.

"Never want to let you go…"

Gwen was easy to like as well, and with the rest of the crew’s involvement from the previous books, The Decoy Date was an absolutely outstanding read.

"Give me forever…"

I hope to see more from this series in the future. The author has got a great base of characters now, and I love the fact we get updates on them as new pairings are added into the mix.

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Awesome romance! Will there fake relationship turn into the real thing? Will Gwen realize the boy next door (Ted) was never meant to be more than a first crush? Will Brody let Gwen know she is the one? Read on to find out!

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Another good book in a series I love. What great characters and a sweet ending. I always enjoy this author's work.

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This is the fourth book in this series and I really implore for you to start from the beginning you just get so much more added spice. I am sad to see this series go, but I have to say I enjoyed every bit and this last installment we had Brody and Gwen and unfortunately Ted. I was rooting and cheering and hoping so please grab a copy and enjoy, because I sure did.

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This is a familiar trope but turned on its head in an unexpected way. It's a story of Gwen, Brody and Ted. Gwen has had a life long crush on her childhood friend Ted for years. They've known each other since they were kids. Their family are close friends. They've hooked up a couple times but Ted has never been ready to settle down. He's hooked up with other women while Gwen watches from the sidelines pining but trying not to show how hurt she is. We all know where this is going right?

Enter Brody. Who has known Gwen for a couple of years and noticed her fixation on Ted. He has a crush on Gwen and wants her to understand Ted is taking advantage of her.

And so begins this story. Ted isn't portrayed as a bad guy but I found him insensitive. This is the story of Gwen waking up to her worth and seeing the better man in Brody. So often these stories end with the lesser man getting the girl. Not here. This is Gwen and Brody's story. Which was extremely refreshing.

If you like me are sick of the men who don't see the heroine's worth and the heroine forgiving all at the end? This is a really nice spin on this. My only issue was with the end. I think Ted got a way a little too easy for the years of game playing. His excuse for why he didn't make his move long ago rang hollow.

I thought Brody was the better man and I was so happy to see Gwen realize it too.

I've read most of the books in this series. I think this is one of the strongest entries. I recommend this.

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Oh. My. Gawd. Brody is my book boyfriend crush and most definitely the best thing about this find from NetGalley. As awesome as this discovery was -- I can't believe I've never read anything by author Mira Lyn Kelly and this series which I stumbled into and am now curious about previous books -- this was a book that had my gut churning. I mean, that whole Ted thing was awkward and awful and it pained me to see Brody struggle on being the good guy and I had to put the book down because it was clear we were going to segue into Ted territory or uncertainty in Brody-Gwen relationship and I just hate those parts because all I want is the HEA and more of it.

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Prior to this book, I'd never read anything by Mira Lyn Kelly. There was no description for this novel on NetGalley, so I took a chance. I'm so glad I did!

I quickly fell in love with the group of friends described in this book. (This is the 4th book in a series; I went back and tore through the previous three books.)

Gwen is in love with Ted, her long-time best friend. Brody admires Gwen, but he can see she's head over heels for Ted. He offers to help Gwen get Ted's attention, but Brody is hoping Gwen will forget about Ted in favor of him.

What neither Gwen nor Brody realized is that Ted has been in love with Gwen all this time, too.

I won't spoil the outcome for you, but I'll say this: despite the fact that there were three players in this romantic drama, it didn't feel like your typical melodramatic love triangle.

A fun, steamy read - highly recommended.

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This is the fourth and final book in the series and is the story of Brody and Gwen. A little love triangle of sorts between Brody, Gwen, and Ted who's clueless. A fake love interest that maybe turns real (no spoiler). This was a great book and Brody and Gwen were wonderful characters that were hard not to love. Entertaining and fun to read. I read a reader copy via Net Galley and voluntarily chose to review.

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I have read all four books in this series and I have loved them all. This story is Brody and Gwen. Brody is the last of his best friends that is not married. I will just have to say Brody is absolutely swoon worthy. He is tall, built and long hair. Gwen is a total sweetheart who has pined after her childhood bestfriend Ted who was also her neighbor growing. Ted also leaves in the same apartment building as Gwen now. Brody and Gwen met several years ago due to being in mutual friends wedding. Brody had an instant attraction to Gwen, but he could tell she was hung up on Ted. Although Ted was oblivious of Gwens feelings.

Brody comes up with a plan to get Ted's attention for Gwen. He tells her that Ted sees her as a warm blanket that will always be there for him whenever he wants. He tells Gwen to make herself unavailable and find a new love interest. He tells her he will be the love interest. Gwen at this point agrees even though she doesn't like to be called a warm blanket. At first Gwen is okay with Brody and the fake relationship. Then each passing day things Gwens feelings can't tell what's real and what's pretend.

This is a sweet story that is full of laughs, sexy scenes and love. It is written in dual POV. I loved this book and hope its not the last of this series.

I received an advanced copy for an honest review.

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This is the final book in the series. I believe it is book 3 and I have read them all. Each one is seriously super fun. It is about a group of friends who find love. This is Brody's story. He owns a bar and doesnt have a family but his college friends became his family. He has a close friend getting married and that is how he meets and gets to know Gwen. However she only has eyes for Ted, a close family friend. Ted is sorta a manwhore and so Brody thinks he is a jerk and he wants Gwen to see that so he crafts this big plan to date Gwen so Ted will get jealous and Gwen will get him and find out what a jerk he is.

Does it work? Well I am not spoiling that but it was a lot of fun and I loved both Gwen and Brody especially as they become best friends. They have several communication issues which I did not love but I liked that they did not drag on forever. The author resolves them fast. And in the end I kinda liked Ted too.

Great story and great series I highly recommend it.

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Brody, Brody, Brody!!! You are SUCH a sweet guy!! Ya'll I adore him!!! Gwen needed a wakeup call and Brody slipped in to provide it.. Love their banter and the "If I was yours" type stuff! Sweet romance with a little heat!

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Brody and Gwen’s book was so AMAZING, I wanted to hug them both and then also slap a little sense into them sometimes (Mostly Brody, but Gwen had her moments). Just loved this book and series!

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The story of Brody and Gwen.

Brody was attracted to Gwen the first time he met her. Only problem is that she is in love with Ted, who only see her as his friend.
So Brody convices Gwen to let him help her out - he will make Ted realise Gwen is the one he wants.
But what will happen as Gwen and Brody start to spend more time together?

I have read other booksin this series and loved them too - looking forward to more from this author!

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Brody was hopelessly attracted to Gwen since the first met. Unfortunately, he could tell that she was in love with someone else. A year or so later, she and some friends began frequenting his bar and they became friends. Gwen thought she was still in love with a childhood crush, who didn’t really notice her, so Brody cooked up a cockamamie plan to help her crush notice her. Well, he began to notice her about the same time that agwen and Brody started to notice each other. After a couple of starts and restarts, they finally figured it out. This story was an excellent conclusion to the series and it was great to see how the earlier couple’s relationships had progressed.

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This is Brody and Gwen book, Brody owns a pub and qwen is a substitute teacher, I did read the book before this one and absolutely loved it! This book was good but not as good as the book before it! I still liked it but not as well! Not to much drama, angst or much happened it just flowed along. Like I said decent read definitely worth the read but not my favorite! Thank you NetGalley and sourcebook publishers for sharing this book with me!

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