Caution: Fake relationship in progress. Try not to fall in love.
Charlotte “Lottie” Johnston, the only woman on her construction crew, has had enough or the catcalls, teasing, and flirting from the men on her team. So when she spots Knox Callahan on the job site, she hatches a plan: a fake boyfriend arrangement to keep the guys in line.
Knox agrees. After all, pretending to date Lottie might also keep his meddling Aunt Bernie from setting him up with a date every weekend. What starts as a simple arrangement soon is anything but as the crew looks for signs to prove Lottie and Knox are pretending.
Between long workdays, shared lunches, and stolen laughs, their make-believe romance begins to feel dangerously real. But while Knox’s roots are planted deep in small-town soil, Lottie’s work will send her hours and miles away. Settling down in one place might be scary, but that’s what it will take to build a life together.
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This book is about a fake relationship that slowly turns into real love, set amid workplace challenges, family chaos, and rising tension in Carolyn Brown’s The Paradise series.
Until It Gets Real follows Charlotte “Lottie” Johnston, a strong, no-nonsense woman trying to manage a demanding six-week job site. When the situation with the workers gets out of hand, she teams up with her coworker Knox Callahan—someone she already shares easy chemistry with—to pose as her boyfriend and keep things under control, while also dodging his overbearing Aunt Bernie.
What begins as a practical arrangement soon becomes harder to maintain as Lottie and Knox slip naturally into their roles. Their fake relationship brings plenty of flirtation, laughter, and undeniable chemistry that starts to blur the lines between pretend and real. As they spend more time together—at the job site, with Knox’s family, and helping out at his brother’s bar—their connection deepens.
When vandalism threatens the retirement community project, the stakes rise and so do their emotions. But Lottie’s real challenge is facing her own emotional walls. With humor, heart, and steady romantic tension, Carolyn Brown delivers a warm, engaging story about letting love in when it feels least expected.
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