Fiction -V- Reality: A fake relationship tale between two lawyers

Valerie Hartman believes she is the black sheep of the family. Forging a career in law while her family all chose medicine, she seems nowhere near ready to settle down. Val appreciates the joy and happiness her brothers have found in their love lives, but spending her days dissolving people’s marriages, she also knows that love doesn’t always last. After all, it’s never lasted for her.
Rhys Evans’ parents definitely aren’t sheep, but whatever they are, he’s another species altogether. He’s eschewed the hippy lifestyle he grew up in and forged a career in the law, becoming a partner in a small firm. From his first day in the office, he noticed the enigmatic Val. If only he could hide his nerves and pluck up the courage to speak to her.
With the Hartman Gala Ball coming up, Val needs a relationship to get her family off her back, and Rhys jumps at the offer to be her fake date, excited by the chance to spend more time with his crush. If only Val would let down her defences and see that she is worthy of love and that he’s the best person for the job.
Can they pull the wool over the Hartman family’s eyes and pretend to be a doting couple, or will they both finally admit there is nothing fictional about their feelings?

This book sits in the Hartman world, but can easily be read as a standalone. It features no cheating and a guaranteed HEA. It’s written in first person dual point of view.