ARC provided by NetGalley, but opinions on the material are my own.

DNFed at 25%. I'm simply not vibing with this read. Might pick up later but I don't think so. I love a Marriage of convenience as much as the next girl but being blackmailed into it by your grandfather and his bff is not the way. They are literally dangling their livelihoods over their heads and that doesn't sit right with me

I loved this book! It's well-written, enjoyable, and a great read. The author did a great job of writing in a way that captures the readers attention, and makes you not want to put it down until you're finished! I would highly recommend it!

I really enjoyed the beginning of this one and the general ~romance reasons~ for the fake engagement. Love a meddling grandpa and we have TWO in this story who are besties. Kamilah and Liam were cute together and I loved their small moments together.

The audiobook was great and I listened to this one super quickly!

But, the ending really didn't work for me. As a disclaimer I am not a third act break up hater. I actually like them most of the time. But this one felt like they fell apart so easily and I truly do not see how their lifestyles will mesh long term? And then they found their way back to each other so easily. I needed more nuance in both the break up and the make up, but since this the author's debut I think it just came down to a lack of experience. I definitely will be reading more from her because I did enjoy this.

I’m not sure how I feel about this one still. I liked it while I was reading it but I found it very forgettable. I did really like the characters and the story line.

I thoroughly enjoyed A Proposal They Can't Refuse. Kamilah Vega loves her family's restaurant and wants to make it "more" so that it can continue to stay in the neighborhood, but her family wants to hear none of it. It was a little frustrating at times because they never listened to any suggestion because they were so stuck on never changing. Liam Kane owns and works at the brewery in the same building with his grandfather, and is working to win a national competition and get their name out there big (even if that's what his granda doesn't want).

The best part of A Proposal They Can't Refuse was the two grandfathers, I loved their scheming and planning (even if it was a bit underhanded), they clearly had Kamilah and Liam's best interests at heart. Also, they were just a lot of fun.

Liam and Kamilah have to work through a lot, and at times it was painful, but they had to go through the pain to work it out in the end. They complimented each other well. Can't wait to read the next book in the series!

Eu gostei demais desse livro, toda a atmosfera da cozinha, da cultura, esses dois que juram que se odeiam, mas sabemos que não e os avôs que aprontaram com eles. Eu me diverti e me emocionei com essa leitura.

The characters were so charming and lovable but the plot was really flimsy for me. However, the ending is REALLY sweet, and I loved the family characters. The epilogue really got me, and now I want to read the whole series.

Repeatedly tried to read this book and couldn’t make it very far. I didn’t connect with the characters very well or the writing which is disappointing because I love to read about Chicago rep

I really love this romcom. I'm not sure if the selling point is the couple themselves or the lovable yet nosy family members. Absolutely adorable and a great read for all fans of enemies to lovers and fake dating tropes.

Proposal They Can’t Refuse by Natalie Cana is an enemies to lovers romance courtesy of Kamilah and Liam’s grandfathers. The grandfathers convince them that they have no choice but to team up and fake an engagement for the sake of both of their businesses.

A Puerto Rican restaurant, an Irish distillery, a wonderful cast of characters, and a whole lot of delicious food makes for a fun romance.

I also really enjoyed the audiobook of this one. I can not wait for her next book.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for granting me free access to the advanced digital copy of this book.

This one was fun! Plus chicago rep, which is always a favorite of mine because I can easily connect to the city life and culture

I wanted to LOVE this book. Forced proximity? Fake dating/engagement? Enemies to lovers? Check, check, check!

However, it just wasn't the best for me. The switch for Kamilah and Liam is TOO quick. I never felt chemistry with them.

Then, of course, is how her family (& everyone else) treats Kamilah. Liam included. She deserved so much more and SHE was apologizing to people? Nope.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC.

