I have long been a fan of Louise Bay, so when I saw there was another of her books available on NetGalley I jumped at the chance to read it. It has been a few years since I read anything by her, but I was instantly reminded why I have always like her books so much. I really enjoy the flow of her writing style and her books have just the right balance of romance, humour, spice and likeable characters.

In An American in London, Tuesday Reynolds’s leaves her life in Manhattan to come to London for a work assignment for a few weeks. Where her life is once again knock off its axis. The chemisty between Tuesday and Ben is powerful from the outset. I was routing for them from the first few pages. The book was so enjoyable that I actually finished it in one sitting. Who doesn't enjoy a happy ever after.

Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest reivew.

Tuesday’s life isn’t unfolding the way she planned as not only is her personal life in shambles but her career is also in jeopardy. Unable to fix her personal life she focuses on her professional life which is how she finds herself in London trying to prove her worth until she comes across a distraction by the name of Ben.

Ben may be a successful businessman but that isn’t helping him close his latest deal. He needs to prove that he is in a stable and committed relationship which means a fake fiancé and Tuesday is perfect for the job. He may have expected the chemistry between them but enjoying the chaos she brings into his life wasn’t part of the plan.

The characters and the situations they find themselves in are so much fun and Ben is charming with a capital C. There is a great cast of secondary characters and the romance between Ben and Tuesday is top notch.

(4.5 stars rounded to 5 when needed) AN AMERICAN IN LONDON is a new stand-alone romantic comedy by Louise Bay about a people pleasing American and a disagreeable Brit, who was also hot. Tuesday Reynolds’ wonderful Manhattan life had blown up. Her fiancé moved to Iowa with a ballerina, and her Wall Street Bank had been bought out. She travelled to London to prove herself to the new CEO. Her plans changed when she ran into broody billionaire, Ben Kelley, whose professional goals would be complete if he could accomplish one thing. But, in order to do it, he needed a fake fiancé to impress a duke and duchess. Tuesday agreed to do the job for a new wardrobe, a weekend in the country, and enough money to secure a new Manhattan apartment upon her return. But the rehearsals for the weekend away started to feel real, the country estate looked like a set from her favorite romcom, and Tuesday’s life was officially hijacked by a romcom script! I really loved this novel, especially the audiobook, which Erin Mallon slayed with her comedic style. Tuesday was whimsical and endearing and everything that grumpy, scowly Ben needed. The more time they spent together the more whimsical he became. The story was well written, funny, steamy, emotional, and everything one could want from a RomCom novel about RomComs. I would recommend this book/audiobook for readers/listeners who enjoy a lighthearted fake engagement romcom with emotional depth and character growth. This ebook and audiobook are available through the kindleunlimited program.

I received a free ALC and ARC via Netgalley, Montlake, and Brilliance Audio. I am voluntarily posting this honest review.

oh behave because this book is gorgeous. and i am not regretting or ashamed to say i inhaled this book. i was angry that my skills as a reader did not let me go faster. because i just wanted to read more and more and know more and more about our pair. and then, towards the end, i was angry i didn't read slower as it would soon be over. deary me, you just cant win with good books ha ha.
this book was just the comforting read i needed. it was soft in all the right places and fun in all the right place. it was just enough soppy by the side of just enough attitudes lol.
Ben and Tuesday were a joy to read about. their story was just my thing. a perfect read. and yes i said, a perfect read. Ben and Tuesday had me doing bashful smiles and goofy smiles. my smiles were smiling people.
the story is a fake dating success. witty banter and complete lovely love is key and constant all the way through.
dont be fooled by me swooning though because this book hit deep too. in all the right ways and in all the right places to give investment and connection to the characters you fall for them and care for them and then just root for there happy ending. and the ending oh oh oh it finished off this book with the ending it deserved.
if someone can make a magic spell so certain books can be read again that would be great. is thee not an app for that yet? because i want to go back and re-read this from fresh so i can feel it all again.

An American in London is the best of all the amazing romance movies that were so popular in the 1990s featuring actors like Hugh Grant. It combines the charm of London, happenstance, and romantic whimsy, with a little movie star fangirling, into an amazing romance. This story is absolutely the sweetest with an American heroine named Tuesday visiting London where she bumps into Ben, a super wealthy and grumpy Londoner who just happens to look like a doppelganger for her favorite movie star when she was a teen. I adored how opposites attract and kismet causes their paths to continuously cross so much so that Tuesday is determined to make a friend out of the handsome, reticent stranger. When his bestie invites her to join them for dinner and suggests she fake date him in order to help him impress a duke who won’t sell his hotels to Ben, things really start to get interesting. While fake dating isn’t really my favorite trope, this story hardly feels like fake dating from the start. From start to finish, it’s adorable and the ending will make you kick your feet in happiness and sweetness.

