The One I Stood Beside by Piper Rayne is now live! @PiperRayneRocks #FriendsToLovers #FakeMarriage

The One I Stood Beside by Piper Rayne is now live!

About the Book:

It’s the classic story—best friends since childhood agree to a fake marriage, thinking they can pretend to love each other without their relationship changing.

Jude would do anything for me. He’s stood by my side since we were six, and I’ve done the same for him.

When my father dies, leaving our family farm drowning in debt and on the brink of being auctioned, I’m not surprised Jude steps in to help. I just never dreamed he’d fall to bended knee and devise a plan for us to fool everyone into thinking there’s more than a lifelong friendship between us.

Soon, I’m moving into his house, we’re planning a wedding on his family’s ranch, and we discover a new side to our relationship. I keep reminding myself it’s not real—it’s only to secure a loan to save the farm.

I’ve secretly loved Jude all my life, and now that I know how good we are together, I’m not sure we can return to being just friends.

My Review:

The One I Stood Beside is the second book in the Plain Daisy Ranch series. This is Jude Noughton and Sadie Wilkins's story. Inseparable best friends since they were six, they couldn't imagine life without one another. When Sadie's world is rocked when her dad dies, revealing the dire straits her family farm is in currently, Jude rides in on his white horse. Only, his plan involves a fake marriage in order to help Sadie secure a loan to bail her farm out of trouble. If only it didn't seem so real.

I really enjoyed Sadie and Jude's story. The prologue and beginning of the book are devastating and I absolutely needed a box of tissues. These passages show the delicacy of life no matter the age. I immersed myself in their tale of life-long friendship, secret love, and fake marriages. I loved them separately and together. They are strong characters that can stand on their own but together? They are perfection.

I enjoyed the story, setting, and characters. I can't wait for the next book.

I was provided a copy of this book.

My Rating:

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Audio Narrated by: Troy Duran & Rose Dioro

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Meet Piper Rayne:



Piper Rayne is a USA Today Bestselling Author duo who write "heartwarming humor with a side of sizzle" about families, whether that be blood or found. They both have e-readers full of one-clickable books, they're married to husbands who drive them to drink, and they're both chauffeurs to their kids. Most of all, they love hot heroes and quirky heroines who make them laugh, and they hope you do, too!

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