This book had me laughing out loud, especially with the scheming grandfathers!
Childhood friends Kamilah and Liam are no longer friends. They’re not friends or even friendly anymore. But in order for both of them to achieve their dreams, they have to fake an engagement to satisfy their grandfathers.
Full of witty banter, cultural references of the Irish and Peurto Rican families, family love, food and alcohol, and romantic tension, this book is amazing!
Caña is well versed in the topics she writes about and has perfected not only the main, but the side characters too! The writing style and the way she easily weaves the story makes this a showstopper! Definitely worth the read!

This was great, interfereing/matchmaking grandfathers, enemies to lovers and well writte, drawn and developed characters adn the attaction/chemistry was great!

I really enjoyed this romance! I thought it was well-written and well-paced, and the scheming grandpas was a good twist on the fake engagement trope. The third act breakup was a little too heavy for me, and I think I was hoping for some more emotional catharsis from it, but I would definitely read from Natalie Cana again!

What is it about meddling grandparents? Maybe it's because I don't have any, but whenever I come across good-natured nosy grandparents in a romance novel, I'm charmed. Natalie Caña's debut not only has two grandpas--lifelong best friends--who conspire to set up their grandchildren, it's also the rare restaurant-set book that really worked for me. Specifically, the Puerto Rican FMC is a chef and the Irish MMC makes whiskey. Gentrification is threatening both their businesses... and so are the grandpas. Never have blackmailers been so sweet.

I loved this book. It's got strong Fall vibes, with apple picking and costumes and a fall festival. There's a lot of food and drink, but the focus is on the antagonists-to-lovers romance. It's funny and though it's not really explicit, there's lots of chemistry between the two leads. On the heavier side, both of them have grief and possible loss to worry about, both for their relatives and their way of life. Everything is well balanced and A Proposal They Can't Refuse is a strong fake-engagement contemporary romance debut. I look forward to more from Natalie Caña.
- I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review.

I've tried to read this book multiple times. First, my eARC copy, then the audiobook, and I finally decided to get a physical copy from my library. And honestly, I should have just let this one be a DNF.

This book isn't bad, but the writing style didn't mesh with me. Also, our two main characters were childhood best friends who end up having to get fake engaged, and that's a fun premise, but not in execution. We never get to see the connection between these two characters BECAUSE we are just supposed to accept the backstory of these characters without ever getting to know it.

Overall, this is one that I can see really working for other people. If you like the writing style, this might be a good one to check out.

On paper this has all the tropes and traits that would make a contemporary romance a winner for me. We've got fake dating along with forced proximity once the fake dating is underway (Classic). Seasoned with some mild enemies-to-lovers and second-chance romance. The promise of delicious food descriptions was absolutely fulfilled; my stomach growled non-stop.

Sadly, this was mostly a miss for me. I've been trying to finish this story for ten months and I finally just hunkered down and tried to power through it. I loved Kamilah's heart and drive even if it got to be a bit over-the-top at times. Her character and the food descriptions was just about the only thing that redeemed this story for me.

The sudden shift from supposed loathing was jarring. I really wasn't sold on the initial relationship drama and never received an adequate explanation for why Liam is the way that he is. It may be because this book really relied on telling versus showing and I missed it? Or I just got to the point where I didn't feel he or any of the other characters deserved any additional thought.

Kamilah deserves more than Liam. She deserves better than her family and friends. And no real apologies should have been expected out of her in my opinion. I needed some serious groveling to make this torturous rollercoaster that Kamilah was forced on even remotely palatable. As it stands, I'm cranky with all of them, except maybe the grandfathers. Mischief is always fun but not when the rest of the universe is going to gang up on a beloved FMC. In the end, an underwhelming read and I'll probably avoid the rest of this series to save myself from the rest of the Vega drama.

*I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for my ARC of this book for my unbiased opinion.

I love these types of books with scheming old men trying to set up their grand kids. The grandfathers' know that Kamilah and Liam are perfect for each other. So they wager what the kids love to get them together.

The building that houses Kamilah's family's resturant and Liam's distillery. If they don't fake their engagement they grandfathers will sell the building essentially putting both their passions on the line.

What follows is a quick cute romcom book.