If romance readers are looking for an opportunity to branch out into the paranormal world before the year ends, Lana Ferguson has the perfect steamy offering in The Fake Mate. An overall delightful experience, The Fake Mate follows two stunning doctors, Mackenzie Carter and Noah Taylor. The novel is set in a universe with both humans and werewolves, and two shifters (those who appear in human form but can shift into wolf form) work at a Denver hospital. One is bubbly, affable, and beloved: Mackenzie. The other is feared, stern, and straight-faced: Noah. When both find themselves in precarious positions when it comes to their love lives, they agree to tell everyone they are in a passionate relationship. But they can’t resist each other, and the two begin actually sleeping together, growing real feelings by the minute. Now in love, the two have to figure out whether to abandon the lie and engage in something real, or cut their losses and revert to their original plan. Funny, sweet, and very hot, The Fake Mate is the ideal venture into mystic romance.

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Katie Tamola is a freelance writer who grew up in Manhattan. Find her @katietamola.

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