Last Minute Fiancé

First Time, Book 2

By: Carrie Ann Ryan

Narrated by: Jason Clarke, Callie Dalton

Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

A single drunken night changed everything.

One positive test later, and I’m not only pregnant with my best friend’s baby, but I’m falling for him too.

Except when my ex finds out at work, I do the worst thing I could at that moment: I lie.

I make up a fake fiancé and my boss overhears.

Now I need my best friend to play the part. He’s good at it, too, since we can’t keep our hands off each other.

When we’re both forced to lean on each other, we’ll have to face facts. There’s nothing fake about this relationship. Even if I’ll break my heart in the process.

©2024 Carrie Ann Ryan (P)2024 Carrie Ann Ryan

Fantastic friends to lovers romance

I received this as an arc/alc from the author and I’m voluntarily leaving my honest review.

This was a fantastic friends to lovers romance. It was a really well written story and I loved the mixture of tropes it included. It’s the second book in the series and it can easily be read as a standalone but I did prefer having read the first book because it introduced all the characters so beautifully.

This was Addison and Luca’s story and they had amazing chemistry. I loved how they went from friends to more. The bond the two shared just made me so emotionally invested in their story. I just loved it.

Audiobook review: It was a well narrated story and I just loved the male narrator. It was easy to get lost in the story by listening to it.

So much more than friends

A lighthearted and enjoyable listen. Callie Dalton and Jason Clarke’s wonderful narration gave an individual voice to every character in Addison and Luca’s heartwarming friends to lovers tale. I have two weaknesses. A guy who can cook and a guy who is an animal lover. Luca is the kind of guy you want in your life. He’s sweet and protective of the ones he cares about. I felt a connection to Addison from the start. She’s fiercely independent and driven and I loved watching her let down her guard and focus on what is most important in life. Another incredible story in this First Time series.

Good addition to this series!

This second installment of the First Time series was a good read. In this friends to lovers, accidental pregnancy, fake fiance read we get Luca and Addison's story. Now I will admit that after listing all of the tropes related to this book that it covers almost all of the romance bases. So onto Luca and Addison.

Luca Cassidy is a vet that has relocated to Colorado to be closer to his family. He has had his share of heartache and is not looking for a relationship since he is busy with his career and practice but has formed a friendship with Addison.

Addison Lily is friends with the Cassidy family. She is in a job that she loves but is just not in love with working for her employer - a good old boys club but since she is trying to advance herself at her career despite working with her ex, she is too busy for a relationship.

So this pair gave into their attraction despite being friends after a drunken night only to later become parents. The fake fiance comes into this story when Addison invented a deeper relationship with Luca as a means to try to get a promotion at her job - the same place where she is not in love working at and is now competing with her ex for the same promotion.

So where this story is a little predicable in that their one night ends up in a surprise pregnancy and that they pair has deeper feelings for each other than they at first realized along with the need for the fake relationship it was still a good story. The only thing that I was not in love with was despite how miserable Addison was at her place of employment, she really did not want to do anything to make herself happy despite having connections and a support group of friends that would help her. She also spends a lot of time trying to please an employer that treats her as if she is no better than an administrative assistant.

Overall, I did enjoy this book as the plot moved along and I do look forward to seeing what is next with this series. The characters had chemistry that was off the charts and once they accepted what was going on with them made for a good read.

Romantic, heartfelt and swoony!

Best friends to lovers with two people who are perfect for each other! “Last Minute Fiance” is a romantic, heartfelt, and swoony fake dating marriage that I loved so much.

Addison and Luca have been close friends ever since they first met. They are each other’s biggest supporters but have never crossed any romantic lines until one drunken night. And both are surprised when a pregnancy test shows two pink lines. To add to the madness of their lives, Addison is up for a big promotion at work and says that Luca is her fiance. However, as they spend time together as fake fiances, there is nothing fake about their future and feelings for each other.

I loved Addison and Luca from the beginning and loved how their relationship progressed from friends to more. Addison is smart, caring and a total boss woman at her finance job. She’s constantly up against the patriarchy but works hard to be the best and further her career. Luca is so swoon worthy and I loved that he was a veterinarian. His heart is big, caring and it shows through his love for animals and for how he cares for Addison. Addison and Luca were truly friends and that showed how they handled everything that they went through together. Both were surprised with the pregnancy but were all in once they had some time to digest it. Their chemistry was sizzling hot and only grew hotter as the story went on. But the best part was how they connected emotionally. They were truly meant for each other and I loved the ending, it was so sweet and wrapped it up perfectly.

Jason Clarke and Callie Dalton were great as Luca and Addison. Jason brought all of Luca’s caring and protective side out perfectly. Luca is not afraid to show his emotions and Jason brought those alive perfectly. Callie was wonderful and I loved her narration as she brought the smart and confident Addison to life.

Sweet Read...

Last Minute Fiancé is book two in the "First Time" series. These are Greer's brothers. It's a friends to lovers, fake fiancé, surprise pregnancy romance.

We get Luca and Cassidy's story this time and its a light, sweet, loving, heartfelt story of best friends who crossed the line one night, but are truly meant for each other. I absolutely loved their dynamic. They have an all around great relationship and the chemistry is off the charts. So many feels. You also have your found family that makes this such a great read. I can't wait for more from this series.

Jason Clarke and Callie Dalton really brought these characters and story to life.

Luca and Addison

This is Luca and Addison’s story. They are best friends and have been for a while. Addison works for a firm that is more of a boy’s club and they don’t appreciate her work. Luca is a veterinarian and loves his job. They both are work focused and work long hours.

Addison always has a plan in place but unfortunately not all things go according to a five or ten year plan.

They can rely on each other to always be there for one another in times of crisis and know they both will help in anyway possible. They have an amazing friendship.

This book will keep you interested from the start and wanting to see what happens next.

Last Minute Fiancé

When best friends Luca and Addison indulge in one night of fun their worlds change forever. I loved the banter between Luca and Addison. These two are great together no matter if they are friends or lovers. The love that they have for each other shines through. When life throws them a curve ball there is no stopping them. I enjoyed the way their relationship developed from friends to so much more. Narrators Jason Clarke and Callie Dalton do I nice job of bringing the characters and their emotions to life and I was quickly lost in their story.

Last Minute Fiancé

The way Carrie Ann Ryan does friends to loves, and romances that the characters are healing from loss is just amazing. Luca and Addison are best friends who hook up one night and she ends up pregnant. Luca is set in his job as a vet but Addison is still working her way up the ladder in hers. Since she works in a “man’s” field, being pregnant could really hurt her chance at a promotion. None of the Cassidy brothers expected when they moved to Denver to reconnect with their sister that they would fall in love… but boy I am having such a good time watching this family heal and grow with each book.

Friends to Lovers

One drunken night brings out hidden feelings for Luca and Addison. When the pregnancy test shows positive, Luca is right there wanting to be involved with everything. Even with other life and work problems, Addison decides this is the best way to have Luca's help even though she feels much more than friendship for him. I like how everyone rallies around them. The narration was great. The next book sounds really good, too.

All. The. Feels.

I ADORED this book! These narrators did a great job bringing best friends, Addison and Luca to life. They “accidentally” hook up one night and whoops, baby! Luca has always liked Addison but now is his chance to let those feelings grow. He’s already baby daddy, so why not fake fiancé?! Addison didn’t intend for that to happen either. I loved the relationship between these two. They were certainly friends first so it’s a natural progression. I so enjoyed watching them fall. I didn’t want this book to be over!