While We Were Dating

Jasmine Guillory

Jul 2021 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

An instant New York Times bestseller!

One of TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Reads of 2021!

Two people realize that it’s no longer an act when they veer off-script in this sizzling romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory.

Ben Stephens has never bothered with serious relationships. He has plenty of casual dates to keep him busy, family drama he’s trying to ignore and his advertising job to focus on. When Ben lands a huge ad campaign featuring movie star, Anna Gardiner, however, it’s hard to keep it purely professional. Anna is not just gorgeous and sexy, she’s also down to earth and considerate, and he can’t help flirting a little…

Anna Gardiner is on a mission: to make herself a household name, and this ad campaign will be a great distraction while she waits to hear if she’s booked her next movie. However, she didn’t expect Ben Stephens to be her biggest distraction. She knows mixing business with pleasure never works out, but why not indulge in a harmless flirtation? 

But their light-hearted banter takes a turn for the serious when Ben helps Anna in a family emergency, and they reveal truths about themselves to each other, truths they’ve barely shared with those closest to them. 

When the opportunity comes to turn their real-life fling into something more for the Hollywood spotlight, will Ben be content to play the background role in Anna’s life and leave when the cameras stop rolling? Or could he be the leading man she needs to craft their own Hollywood ending?

Ratings and reviews

Ben Stephens has spent most of his life just casually going through it.....dating, work, family....all of it. When Ben surprisingly gets to be the lead on a big time advertising pitch, he ends up charming the main actress involved, Anna Gardiner. When Anna states that she wants Ben to head up the promotions, he is more than excited for the task. As Ben and Anna spend more time working together, the sparks begin to fly. When Anna has a family emergency 7 hours away, and no flights left in the day, Ben volunteers to drive her there. Spending all that time together, Ben and Anna start to trust each other and even start telling each other their deepest secrets. All of a sudden these two finally give in to their desires. When their short-lived real life fling turns into an opportunity to advance Anna's career, Ben jumps at the chance to spend more time with her. The problems begin when real feelings start to get involved. What sounded like the perfect ruse, ends up with people having hurt feelings. It will take a lot of confronting old hurts for these two to find their happy ending, but in the end they do. I really enjoyed this super sexy story, While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory. I really enjoyed Anna. It was fun seeing a different take on a popular actress's life. I also enjoyed Ben. It was interesting seeing the connection he had with Anna. They were so different, but so similar in their lives and they just fit. Overall it was a fun story with entertaining characters that had me laughing out loud, swooning and even tearing up.

I love the dynamics of this fake relationship and how the story also touches on very realistic life and health elements. Ben is great, his time with Anna helps open up the one area he's closed off, love his relationship with his brother. Anna is very down to earth without being presumptuous or conceited and Ben opens up some of her preconceived notions about relationships. Love their chemistry. I borrowed the audio from my local library, narrator did an ok job.

I love Jasmine's books!!!

About the author

Jasmine Guillory is the New York Times bestselling author of six romance novels, including The Wedding Date, The Proposal, and the upcoming While We Were Dating. Her work has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Bon Appetit, and Time. She lives in Oakland, California.