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Fictional-ish: A Friends to Lovers Romance Kindle Edition

by Natalina Reis (Author), Soxsational Cover Art (Illustrator), Hot Tree Editing (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 23
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A stand-alone romantic comedy set against the background of Scottish small towns and locks that will make you laugh, cry, and definitely melt your heart.

Livie Dunn, bookworm and aspiring bookstore owner, has been in love with her best friend ever since he dropped a bug down her shirt in primary school. She never stopped hoping that one day he’d realize they were made for each other.

Until Mia got in the way.

Kyle Huang has been taught to always do the right thing. But when that involves ostracizing his best friend by marrying her childhood nemesis, Mia, life as he knows it derails and crashes.
Suddenly, their happy ever after seems like a broken dream, especially when Livie moves across two continents to open a bookstore in Scotland.

To salvage a love that seems all but lost, Kyle must come to terms with his own bad choices and hope that Livie is willing to forgive and help him face his demons—a task that is anything but simple. Will he be able to reignite her love or will he lose it all?
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    May 11, 2019
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Fictional-ish puts a new spin on friends to lovers. I really enjoyed Livie and her strong personality. - Raychel for United Indie Book BlogI loved this book from start to finish. The characters were well rounded. The author painted such a vivid picture of the bookstore that she opened that I wanted to visit just so I could see it! The author's dialogue was easy and it made it a quick read. - Elizabeth Cole for Nerd Problems

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NKX6TDJ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hot Tree Publishing (May 11, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 11, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1176 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 229 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 23

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Natalina Reis

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Natalina wrote her first romance in collaboration with her best friend at the age of 13. Since then she has ventured into other genres, but romance is first and foremost in almost everything she writes.

After earning a degree in tourism and foreign languages, she worked as a tourist guide in her native Portugal for a short time before moving to the United States. She lived in three continents and a few islands, and her knack for languages and linguistics led her to a master’s degree in education. She lives in Virginia where she has taught English as a Second Language to elementary school children for more years than she cares to admit.

Natalina doesn’t believe you can have too many books or too much coffee. Art and dance make her happy and she is pretty sure she could survive on lobster and bananas alone. When she is not writing or stressing over lesson plans, she shares her life with her husband and two adult sons.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
23 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Lisa X
5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it! Scottish and Australian Characters....yes please!
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2019
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This is an great story! I enjoyed reading it. There are a ton of ups and downs and a couple times I wasn’t sure everything was going to turn out alright. The story held my interest and I love the easy going writing style of this author. The characters were fun and lovely. If I could only get that Scottish or Australian accent right in my head it would be perfect! Livie is the star of the book. Her secret love/best friend has just decided to marry her worst enemy. I think Livie does the right thing by moving to another place. That would be the fastest way to accomplish recovery. Sadly everything she is running from....follow her to Scotland. So now she really has to figure out how to deal with her problems. Jenny was a great secondary character. (Well Cal too) I loved how she is always there and avail to help Livie whether it’s business or personal. Yet she never overstepped those boundaries.
Another amazing story by Natalina Reis.
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Dee
3.0 out of 5 stars Wanted to like it more...
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2019
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This is my first book by this author and the blurb pulled me right in. I'm a sucker for a friends to lovers story, especially when one of them has to work for it. Turns out, no one had to work for this one at all. Livie was solid in the beginning and I wasn't a big fan of Kyle, b/c I mean, who dates and marries someone you KNOW your bestie HATES? So he had an uphill battle where I was concerned.
But even after everything, Kyle never earned Livie's love in my opinion. And she was very immature when it came to him, treating him more like a child than the man she loves. The first 30% reeled me right in but I'm sorry to say that I had to push to finish the story.
The writing was solid but Livie and Kyle were borderline unbearable.
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Katie C.
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant love story!
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019
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I must first put this before I forget....I love how the author worked another book she’s written ( which is awesome I must add ) into the story. ❤️

The book has a good storyline. You can choose multiple characters to like, one to seriously hate. You like Australia and Scotland? It’s in here. A lovely romance, mistakes, and books!! I love the authors idea for a certain type bookstore. I’d happily lose myself in it.

