This book is spectacular!!! A childhood best friends turned unfriendly turned lovers that was such a delight. Caña will have your heart doing summersaults as you read Kamilah and Liam’s story.

First of all!! La culture that Caña injected in this book was flawless. There’s so many special tidbits and history about Puerto Rico and Ireland that made this book this much special. Through the characters family and community she is able to weave such special aspects about both cultures.

The family ties, love, and relationships were just enough. You get enough of them to feel how connected and special their bonds are to one another without it overpowering the book. This was probably one of my favorite parts because los abuelos in this book will have you hollering! I cannot wait to see what Papo has up his sleeve next.

This book has a few scenes that lead to steam that get a little descriptive but fade to black. The best part to me was the sexual tension and just the passion you could feel coming off of both Kamilh and Liam. I loved the way their characters were developed both individually and together. I never knew whiskey could be so sexy and sensual and so freaking emotional. Caña seriously had me in tears at the end with how loving the words she wrote are:

The banter in this book was AMAZING. The dialogue between the side characters and the main characters will leave you wanting 10000 more pages because it’s just that good. This authors definitely has a talent for this because every scene was so damn good.

Honestly one of the best romances I have ever read.

TW death, cancer, and drowning.

3.5 / 5 stars! This was a very fun read. Childhood friends to enemies to friends to lovers??! Yes please and thank you. The relationship the author created was so natural and I had to keep reading because the development was amazing. I had butterflies. Buuutttt…..

Okay so I’m torn. This was a good book… but I had a few issues. The main character definitely falls into the stereotype of the feisty Latina and normally I can work with this… I couldn’t get with the main character this time though. I found her a bit too annoying and found myself rolling my eyes. There were moments where I cringed because some of the writing was ridiculous but honestly in the end it added to the appeal (the ridiculous writing, not the lead)

Also, this was spicy without being spicy. It was like mild chip salsa-which isn’t a bad thing at all- I loved it. Lots of tension and lots of chemistry.

A Puerto Rican chef and an Irish American distiller are forced into a fake engagement by their meddling grandfathers. This is one sizzling romance!!

This was a fun book to read! Lots going on and the characters are totally amazing - I hope there is more to come from them!

Kamilah and Liam are running their family businesses and not interested in getting married. Until their meddling grandfathers get involved - their senior home antics are hilarious!. In order to keep the building that houses both their businesses, Kamilah and Liam need to marry - each other. Friends from the past, until a romantic mishap - they rediscover their feelings, while helping each other move forward with their businesses. Could easily see this as a Hallmark movie - but has depth, too, as they are both struggling with issues from their pasts.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a temporary, digital ARC in return for my review.

Told in dual perspectives, these to have so much banter that it can only lead to the most intense type of fireworks between them. It's a cute, diverse romance read that follows the classic friends to lovers trope plus some slow burn mutual pining goodness. Very cute, very fun, very enjoyable.

Wow! Fake relationship meets enemies to lovers tropes cannot be combined so entertainingly! Lovely characters, mischievous grandparents, tempting chemistry, so many sweet, heartfelt moments made me enjoy my read so much more that I expected!

Even though these are the formulas have been applied million times into romcoms, the author approached them very sensitively and found ways to used them many creative ways by knowing how to reach her readers’ hearts!

This heartwarming, genuine novel puts a real smile on your faces and surely guarantees a lot of fun! Highly recommended feel-good romance!
Those meddling grandparents earned extra stars from me!

Special thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing/ Mira for sharing this digital reviewer copy with me in exchange my honest opinions.

I devoured this charming, grumpy/sunshine romcom. I loved the cast of characters, setting, and how therapy played a role in the HEA. The premise of a meddling family forcing a marriage worked much better here than I've seen before. It was a delightful escape and I hope to see more of the Vega family.

What a fun read! I loved reading about the grandparents' shenanigans. The characters were diverse and both had to deal with their own traumas and family expectations. I especially enjoyed how they both truly messed up and both ended up (with some help) finally believing how much the other loved them.

I absolutely loved this book and now love this author. It is an amazing new take on the fake fiancée trope. When you add two meddling grandfathers into the a childhood love story you wind up with "A Proposal They Can't Refuse." The flawed characters lead to inventive storytelling and relatable situations in (slightly) heightened circumstances. This is a must read! I high recommend.

I loved this novel much more than I thought would. Going into this book, i was thinking this would be similar to tthe countless other novels I've read using this same exact troupe. Scheming family members engineer a relationship, its not exactly a new concept. So, I was skeptical that Ms. Cana could do something unique enough to push through this monotony. I must say she succeeded. It wasn't even like she did anything crazy, she just wrote a great book. The plot line plays out the exact way you expect it to, but it doesn't matter. The multiculturism was a very nice tough, it was just the right amount. Not so much that it became preachy, but enough to say hey, not everyone is white, deal with it. As a minority myself, I loved it. We shouldn't make a big deal about being a different culture. All in all this is a great book and I will find myself re-reading it sometime again, which means 5 stars.