Finding Mr. Purrfect

by Codi Gary

Overview

Full of cats, coffee, and charm, this laugh-out-loud, fake-dating romance between a brilliant baker and a charismatic commitment-phobe is the perfect treat for fans of Lyssa Kay Adams and Jasmine Guillory.

Frenemies + Fake Dating = Falling for the wrong person…for all the right reasons
 
Charity Simmons may have great taste in friends, felines, and fruit tarts, but if there’s one thing the baker and co-owner of Meow and Furever Cat Café knows, it’s that she has horrible taste in men. Case in point: Will Schwartz. He may be the best friend of her best friend’s boyfriend, but after their one night together, Charity is positive Will’s nothing but a womanizing charmer—despite his nice-guy persona and adorable, crooked smile. So why then did she pick him to pretend date to get her parents off her back about being single?

Will Schwartz may give relationships a hard pass, but he’s not about to say no to fake dating Charity. She’s brilliant, hilarious, and best of all, she’ll put an end to his mother’s interrogations about his love life. And maybe, after all this time giving him the cold shoulder, Charity will finally warm up to him.  But it’s not long before Will and Charity realize they got much more than they bargained for--and they’re freaking out. What if what they have isn't make believe but the real, forever kind of love?
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538708200
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	01/16/2024
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	334,694
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Codi Gary is the author of twenty-nine contemporary and paranormal romance titles including bestselling books Things Good Girls Don't Do and Hot Winter Nights under the name Codi Gary and the laugh-out-loud Mistletoes series under the pen name Codi Hall. She loves writing about flawed characters finding their happily ever afters because everyone, even imperfect people, deserve an HEA.

A Northern California native, she and her husband and their two children now live in Southern Idaho where she enjoys kayaking, unpredictable weather, and spending time with her family, including her array of adorable furbabies. When she isn't glued to her computer making characters smooch, you can find her posting sunsets and pet pics on Instagram, making incredibly cringy videos for TikTok, reading the next book on her never-ending TBR list, or knitting away while re-watching Supernatural for the thousandth time!

Editorial Reviews

11/13/2023

The fake-dating trope and some feisty felines animate this effervescent sequel to Gary’s A Cat Café Christmas. Charity Simmons co-owns Meow and Furever, a nonprofit cat café and veterinary practice, with her best friend, Kara—not a prestigious-enough pursuit, according to her successful and status-obsessed parents. She takes a solo trip to Mexico for Christmas to avoid more familial judgment and there unexpectedly runs into marketing manager Will Schwartz, the smooth talking best friend of Kara’s new boyfriend. Charity and Will bond on vacation, leading to a steamy night together—after which Charity wakes up alone. As members of the same friend group, they can’t avoid each other for long, however, and when Charity’s parents pressure her to settle down and spring multiple surprise blind dates on her, she claims she’s already dating Will to get them to back off. Will, for his part, is enamored with Charity, but he won’t admit it, even to himself. Their fake relationship inevitably spawns real feelings, but Will’s fear of commitment may tear them apart. (“If you can’t imagine us together forever, I’d rather you break my heart now than two years in the future,” says Charity.) Witty banter between the leads and cameos from the café’s mischievous kittens lace the heartfelt love story with humor and Gary does an excellent job of painting even Charity’s parents as three-dimensional. Readers will relish this lighthearted romp. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

"A Pawsitive Delight."—Medium.com

“The fake-dating trope and some feisty felines animate this effervescent sequel to Gary’s A Cat Café Christmas. Witty banter between the leads and cameos from the café’s mischievous kittens lace the heartfelt love story... Readers will relish this lighthearted romp.”
 —Publishers Weekly

“Codi Gary creates romantic chemistry that sparkles on the page. Will and Charity's love story is a prime example of how finding the right person can change everything. Refill your lattes and settle in with your favorite feline friend because FINDING MR. PURRFECT is full of witty banter, family drama, and unexpected depth that make this charming, sweet, and funny romance hard to put down."
 —Meredith Schorr, author of Someone Just Like You

“Perfect for cat lovers looking to curl up with a warm hug of a book.”—Lizzie Shane, author of Four Weddings and a Puppy

From the Publisher

Narrator Henriette Zoutomou entices the listener into this story of frenemies who conduct a fake romance. Charity Simmons is a baker and part owner of a cat café; Will Schwartz is a marketing executive. Charity needs a boyfriend in order to stop her parents from trying to match her up with men they deem "appropriate." She turns to Will for help. Zoutomou provides Charity's parents with perfect tones of disapproval of her life. By the end of the story, however, they come to accept Charity's choices, and Zoutomou aptly makes the transition by adding a touch of warmth to their voices. Zoutomou expresses Charity's frustration with her parents while at the same time capturing her happy tone as she responds to her growing relationship with Will. S.B. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine

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