I loved this book! Jayden and Sven are just so adorable and so perfect for eachother! I loved Sven’s family and friends, I’m hoping a few of the guys will get stories of their own. I’m happy that it worked out for Sven and Jayden in the end, because they were so meant for eachother. I was absolutely hating the “Perfect Match” people until the epilogue, it made me see that they’re wounded in their own way, and they’re just maybe trying to do something good for themselves. If it’s Alex’s story next, then I’m very much looking forward to reading it! There could be many stories off this book, and I will gladly read any of them. I think this author is definitely going to be on my favorites list, this was an awesome debut book!

You know what I hate? When you build tension and conflict for eighty percent of the book and then have everything resolved and happy, hunky-Dory in no time.

I’m a huge fan of fake dating tropes, but this book was just a mess. Jayden is a young man who was scammed when his mother died from cancer and now he owes thousands of dollars to loan sharks. He was kidnapped and set up to be used as a prostitute to pay his debt, but was bought by Nicholas Carter, the owner and operator of Perfect Match, an online dating company that claims to be able to find your perfect match in one go. Jayden’s first assignment is Sven, a thirty-year-old logger and forester who also writes articles about his job. Jayden is a birthday present from Sven’s family because they think he needs someone, and he’s not out to anyone outside his family nor is he a particular fan of online dating. Jayden is sent to a remote town in Canada for ten days, and during that time he is supposed to make Sven believe they truly are perfect matches then break his heart and destroy any possible connection they may have.

A lot happens in the ten days the majority of the book occurs during. Sven is very hot and cold initially because he doesn’t trust online dating and thinks the whole premise of Perfect Match seems a little hinky. Still, he has Jayden spending time with him at his cabin and they start to connect. Jayden also spends a lot of time at the lodge Orla, Sven’s mother manages, and bakes different pies and cookies to woo and endear Sven. Jayden also connects with other members of Sven’s family and feels even more guilt about what he’s supposed to do because he cares for all of them, and especially Sven.

This book definitely had potential, but most of the time it felt too long, like the story was dragging as I waited for the happy ending. Jayden spends most of the book anxious about being found out and then worried about Sven’s reaction when he realizes Jayden has mental health that results in him needing order in his space. Sven recently lost his father and feels guilt for not being there when he had his heart attack as well as a desperate need not to leave his mother alone up there.

At about 80% Jayden finally confesses the truth of Perfect Match and his history. That’s a lot of book to have built this conflict up during, and then to have everything resolved before the last chapter? Like, Sven gives Jayden a loan for what he owes and they’re all giddy planning to move in together and start a life. It felt too easy and too sudden. So much do the book was focused on how Jayden was lying and scamming Sven and his family, and then all of a sudden everything’s great. It just didn’t work for me.

The epilogue kinda sets things up for more books in this series as it focuses on Nicholas Carter and his central team at Perfect Match. They’ve moved their offices to, most likely, keep Jayden from being able to find them again and are discussing future “marks.” Potential is there for an interesting series, but I doubt I’ll be following up on it.

Cute premise for a story, with the whole perfect match set up by the meddling family members. I liked the character's and the setting of this story, the seclusion of the character's and the bond that was pretty instant between the two MC's. I enjoyed this one!

What a great story! Relatively low angst and a great HEA for these two heartwarming MCs.

Family shenanigans and poor decisions bring these two "opposites attract" together. Effeminate, OCD, Jayden (love that name) is in a financial bind which he's obligated to work off with a matchmaking agency that's not altogether on the up and up. Good thing his first "match" is with big, handsome, logger Sven.

While the attraction is mutual, it isn't hearts and flowers from the beginning. A rocky start and hidden deception try to derail this "perfect match". I loved how neither MC flies off the handle. It's wonderful to see two adults work things out by talking. Yes, talking to each other. Wonderful invention that. ;-)

I enjoyed this romance. A LOT.

4* Sweet, believable tale with a couple of really likeable leads.

This is a sweet with a premise that could have come across as faux and unbelievable, but the author gave the tale a bit of a unique twist, and at the end, I was pleased that the dating website/agency owners got what they deserved.

Jayden and Sven were totally unmatched in size, background, education, finances, and lives, etc., but somehow they worked. I'm not quite sure how or why, because there's not one thing that stood out, not one thing that gave me a eureka! moment, but it all came together. Both were really decent characters with a love of family and both had a really strong morale stance about doing the right thing, and that's what caused the conflict between them.

I liked how Sven was a gentle giant who didn't jump to conclusions or throw his weight around or make demands, and Jayden showed his innate decency by his interactions with members of Sven's family. This was more a tale about people, love, having your loved ones' backs, doing the right thing and about talking things out rather than bottling up. I liked how the author didn't use Jayden's reveal to create faux angst and a break-up between the guys; too many would have, but here, she let their personalities that we'd already come to see over the course of the tale make things organic.

The tale ends in a good place, with the leads about to embark on what I think was their HEA. Neither seemed the type to want something fleeting, so I had hopes for them.

The epilogue was rather revealing, and despite not liking the guys from the dating agency, I couldn't help but be intrigued by the possibility of them getting their individual comeuppances. A couple of characters haven't been painted as black as the others and perhaps there's hope for them. I'd certainly read more of this series.