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Review and Excerpt Tour for REAL KIND OF LOVE by Sara Rider!

In REAL KIND OF LOVE by Sara Rider, Clem and Jake have one week to convince her quirky, overbearing family that their relationship is real during a summer vacation at a lakefront cottage. Fans of ACT LIKE IT by Lucy Parker and ACTING ON IMPULSE by Mia Sosa will love this spicy, lighthearted contemporary romance novel featuring a grumpy hero and introverted heroine. Find out what happens when a fake relationship turns into a real kind of love.

Title: Real Kind of Love
Author: Sara Rider
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Publisher: Self-published
Series: Books & Brews #1
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Page Count: 242
Format: Print & Digital

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Synopsis:

As an audiobook narrator, Clementine Cox has no trouble mastering the voices of space aliens, elven warriors, or even demon-possessed cats. But the moment she tries her hand at an erotic romance, she’s stumped. With her deadline looming, she books a week at a secluded cabin to restore her inner muse, telling her loving-but-overbearing family it’s a romantic getaway with her not-so-existent new boyfriend to keep them from worrying. She never expects them to invite themselves along to meet the new guy. Now, she has less than twenty-four hours to find a pretend boyfriend in order to save her job and, potentially, her sanity.

Workaholic Jake Donovan isn’t interested in a real relationship. After a broken engagement, all he wants to do is focus on keeping his brewpub, the Holy Grale, afloat. But when he finds out his favorite customer is in need of a fake boyfriend, and his business partners insist he takes a long overdue vacation, he has no choice but to help Clem out. All he has to do is enjoy the sunshine, play nice with her family, and keep his hands to himself for the week.

But Jake’s not prepared to like waking up next to Clem every morning as much as he does. Or to feel so welcome by her quirky family. And as the line between real and fake starts to blur, he realizes one week might never be enough.

Gonna let me in_” His voice was gruff and deep, reaching her lady bits long before it got to her ears. “Uh, yeah. Sure.” She swung the door open, feeling like she_d just let the

My Review:

I am so excited, happy, overjoyed, etc to be a part of the release tour for Sara Rider’s, Real Kind of Love! This was such a funny, engaging, addictive, and romantic story and I loved every second of it from beginning to end. Clem is an audiobook narrator that has the most over-bearing, intrusive family of all time – although they are also pretty great. Tired of them constantly trying to set her up and meddle in her love life, while also trying to avoid a ridiculous Disney-themed birthday dinner cruise, Clem lies to her family telling them she’s going away to a cabin with her boyfriend. But, of course, rather than stepping back, her family decides to join her and her new man so that they can get to know them. The problem? There is no boyfriend. Luckily, Jake is dealing with a crazy amount of stress at his brewery, The Holy Grale, where his ex-fiance is having her wedding. After his friends suggest he takes a vacation and they learn about Clem needing a fake boyfriend, Jake decides to play along and join her at the cabin.

Words cannot express how much I loved this book! It’s hilarious, fun, romantic, sexy, and Jake and Clem were fabulous main characters. Clem’s family members are completely ignorant of boundaries, annoyingly taking over her life and never really hearing her. However, as much as they drove me insane, they were hilarious and there was obviously a lot of love between them.

At the beginning of the novel, Jake and Clem both seem somewhat closed off, lacking fun and spontaneity in their lives, but I loved that the author slowly peeled back layers making them more relaxed and carefree as the story progressed. Not only was Jake sexy, he also exuded romance, humor, compassion, and resolve. Clem seemed to make so much progress regarding establishing boundaries with her family but later continued her dishonesty to keep the peace. The wonderful lesson, however, was that all it took was simple straightforward honesty to strengthen and improve her relationships with all of her family.

Real Kind of Love is such a fantastic read that I recommend to any lovers of romantic comedy, especially those that families over-step, lol! I was in love with this novel from the first word until the last and I am officially a huge fan of Sara Rider. I am anxiously and excitedly awaiting the next installment in this series about Jake’s brother Eli!

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“what was it about that sweet smile of hers that made him want to find a million different reasons to put it on her face_ ” (2)

With a deep breath, she opened her eyes to see Jake standing in front of her with his arms crossed. She swallowed the bile rising in her throat, reminding herself that if mortification could actually kill, she’d have been a pile of ashes by now.
“Tomorrow?”
“Thanks for playing along. For the record, you die of Ebola tonight. Or dysentery. Whichever one works faster.”
“Clem.” He tilted his head toward her, voice deepening to a low growl. “Why do your sisters think we’re dating?”
“I kind of told them I was going on a romantic getaway this week so they wouldn’t tag along on my vacation. Except instead of giving me space, they booked the cabin right next door and now I need you to use that hammer to build me a tiny little coffin while I curl up and die.”
“Wait a second,” Julia said from the dining room doorway with Eli standing next to her, grinning. “You lied to your family about having a boyfriend and now they think Jake is coming with you on vacation tomorrow?”
“Of course you and Eli overheard,” she mumbled. “I know it was a terrible idea but—”
“It’s a great idea!”
Clem wiped her clammy palms against the ugly pair of basketball shorts she was still wearing and tried to fathom the reason for Julia’s wide grin. “Sure, if you think watching me dig myself into a deep hole with no escape is fun.”
“You don’t need an escape. You need Jake.”
“What?” Her and Jake’s gazes met like a head-on collision.
Eli rubbed his palms together. “I don’t know what devious idea is churning in your brain, Sis, but I have a feeling it’s going to be good.”
“It’s simple. I need Jake to get out of my hair for the next week before he micromanages the wedding I’ve been planning to death, and you need a fake boyfriend. It’s perfect.”
It would be perfect, the devil on Clem’s shoulder whispered. Her family was so desperate to see her in a relationship, they’d probably actually give her some space this week. Maybe even enough that she could focus on the recording she needed to turn over to the publisher two weeks from now.
But it was a ridiculous idea. There was no way Jake would go for it. He had a business. A life. A fiancée. Crap. “You can’t be serious?”
“Sorry, man,” Eli said, raising his palms. “My vote’s with Julia. We outnumber you.”
Jake’s jaw clenched so hard, Clem could see the pulse point ticking in his neck. Her heart thumped against her chest as she waited for him to laugh at her. Or shake his head in disgust. Because there was no way he would actually go through with this.
She braced herself for rejection as he turned toward her, expression grim. “I’m game if you are.”
Holy shit.

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About Sara Rider:

Sara Rider writes contemporary romance full of heart, heat, and happily ever after. She lives in British Columbia with her husband and daughters. She spends far too much time in public libraries and never leaves the home without her e-reader stuffed in her purse.