In audio, this story was a treat and no matter how you choose to read this story, it’s a great choice. Erin Mallon solo narrates the story told from Tuesday’s POV and I adored how she added so much personality and whimsy to the story. She was perfect for Tuesday and you could tell she had fun performing this story. There were so many other things to love about this book too. I absolutely adored Tuesday’s cup half full attitude despite being a New Yorker, but what I loved more was Ben’s determination to get Tuesday to stop making decisions based on what would make other people happy. They were absolutely perfect for one another and I couldn’t wait for them to be together, but at the same time, didn’t want the story to end. I loved this story so much, I almost wish this would become a series. This is one instance where a little rinse and repeat wouldn’t hurt my heart. I adored this light and sweet story so much.

Beautifully written romance where two people accidently connect and become entwined in a fake romance. Light hearted and fun characters. American heroine very British self-made billionaire hero! Of course the hero has a softer side under the slightly intimidating exterior and the heroine’s lively, straight talking manner bit by bit pulls him to her. I would recommend this book as there is something light and clean about it, even with a bit of spice blended in. I loved it.

5 Star Review An American In London by Louise Bay

eBook/Audio:
There was nothing I didn’t love about this book. In fact this is one of my top reads/ listens from Louise Bay.

I fell hard and fast for American Tuesday Reynolds and British billionaire Ben Kelley, who just happens to look like her teenage crush actor Daniel De Luca.

They met by accident, a case of mistaken identity and what follows was an entertaining, feel good story that had me smiling throughout.

With very little angst, I was invested in Tuesday and Ben’s story from the first chapter.

The narration by Erin Mallon was entertaining and they she did a fantastic job. Not only did she bring all the romance, humour, passion and tension of the story to life but she did justice to this emotional story with voices that are easy to listen to.

I received an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley.

Tuesday is trying to figure out her life post breakup with her cheating, loser ex. Ben is desperate to own the Fairfield Hotel. In order to do that, he needs to impress the duke and duchess…and this is where a deal is struck with Tuesday.

On paper Tuesday and Ben wouldn’t be a good match. She’s an extroverted, talkative New Yorker and he is a grumpy, grunt-y Brit. Together they play off each other, because in this case opposites attract. He’s the grumpy to her sunshine.

This is a cute contemporary read for those that love grumpy/sunshine, fake engagements and life imitating art-vacation romance.

n American in London is a delightful and enjoyable romantic comedy that focuses on the story of Tuesday, who is sent to London by her firm to determine if her job is secure, and Ben, a billionaire who she mistakes as her favorite movie star. Ben is wanting to buy a chain of hotels owned by a Duke who is a strong family man. Tuesday and Ben continue to cross paths in London and with the help of his friend, Nick, convince her to pose as his fake fiance. The main characters in this book are diametrical opposites in personality and life stories. This charming romance has secrets. plot twists, fun and willy banter, strong emotions, and steamy chemistry. I highly recommend this well written and excellent romance.

4.5 Stars!

An American In London by Louise Bay is replete with two very likeable main characters, a fake engagement, and lots of fun. The story takes place in London, where Tuesday Reynolds is temporarily working. Tuesday is from New York City and through no fault of her own, her life has forever changed. Not only did she discover her fiance was cheating, her job is in jeopardy. As a result, she has to prove her worth to the company. The only bright spot is that a famous actor that she has lusted after most of her life is from England, and she is hopeful to get a glimpse of him.

Ben Kelley is a billionaire and one of the sweetest guys a woman could want. His need to purchase a luxurious hotel is for sentimental reasons. Ben is also a dead ringer for the actor Tuesday lusts after. They become fast friends after bumping into each other in the park and a local coffee shop. One thing leads to another and they fall in love.

If you enjoy a novel with a strong heroine and a hero that exceeds all expectations, then check out this well-written read. Overall, this is an entertaining book that twists and turns in all the right places.

Complimentary copy provided.

4⭐
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As always, I really enjoyed this story of Louise's, where we meet Tuesday and Ben, who happen to create and star their own romance movie 💗🎬

Tuesday life is falling apart by the seams - having to save her career, sort out her current housing situation and navigating life as a singleton, after she finds out her ex-fiancee cheated. She finds herself on a fast track management programme in London, UK for the next five weeks, in order to save her job.

As luck would have it, the hotel she's staying at is hosting a Daniel De Luca event. He's a well known movie star, heart throb to many and also happens to be 14 year old Tuesday's crush. Her late mom was also a fan of his, which she remembers her fondly from the times they would bond over his films.

