Wild Promises: A Steamy Small Town Friends-to-Lovers Fake Engagement Romance

Lea Coll

Feb 2025 · The Wilde Brothers Book 4 · Lea Coll

About this ebook

Pretending to be engaged to my best friend was easy—until I realized I’d do anything to make it real.

I thought my best friend forgot about the marriage pact we made when we were kids. 

She didn’t.  

See, Tori needs to prove to her dad that she’s committed to staying in our small town and taking over his medical practice. What better way to do that than getting hitched here?

It would benefit me, too. After all, proving to my brothers that I was committed to running the family business had become a struggle.

So, I agreed to a fake engagement of sorts. And now, I’m in trouble.

Big trouble.

Because being with her like this? It’s made me long to turn our fake relationship into a real one.

Tori is smart. Driven. Distractingly hot. She’s perfect. There’s really only one thing keeping us apart.

Too bad that one thing is me and the fact that I’ll never be good enough for her…

A steamy small-town romance featuring a childhood marriage pact, fake engagement tension, and two best friends risking everything for a love that was never meant to be pretend.

✨ What You’ll Find Inside:

• Childhood marriage pact turned fake engagement

• Best friends to lovers tension

• Small-town loyalty and family pressure

• “He’s not good enough for her” angst

• Forced proximity and undeniable chemistry

• Steamy scenes with emotional depth

• Guaranteed happily ever after

Wild Promises is book 4 in the Wilde Brothers Series, but can be read as a standalone.

The Wilde Brothers

Book 1: Wild Love

Book 2: Wild Dreams

Book 3: Wild Nights

Book 4: Wild Promises

Book 5: Wild Hearts

Book 6: Wild Desire

Ratings and reviews

It's the age old question can a man and a woman really be just friends? In the case of Xander and Tori the answer is yes, until they started pretending they were more. Of course to be fair Xander already had a crush on Tori. This friends to lovers romance is the 4th book in the Wilde Brother's series. Xander is the fun time brother, the easy going, go with the flow, good time guy. Except that's not what he wants anymore. He's ready to prove to his family he can do his part. Tori has been in NY with her boyfriend from college chasing down his ambitions as a surgeon while he's been chasing down all the nurses in the hospital behind her back. Now Tori's headed to put her dreams back on track if she can convince her dad she is ready to put down roots. For these two bff's who better to help make all your dreams come true then each other? Reading how they fortify their friendship, fall in love, struggle to communicate over the fear of losing one another and finally.. Voluntarily reviewed

Wild Promises is the fourth book in the Wilde Brothers series. This story features Xander, the fun and carefree Wilde brother. This is my favorite book trope - best friends to lovers in a fake relationship. Xander’s best friend, Tori, returns home and reminds him of a marriage pack they made to each other when they were younger. This was an enjoyable steamy, heartfelt romance. I loved their unexpected chemistry and how they navigated through their family's expectations, perceptions and discovering their own self worth and happiness. I highly recommend this book and I can't wait to read the next book in the series.

The fourth book in The Wilde Brothers series brings a best friend to lover romance to life. Known as the carefree and fun brother, Xander feels like his sibling doesn’t take him seriously. When his best friend Tori returns home them embark on a fake relationship that turns their world around. Will they be able to convince each other that it’s just temporary? One click to find out in this newest addition to the series that doesn’t disappoint. I love their heartfelt moments and their HEA.

About the author

Lea Coll is a USA Today bestselling author who writes sweet and sexy happily ever afters. She worked as a trial attorney for over ten years. Now she stays home with her three children, plotting stories while fetching snacks and running them back and forth to activities. She enjoys the freedom of writing romance after years of legal writing.