Always a Fake Bridesmaid (Clover Lake, #1) by Carrie Ann Ryan ~ Book Review with Excerpt

 

One look at that cowboy hero and Livvy was lost.

The moment Ewan McBride entered my life, my world tilted on its axis.

When we part, I promise him I owe him anything for saving my daughter’s life.

What I didn’t expect?

Being his fake date to a wedding—in two days.

It was only supposed to be a favor, but we can’t deny the attraction.

Only he lives a state away and my life is in Colorado with my daughter and the Montgomerys.

This can only be one night that feels all too real.

Yet I know walking away will be the hardest thing I ever do.

**Always a Fake Bridesmaid is a next generation, single mom, grumpy rancher, fake dating romance set in the Montgomery World & Clover Lake series featuring Livvy & Ewan. Each book can be read as a complete standalone. An HEA is guaranteed!**

Livvy Montgomery is Shep and Shea's daughter from Ink Inspired.

Excerpt
Carrie Ann Ryan™ 2025

“Mom! Mom! Let me show you! Mom! Mommy! Mommy!”

As the dulcet tones of my precious, now four-year-old, daughter echoed throughout the park, I tried to remember the last time someone had called me Livvy Montgomery. Had anyone used my name recently?

Of course in an email. That had to be right. No, I was pretty sure they’d used the name Ms. Montgomery. But not Livvy. Even today while surrounded by my parents, brother, and a couple other family members, they hadn’t addressed me by name.

I was now Mom. Mommy. Although Amelia calling me Mom instead of just Mommy was like a stab to the heart. I didn’t like the idea that my baby girl no longer only called me Mommy.

All of that whirled in my brain in a moment’s time as I turned toward Amelia and smiled.

“Hello, baby girl. What did you want to show me?” I asked, looking down at my precious daughter.

She had just gotten a haircut, and while I once again had saved a few clippings because my baby girl was growing up too quickly, she looked a mess. But she was my mess.

Her blonde hair was stick straight, so unlike mine it was a little disturbing. She had full bangs and pigtails on either side of her head that made me want to whip out my phone and once again take a photo. The number of albums I had labeled Amelia was a little ridiculous.

I heard the sound of a phone camera clicking come from my right, and I looked over at my mother who was indeed taking a photo.

Shea Montgomery just blinked at me with those all too innocent eyes. “What? She’s cute. And she’s my grandbaby. Let me be.”

“I was just thinking the same. Send me that?” I asked as I moved toward Amelia.

Continue reading the Excerpt Here.

What a great start to the Clover Lake Series! I’m excited to see what comes next.

In this first introduction to Clover Lake, we are gifted a Hot Quck read where Ewan McBride and some friends visit Colorado for Pre-Wedding festivities. There, he meets a very lovely single mother. 

I am being vague with my review because I don't want to give any spoilers. Just know the sparks are flying from the moment they meet., this crosses over with Montgomery Ink: Legacy, and you can read it in an afternoon.

I recommend this book to readers who enjoy Contemporary Romances, Single Parent Romances, Fake Relationship Romances, Cowboy Romances, or Small Town Romances.

Happy Reading!!!

**I have voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Readers Copy of this book for my Blog, Nadine's Obsessed with Books**

Meet Carrie Ann Ryan

Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Wilder Brothers, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions of books worldwide. She’s the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over one hundred novels and novellas, with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she reads as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

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