Fa-La-La-La Faking It by Teri Wilson

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Fa-La-La-La Faking It by Teri Wilson, book three in the Comfort Paws series, is a sweet, small-town holiday story with a lot of charm that is about friendships, family, and a fake relationship that feels quite real.

 

Adaline Bishop loves to bake, and fortunately for the town, she owns the local bakery, Cherry on Top, where she sells pies, cakes, and other sweet treats. Twice a week, she takes her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Fuzzy, to the senior living center as part of the volunteer group, Comfort Paws; a group training puppies as therapy dogs. She visits her grandmother at the senior center, with her dog, Fuzzy, connecting with the person who nourished her love for baking. While visiting the seniors, she also visits Mr. Martin, a grumpy old man with no Christmas spirit. One day, Adaline runs into his great-nephew, Jace; who she realizes is the same boy who tormented her in fifth grade. Jace, meanwhile, is trying to figure out why Adaline is so cold toward him.

 

Jace Martin returned to Bluebonnet to care for his dying uncle. When Adaline realizes who Jace is, she is furious as fifth grade memories of how Jace embarrassed her in front of the whole school return. Things between them worsen when Jace sets up a Christmas Tree Lot in the county square, ruining Adaline’s plan to hold a holiday fundraiser for Comfort Paws. Tensions rise, and Jace goes out of his way to make it up to her, even though he did nothing wrong. When Jace overhears Adaline telling her Gram about a fake boyfriend, he steps up, fulfilling the role. Jace tries to make up for what had happened years ago, playing the perfect boyfriend.

 

This story had all the holiday feels, from fake relationships to family bonds. I enjoyed the background story about Uncle Gus. With the help of their friends, the seniors, the therapy dogs, and even Uncle Gus, Jace hopes to convince Adaline to make their fake relationship a real one.


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