I love meeting new authors and watching them grow!  I "met" the author at a RARE convention and started to stalk her one I realised she was a newbie writer.  Then she bravely asked for people to read her book baby I leapt at the chance.  Charlotte and Aiden will make you laugh, cry, groan and swear at them!

Charlotte wants to be a go-getter lawyer, but is that her goal or her late mothers?  She has anxiety that can lead to a crisis of confidence and she tries to evade rather than confront the office sleaze.

Aiden meets the lovely Charlotte when he is fresh out of a relationship. It ended in adultery, recriminations and a refusal to believe that it was over.  His grump has been turned up to 11 but even he agrees that he was a complete ass to Charlotte at their first meeting. However, our neighbours find themselves in a predicament and need to work together to pretend to be in a relationship to get them out of a jam.  But can these opposites really gel?  Will Aiden insert his foot into his mouth one too many times?

Charlotte and Aiden are the cutest couple ever!  Charlotte is smart but a tad anxious and her self-esteem is occasionally in the dungeon!  Aiden loves his company but it has taken over his life since the break up and he knows his friends mean well but he just wants them to back off!  But we all know a fake anything isn't going to stay fake and these two!  OML these two make a contract to ensure that everything stays...uncomplicated.

I see so much of myself in Charlotte.  She may be younger, taller and thinner than me but the anxiety, social awkwardness and non-confrontational attitude is all me.  I really loved watching her come into her own and really start to show those inner strengths and the big Christmas Showdown with sleazebag was amazing!  I'm so proud of her!  Aiden slowly comes out of his fug and I loved seeing the relationship he had with his parents, but the one with his sister was so strong.  I loved the way they bantered and nit-picked at each other but were still each other's biggest supporters.

The spice was intense and really well crafted.  It was "real-feel", it didn't go over the top and was in keeping with the characters too.  It didn't take over the plot of the book and just enhanced the already burgeoning relationship between Aiden and Charlotte.

I really enjoyed meeting the secondary characters too and I have an eye on a few of them to become leads in their own books!  Claire especially really has a story to tell, I'm sure of it!

Fantastic debut novel and thoroughly enjoyed my visit.