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A mutually beneficial charade that quickly blurs the lines between performance and reality. Otherwise Engaged by Avery Keelan
Exploring what happens when two people who once cared for each other are forced back together. Otherwise Engaged Paperback – December 2, 2021 Reviewers on Goodreads and The StoryGraph often describe
Bennett, a business rival to Thayer's sister's fiancé, discovers her lie. Facing his own business crisis and needing to repair his reputation, he leverages the secret to force Thayer into a fake engagement. Otherwise Engaged Paperback – December 2, 2021 Bennett,
The story centers on and Bennett Bradford . After a miscommunication in high school led to a bitter falling out, the two have spent years avoiding each other.
Thayer invents a fake boyfriend to escape pressure from her family during her twin sister's wedding—especially since her sister is marrying Thayer's ex-boyfriend.