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Just for Show Kindle Edition

by Jae (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,059 ratings
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Role-playing has never been so irresistible in this lesbian fake-relationship romance with a plus-sized heroine.

What happens when an overachieving psychologist with OCD tendencies and an impulsive, out-of-work actress start a fake relationship?

Claire Renshaw thought she had it all: a successful career as a couples therapist, a publishing contract for her self-help book, and a happy relationship. But her perfect world falls apart when her fiancée calls off their engagement. Because of that, even her book deal might be off the table. After all, readers don’t want relationship advice from someone who can’t even make her own relationship work.

So Claire sets out to hire herself a fake fiancée.

Lana Henderson, the actress who shows up to audition for the role, is not exactly Claire’s ideal woman. Her frankness and the messes she leaves everywhere drive Claire up the wall. At least she won’t fall in love with someone like Lana.

But soon, Lana starts to win her over with her big heart, tickle fights, and—gasp!—carbs after six. The longer they pretend to be a love-struck couple, the less fake their kisses feel and the more the lines between reality and role begin to blur.

Once the book contract is signed, will they walk away or is their relationship no longer just for show?
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"JustFor Show is easily a favourite of the lesbian romance novelsI've read, and I've read a lot of them! If you're looking for a fresh take onan old trope, with great characters and a lot of humour, check out Just For Show." - Books At The End Of The Alphabet

"JustFor Show is a Fake Girlfriend story so impeccably written andwith such depth of emotion that I can see me re-reading it again and again." - Kitty Kat's

"A heart-warming romance about a fakerelationship between psychologist Claire Renshaw and barista/actress LanaHenderson." - Lez Review Books

"This is definitely my new favouritebook by Jae. I absolutely adored this book and the characters from the moment Istarted to read it." - Les Reveur

Jae is a mastermind in the art ofwriting fake relationships into wonderful slow-burned romance and ''Just forShow'' is another great example of her talent as a writer. - Rainbow Moose's Review

"Whatis so great about this book is that the main characters are dynamic andadorable. Not to mention the chemistry between them is sizzling hot." - The Romantic Reader Blog

About the Author

Jae is the author of sixteen award-winning lesbian romance novels. She lives in the sunniest city of Germany, near the French and Swiss borders. The writing bug bit her at the age of eleven. She used to work as a psychologist but gave up her day job in 2013 to become a full-time writer and a part-time editor. As far as shes concerned, its the best job in the world. When shes not writing, she is an avid reader of lesbian books, indulges her ice cream and office supply addictions, and watches way too many crime shows.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079Y2W34S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ylva Publishing; 1st edition (March 7, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 7, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2145 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 314 pages
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    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,059 ratings

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Jae is the author of twenty-four award-winning sapphic romances. She lives in the sunniest city of Germany, near the French and Swiss borders. The writing bug bit her at the age of eleven.

She used to work as a psychologist but gave up her day job in 2013 to become a full-time writer and a part-time editor. As far as she’s concerned, it’s the best job in the world.

When she’s not writing, she is an avid reader of sapphic books, indulges her ice cream and stationery addictions, and watches way too many crime shows.

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Cat of Cat's Books: Romance Blog and Themepark
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful!
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018
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4.5 Stars!

I really adored this book and my guess is you will as well. This is a spot on fake engagement, opposites attract love story where the heroine each grow as individuals and become even better together. The writing is well paced, dialogue well done, characters well developed, the world and secondary characters rich, and the love slow burn sexy.  

However, it took a lot for me to pick it up and buy it. First of all, I don't love a one named authors (nor one named singers except for Prince). I get why writings, particular women writers writing romance and especially LGBTAQ+ romance might need a pen name but why not a first name last name? For me, it this first name (or last name who knows) only choice feels like old school porn erotica. And it is not that I don't enjoy such things but these wonderful romances aren't what those books were. So, I tend to circle a book with a one named writer for a long time until I have read enough good reviews about it and if it has as much theme cat nip for me as this one did before I buy it.

And that brings me to my second reason for being slow to pick up. $9.99 is a high price for an e book. I don't love it when series I have been following forever come out at $12.99 either. And this is a series. It is a great book and I want the rest now... but they are all between $7.99 and $9.99. Ouch, my wallet.  Lots of lesbian romance is priced this high partly because it comes from small presses that really focus on queer women's writing and need the profit margin. I want to support these writers and press but it takes me a while to want do so with a new to me writer and I will be slower to buy the rest of the series than I would have if the books were priced around $5.  I would love to see older titles reduced so I could check out these new to me writers with less monetary risk. 

Anyway! Back to the great romance that is Just for Show, we have so much body positive with two very different body types and there is also integrative mental health representation with PTSD and OCD in the mix a bit. 

Mainly, we have a wonderful love story between two well drawn heroines, Claire and Lana. 

Yea! 
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018
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I found this book moved right along and got going right from the beginning. Given that this is set in LA, the plot of the story is plausible, given the 'keep up appearance at any cost' mentality LA is known for :-). I very much liked the Lana character as being described as 'not your Hollywood type (reads like she actually has a normal female body, not a stick figure). And the 'wound tighter then a watch spring' physiologist, I thought the whole opposites attract worked...well not attracted right at the start :-). Over all, very well written, and like many of Jae's books that I appreciate VERY much, a lot of dialog! I am not a big fan of half a book being written from the point of the 'voice' of the characters mind monologue, Jae truly writes with a lot of dialog from and between the characters. This book will go into my 'will read again sometime' pile, look forward to her next novel.
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Chloe S. Flanagan
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2022
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Claire, a successful psychologist with perfectionist tendencies needs a fiancée to bolster her reputation as an expert relationship counselor so she can secure a book deal. That leads to her hiring Lana, a free-spirited, underemployed actress. Their personalities clash quickly when they move in together to preserve the farce, but the tension between them soon turns to something much hotter than differing opinions about loading a dishwasher. Attraction and even affection blossoms between them, but are the feelings real, or did they just get caught up in the game?

