Spotlight of The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

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THE FAKE MATE

LANA FERGUSON

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ALL INFORMATION IN THIS POST IS COURTESY OF KRISTIN CIPOLLA | PUBLICIST | BERKLEY | PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE.

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This shifter romance is sure to have you howling from the very first page!  

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December 5, 2023

Berkley Trade Paperback Original

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ABOUT THE FAKE MATE:

Mackenzie Carter hasn’t had a successful date in months. 

Only a year out of residency, Mackenzie’s grandmother is obsessed with finding her the perfect mate—and it’s driving her insane.  

Out of options, it feels like a small thing to tell her grandmother that she’s met someone.  

That is, until she blurts out the name of the first man she sees and the last man she would ever date: Noah Taylor, the big bad wolf of Denver General.

Noah Taylor, interventional cardiologist, and all-around grump has spent his entire life hiding what he is. 

With outdated stigmas surrounding unmated alphas that have people wondering if they still howl at the moon, Noah has been careful to keep his designation under wraps. 

It’s worked for years, until an anonymous tip has everything coming to light. 

Noah is left with two options: come clean to the board and risk his career—or find himself a mate.  

The chatty, overly friendly ER doctor asking him to be her fake boyfriend on the same day he’s called to meet the board has to be kismet, right?

Mackenzie will keep her grandmother off her back, and Nate will get a chance to prove he can continue to work without a real mate—a mutually beneficial business transaction.

But when the fake-mate act turns into a very real friends-with-benefits arrangement, lines start to blur, and they quickly realize love is a whole different kind of animal.

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PRAISE FOR THE FAKE MATE:

“The Fake Mate delivers the best of my two favourite worlds: a grumpy dark-haired doctor who–literally–howls to the moon, and the high stakes fake dating conundrum he’s thrusted into. Make no mistake, Lana weaves fantastically the elements we love from a paranormal romance (namely, attractive shifters with extremely interesting drives), with the humour characteristic from the best contemporary rom-com you can get your hands on. This book is addictive, epically smutty and the breath of fresh air the romance genre didn’t know it needed.”—Elena Armas, New York Times bestselling author

"This fun, steamy romance has interesting, well-drawn characters who happen to be shifters...Fans of fake relationships will appreciate Ferguson’s paranormal twist on the trope."—Library Journal

“What begins as a typical fake relationship story quickly slides into a delightfully endearing study of two people overcoming expectations.”—Publishers Weekly

“Charming. Funny. Primal. Ferguson’s paranormal romance manages to be sweet and spicy at the same time, with two likable leads who can’t ignore their wolfish urges...Readers will tear through this omegaverse novel.”—Booklist

 

 **PRAISE TAKEN FROM AUTHOR'S AMAZON PAGE**

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lana Ferguson is a sex-positive nerd whose works never shy from spice or sass.

 

A faded Fabio book cover found its way into her hands at fifteen, and she’s never been the same since. 

 

When she isn’t writing, you can find her randomly singing show tunes, arguing over which Batman is superior, and subjecting her friends to the extended editions of The Lord of the Rings. 

 

Lana lives mostly in her own head but can sometimes be found chasing her corgi through the coppice of the great American outdoors.

 

Lana hopes to give the world all sorts of sexy stories between two dummies sharing a single brain cell—but until then: practice safe text, use commas.

**AUTHOR INFORMATION AND IMAGE TAKEN FROM AUTHOR'S AMAZON PAGE**

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