You're so Vain

Angela Casella

Jan 2024 · A.R. Casella

About this ebook

Sometimes love comes after marriage.

Shane

When I quit my job, my boss threatened that I'd never work as a lawyer again...

I figured he was a fossil with an elevated sense of self-importance, but two months later, I have to admit he has reach. Only one firm is interested in giving me a job, and there's been a slight misunderstanding. One of the partners saw me with my best friend's sister, Ruthie, and her daughter, and now they think I'm a family man.

To my mind, wedding bells only lead to misery, but it seems to be the only reason they want to hire me. So I play along.

Of course, they want to meet my family, so I have to ask Ruthie, who's hated me for years, if she'd like a part-time job as my wife.

Ruthie

My brother's best friend is a vain, stuffed suit of a man, and one of my favorite past-times is teasing him. So I'm stunned when he asks me to pose as his wife. 

Still…I can't deny it's a compelling offer. I'm trying to get my small business off the ground, but it's proven near impossible with my full-time waitressing job, lack of childcare, and terrible health insurance.

Shane is offering me a chance to turn my life around.

All I have to do is pretend to like him…

**An interconnected standalone in the Finding You series**

Ratings and reviews

I absolutely adored this book. I love this entire series, but this is my favorite. There are just so many emotions in this book. It is a fun read that made me laugh, while also dealing with deeper emotional topics that made me cry. I could tell by the interactions between Shane and Ruthie in the previous books that there was an attraction there that they were both trying hard to fight and ignore. Ruthie is Shane’s best friends' younger sister, who he has known since she was a baby basically. They have both told themselves that any interest is off limits. Shane is so much more complicated than I imagined. Getting to know his backstory and why he has closed himself off broke my heart. Ruthie is a strong, sassy single mom who is doing all she can to take care of her daughter. As they begin to spend more time together and truths of the past are revealed their relationship changes and deepens. With the support of each other they each begin to face the things in their lives that they have

While Shane's story wasn't my personal favorite in this series (that honor goes to Danny, Ruthie's brother!) I still really enjoyed this book and these characters. They definitely have a fun chemistry between them (gotta love the love/hate dynamic) and Josie manages some laugh out loud antics. This book has all the feels, plenty of swoony scenes, and plenty of laughs. I also really loved that this book had more of a mystery feel to it than some of the other books.

You’re So Vain is a RomCom that is not only heartwarming but also filled with suspense. Once again the reader encounters Josie the Great and Poe, and the private investigators Nicole and Damien who add comic relief. Ruthie and Shane experience growth and find love while facing their personal demons and fears. Angela Casella’s characters are very realistic and flawed. They evoke very strong emotions for me. I feel their pain, disappointment and joy. This is a good RomCom!

About the author

ANGELA CASELLA is a romcom fanatic. Writing them, reading them, watching them—she’s greedy, and she does it all. In addition to her solo releases, she’s lucky enough to collaborate with Denise Grover Swank. They have three complete series and more co-written projects to come. 

She lives in Asheville, NC. Her hobbies include herding her daughter toward less dangerous activities, the aforementioned romcom addiction, and dreaming of having someone else clean her house.

Visit her website at www.angelacasella.com or Angela and Denise’s shared website at www.arcdgs.com.