Just for Show is an entertaining contribution to the fake romance trope. Claire and Lana are engaging characters that only become more so as their personalities unfold throughout the story. The romance between them builds beautifully as the two women challenge each other and grow together despite frequent amusing mishaps in their pretend plans.

This novel is certain to delight any fan of sapphic romance with a fake romance twist.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2023
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Love this book, and it's follow up telling Claire's sister's story. Funny, charming, sweet. One thing, towards the end that the editor (or fact checker?) missed. While lying about their relationship with the future publisher, Lana says they are waiting for a year to get married because her sister was a medic in the Marines. Marines don't have medics, they have corpsman, and they are Navy. Good thing the publisher wasn't a veteran. Nitpicking, I know. Either way, great story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another Winner for Jae
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2018
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How will this ever work?

Claire is a psychologist who specializes in couples therapy, but her long-time partner has broken up with her on the eve of their wedding. How will anyone ever take her advice seriously if she can't even maintain her own relationship? On top of everything else, the manuscript for her new book is about to be reviewed by a major publishing house.

The only thing to do is to hire someone to pose as her romantic partner. Enter Lana, an actress hired just for this special role. Lana and Claire could not be more different. Claire is precise, a control freak and extremely neat and orderly and Lana is a barista (when she's not trying out for TV and movie roles), a free spirit who drives a rattle-trap Volkswagen and has tattoos.

Jae, the Queen of the Slow Burn, the mistress of her craft, weaves yet another winning story, bringing us along as willing participants in the sometimes humorous, and always well-told story that belongs to Claire and Lana. Some of the characters from her previous books make appearances, which has become a trademark of this author. It's always fun to see how these characters show up.

I'm running out of books to read by this author. This is the only downside to loving these stories!
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Elizabeth Williams
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2020
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After a slow start, I really got into this book! The characters were a little stubborn but their personalities made up for it.
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Robin Kenna
5.0 out of 5 stars This series is just awesome!
Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2022
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Jae has yet to loose any ground as one of my go to authors! I enjoyed this book immensely. From start to finish it rang true in my heart and mind. Jae is a master with character development and interesting story lines. She leads the reader down her path effortlessly.
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Isadora
5.0 out of 5 stars Light and entertaining
Reviewed in Brazil on May 10, 2021
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I was looking for a bedside table book to take my mind off things and found the perfect match in Just for Show. It's the kind of light reading I was craving for. Awesome slow-burn.
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vab mattrin
5.0 out of 5 stars the sister of roommate arrangement
Reviewed in France on June 12, 2020
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another Jae book, another great story
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MIXTLI
5.0 out of 5 stars Me gusto
Reviewed in Mexico on October 13, 2018
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Esta novela tiene todo lo que logra dejarme con un delicioso sabor de boca al terminar un libro, la trama esta muy bien desarrollada, con momentos agridulces, tiernos, comicos y tambien de aquellos que te ponen a pensar.
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Stephanie A.
5.0 out of 5 stars They say love cannot be bought
Reviewed in Canada on March 10, 2018
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They say love cannot be bought, but can two person bounded by a fake relationship contract blur the lines between love and work arrangement enough to make it possible?

Claire Renshaw is about to get married and just as everything else in her life, she wants it perfectly organized. She’s got it all figured out, down to every little details. Claire is engaged to the beautiful Abby, a respected lawyer and has a self-help book on the way to be published. The couple therapist had everything she needed in her life, or so she thought…

What happens when her soon-to-be wife leaves her the day before the wedding, and the only thing she has left is her still unpublished book ‘’The Art of Lasting Relationship’’. Ironic, isn’t it? Even more because the only way left for her to get the book published is by entertaining a pretended relationship with a confident, curvy actress, who proudly works as a barista in between acting gigs.

Claire’s need to control everything is about to get tested once the messy Lana Henderson, far from the perfection she usually finds herself attracted to, moves in with her.

Their whole relationship is filled with deflections, well hidden under the pretense of their contract because they both don’t understand how they could feel a strong pull towards someone they least expected it!

Both characters couldn’t be more different if they tried. Can they put aside their difference long enough to make their fake relationship look genuine to the publisher or is it a disaster waiting to happen?

Sometimes love isn’t what you pictured at all, but it doesn’t mean it is not what you truly needed.

Jae is a mastermind in the art of writing fake relationships into wonderful slow-burned romance and ‘’Just for Show’’ is another great example of her talent as a writer. I recommend this one just as much as her whole collection. I am always amazed by the depth of every character that comes out of her imagination.

Once again I got lost in her universe and fell in love with each ones of the characters qualities and flaws until I couldn’t stop reading. Lana’s character was my favorite, mostly because of her down to earth personality. I feel like many readers will find themselves able to fill in her shoes.

My favorite scene of the whole book was the photo shoot. It was so well written and detailed that I can still see in my mind the pictures they took as if I was the one who took them, even if I only read about it.

If you are looking for a great quality, 300+ pages fake relationship romance, stop wasting your time and order this gem, you will not be disappointed.
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Damayanti
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun!
Reviewed in India on April 16, 2018
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Loved the description! Keir imagining Claire tui be a little older but beautiful! Overall a fun read! Worth all the late night!
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