Tuesday can't believe her eyes when she happens to spot Daniel passing by in Green Park. Except, she makes a fool of herself when she realises it isn't him at all but someone who looks very much like him. Embarrassed from her misunderstanding, she doesn't think much of it until she repeatedly bumps into him again in random places. If this isn't fate, I don't know what is.

Ben is desperate to close on a deal with the Duke of Brandon, who owns a prestigious hotel group. However, he's not willing to sell for money alone (which Ben is nothing short of!). He wants to continue the legacy and Ben is running out of ideas.

Enter Ben's best friend, Nick who suggests he finds a fake fiancée to show the Duke he's settling down and a family man at heart - someone who has the exact same values as him. Ben think he's being ridiculous until he thinks maybe this mutual agreement could be his only option to date. That is, unless he can persuade Tuesday to agree 😁

Oh lord, the swoon factor in this book! Ben was such a Classic A grump but I loved how Tuesday managed to get under his skin and change all that! The way in which we could see him thawing under Tuesday's charm and those smirks of his that only she could elicit from him! He was such a cutie for indulging in Tuesday's crush over DDL, spoiling her and "recreating" the scenes that meant so much to her.

Ultimately, I did really feel for Tuesday and how much she missed her mom. I loved how London gave her hope and faith and some sort of closure to the grief she's managed to hold onto. It was bittersweet of Tuesday visiting certain places of DDL's film career and wishing her mom was present... How her mom would get a kick off just being in London. I adored how Ben gave her strength to become a person not living in grief, but someone who fought for what they really wanted. Ben was someone she never knew she needed, who loved her like no other and made her feel whole again.

However, my only critique is I wished this book was dual POV (with Ben) as I felt it was lacking his side of the story. There just seemed so much more of his life/background we never got to see and I would have loved to read the scenes of him slowly falling for Tuesday!

Thank you so much to Louise and Netgalley for the eARC, in exchange for an honest review 🫶🏻

Ben and Tuesday are just the perfect couple and characters! I really enjoyed their story from the first page onwards. It was so unique and fun and gaaah Ben was just very swoonworthy thats for sure and he really needed someone like Tuesday in his life!

Louise Bay managed to capture me with this amazing story! I cant wait to see what she comes up with next!

4.5 Stars

**Witty, Feel-Good, Engaging **

'An American In London' is a witty, chemistry-filled story about a fake engagement that develops into something more.

Tuesday, an American in London recovering from the collapse of her long-term relationship, finds herself unexpectedly involved with Ben, a billionaire looking to secure a business deal and in need of a fake fiancée. What starts out as a mutually beneficial arrangement soon becomes something unexpected, simmering with engaging tension.

The sharp and playful banter between Tuesday and Ben really had me hooked. This story was heartfelt and humorous but also laced with deeper emotional undercurrents.

From Tuesday and Ben's first chance meeting to unexpected tender moments, this book feels fresh, has clever dialogue, emotional depth, and a relationship you can't help rooting for. I really enjoyed this sparky, feel-good, well-written romance.

The cover is hot.
And so is the story.
A stroke of fate means that she has to leave the USA.
You simply have to love these two characters. I liked them straight away.
The writing style is also great and the setting is well described so that you always know where they are.
A clear reading recommendation from me!!!!!

This book was SO much fun! I laughed a lot at the dialogue back and forth between the hero, Ben, and the heroine, Tuesday. I loved that he kept calling her different names. “Like not Wednesday” This story was great! The characters had goals and growth. The plot was fun! The writing was top notch! The conflict was real and present throughout the whole story. This was the best fake-fiancé, billionaire romance I’ve ever read! I did not want to stop reading every time I opened my kindle. I’m a huge Louise Bay fan, and this book did not disappoint. I received this book from Montlake and Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

🎧📚AUDIO & EBOOK REVIEW📚🎧

Okay, so I *read* this story one and *listened* twice in the last 2 months because … swooooooonfest (lol) plus, I really love 🩷🎙️Erin Mallon🎙️🩷 and 💙✍️Louise Bay✍️💙 so it was no hardship! #winning (Thank you, Montlake (Amazon Publishing) and Brilliance Publishing for the ARC & ALC) :)

You guys, Louise Bay makes me happy. I know I’ve said a bunch of other times but now I’m adding something more lol. She makes me happy not just because her stories make me swoon and smile, but because I’ve been reading/listening to her stories since the wheel was square and she has grown her craft as the years progressed, but I can still go way back to one of her first books and feel the same love I do today. LISTEN, that’s rare. Everyone grows and everyone goes through stages in their life and sometimes what “was” is not the same in the “now”. Totally normal, but with Louise, what “was” is the “now” as well and that just makes me happy.