Grab this. And a cup of hot tea and unwind. You’re welcome.
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Heather Bass
5.0 out of 5 stars Fictional- ish
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2019
This is the first book I have read from this author and I enjoyed every minute of it. I love a good friends to lovers but this talented author exceeded all my expectations. I was hooked on this storyline from page one. I could not help but to fall in love with these characters. It only took me a few hours to devour this incredible book.

Livie Dunn has been in love with her best friend since grade school. Kyle and her were inseparable until he met her. Mia and Livie hate each other. They are well known enemies. Livie always thought that one day Kyle would see the feelings she had for him but when Kyle tells her that he is marrying Mia she knew it would never be the same. Livie decides she needs a new start so she leaves and follows her dreams as a bookstore owner. She is now living her dream in a small town. Livie has a new life but when Kyle shows back up in her life things start to get very complicated. Will Livie get her happily ever after or will she continue just being only a friend?

I absolutely loved this book. The storyline has it all romance, heartbreak, and forgiveness. You will fall in love with these characters right from the beginning. Livie is a beautiful woman that loves her books. She has always loved Kyle and all she wants is for him to be happy. Kyle is very handsome with a heart of gold. All he wants is to find the right woman for him. This talented author will keep you at the edge of your seat until the end. I can’t wait to see what she will write about next.
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Cranky TBC
4.0 out of 5 stars I was hooked wanting to know what was going to happen next
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2019
4.5 Cranky Stars

Kyle and Livie had been best friends since they were young. Livie was setting up Kyle's stag night, everything would have been OK if he wasn't marrying Livie's worst nightmare Mia. Livia and Mia were BEF (Best Enemies Forever) again since they where very young. Mia came from an affluent family where money no object, Lia an only child from normal hard working parents, but Mia always seemed to be jealous of everything that Livie had. Now she has the ultimate prize Livie's best friend. Livie got very drunk at the stag night and let out her inner most secret, that she Loved Kyle more than just friends. Kyle chose to ignore it as she was so drunk, but the next day at the wedding, nothing was going right down to the brides dress being ruined by spilt drink. Mia decided to postpone the wedding as she took this as an omen. Livie was relieved and thought that Kyle would come to his senses and see Mia for what she was. But after a couple of weeks they got married. Livvie was not staying around this time. The book is set in Australia and Livie took a job as part owner of a book/coffee shop in Scotland UK. It wasn't long before Kyle came to his senses and realised that Mia didn't love him and where he had gone very wrong. Now it was time to try and sort this mess of a life he had out.

The book is a very enjoyable read and even though not action packed I was still hooked wanting to know what was going to happen next.
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Kirchersmiles
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2019
Fictional-ish: A Friends to Lovers Romance by Natalina Reis

5 Stars

Love a good friends to lovers romance and this one was a bit different as it spanned many miles and much time apart and hurdles that made this story unique.

Scotland has always been somewhere I want to visit someday and this book took me there and made me feel as if I was there. Livie moved there to open a new bookstore and she had everything, well almost everything..She left her best friend who in her mind betrayed her beyond repair and as she tried to build a new life Kyle and the hurt he caused her was never far from her mind.

I loved this story, every part of it..I even loved to despise Mia and cant help it but I fell head over heels for Cal and cant help but hope that just maybe this author will let this story continue and let Cal and even Jenny have their own stories.

This is not my first book by this author and absolutely will not be my last. I love the way her words flow and grab a hold and not let go till the very last page.

I highly recommend this story and really anything by this author.

Loved it!!
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Kerry Carr
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely story of love winning the day
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 25, 2019
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This is a lovely story of romance, betrayal and realising love was in the one place you didnt think to look.

Livie and Kyle have been friends since school, although they both felt love for each other but never acted upon it.

Fast forward and Kyle is set to marry Livie's worst enemy, a decision which leaves her heartbroken and devestated, so when the opportunity comes up to move to Scotland and run her own bookstore she jumps at the chance.
Realising that he has messed up Kyle jumps on a plane to make things right and confess his love but with his ex wife still clinging on to him its not going to be a smooth journey.

Its a book full of romance and proves that if love is meant to be it will find a way
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Pitou
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet story set in familiar surroundings!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2019
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I bought this book as it is set in Scotland, where I live. The love story is gentle with just the right amount of 'spice', but what I loved the most was reading about locations I know, and could picture in my mind, thanks to Reis's beautifully wrought descriptions.

Perfect rainy day reading!
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