But I digress LOL Lets’ talk about An American in London specifically! Well, I’ve already told you it was a complete swoonfest for me, so there’s that. It’s a “happy” story. It’s sweet with just the right amount of sexy. It’s entertaining, heartfelt and heartwarming. I liked the storyline “almost” all the time, but those “almost” aren’t significant enough to talk about in detail. If you’re looking for a sweet, feel good romance, here you are!

I really wanted to like this book more - the blurb had all the things I wanted out of a cute romcom: fake dating, forced proximity. My first clue that I wasn’t vibing with the book was when the MMC looks exactly like a actor the FMC and her mom were obsessed with (and the hotel she’s staying at is having a convention for said actor’s fans)? It felt over the top in a bad way.

The second strike was the driving force behind the faking dating: Ben needs to appear like a family man to close a deal - and so he turns to a woman he’s met 3 times because his friend suggests it. Toss in there that technically Tuesday (yes, her name is a day of the week) technically works for him already creating a really strange power dynamic? I was out.

Do I think there is a market for this book? Definitely. Am I the target audience? Does not appear so.

An engaging and heartwarming romcom as American Tuesday Reynolds arrives in London on a make-or-break work trip only to find out her hotel is home to a convention for a popular actor she’d spent her teenage years fangirling over with her late mother which evokes a lot of memories for her. Coincidentally she also kept bumping into his doppelgänger in the shape of businessman Ben Kelley, who must’ve thought she was stalking him as it the number of times it happened. Ben was the typical reserved Brit, so uptight you were sure he’d have creases ironed in his jeans, while Tuesday with her bubbly personality had never met a stranger, but Ben’s dry sense of humour soon made an appearance as he teased her, working his way through the week and deliberately getting her name wrong. Somehow, they end up faking an engagement for the sake of a business deal and they’re soon off for a weekend ‘hunting, shooting & fishing’ with the aristocracy. But as usual in a situation like this the more time they spend together, the more the lines begin to blur between fact and fiction and to add pressure, they actually like the people they’re attempting to fool.

This was a fast paced, fun read with fabulous characters and a definite feel-good factor that’ll keep you smiling throughout your read. Tuesday and Ben might’ve been complete opposites, but being with Tuesday made him ‘stop and smell the roses’ rather than being all about his next big deal even though his reason for wanting the hotels was surprisingly sentimental. The parts of the story involving Tuesday’s memories were especially well written and bittersweet but made her smile and you got the sense this was the first time she had been able to think about her mum and remember the good times instead of mourning her loss. Definitely one of my favourite books from this author.

Louise Bay, to me, is a contemporary version of Lisa Kleypas or Sarah MacLean. You know exactly what you're going to get and you know you're going to enjoy the heck out of it. Ben and Tuesday were adorable. This was the perfect balance of romcom homage and original content. Did I immediately know which brown-and-white polka dot outfit Bay was referencing? Yes. Did I look it up to find a matching set version and buy it? Also, yes. Each mention was nostalgic and, most importantly, served a purpose.

The concept of Ben as the doppleganger was a beauitful tool to explore growth and grief, while also adding levity to the story. The characters of the Duke and Duchess were great additions to the story and fully devleoped instead of placeholders and I thoroughly enjoyed every contribution they made to the plot. The ending was beautifully done, and this is one of the few books that was so well-executed from start to finish that I didn't even care it wasn't dual pov.

If you're looking for something to make you feel warm and joyful, this one is for you.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC. Thoughts and opinions are my own.

Oh my how I loved this book. Louise Bay is a longtime favorite author of mine, and she never disappoints. I enjoyed this story narrated phenomenally by Erin Mallon. This was a solo narration as the story is told completely from Tuesday's POV. Erin blew me away with her performance. She was able to seamlessly navigate between characters and accents without missing a beat. Erin was absolutely the perfect narrator for this story.

Tuesday was in London to prove herself to the new CEO of the bank she worked at. She is only supposed to be in London for a few weeks. She never expects to run into who she thinks is the movie star she crushed on years ago...only he's not the movie star. Just someone that looks just like him.

Ben is a career driven workaholic. He needs just one thing to hopefully help his professional dreams come to fruition...a fiancée to impress the Duke and Duchess. After running into Tuesday a few times, his friend suggests that Tuesday would be perfect for the ruse of a fiancée. He will offer her enough money to give her a few things she needs when she gets back home in New York.

What they didn't expect was for them to really enjoy each other's company. Tuesday showed Ben a different side of life. While Ben showed Tuesday how a lady should be treated. I loved these two together. This story made me laugh and swoon, and I just couldn't get enough.

This was another absolute winner from Louise.