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    Playing House
    Playing House
    Playing House
    Audiobook3 hours

    Playing House

    Written by Ruby Lang

    Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller

    3.5/5

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    “Playing House is relatable, heartwarming, and oh so sexy. I zoomed through this thoughtful and joyful story about two people finding themselves and each other.” —Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author of The Wedding Date and The Proposal

    Romance blossoms between two city planners posing as newlyweds in this first in a bright new series by acclaimed author Ruby Lang

    The last thing Oliver Huang expects to see on the historic Mount Morris home tour is longtime acquaintance Fay Liu bustling up and kissing him hello. He’s happy to playact being a couple to save her from a pushy admirer. Fay’s beautiful, successful and smart, and if he’s being honest, Oliver has always had a bit of a thing for her.

    Maybe more than a bit.

    Geeking out over architectural details is Oliver and Fay’s shared love language, and soon they’re touring pricey real estate across Upper Manhattan as the terribly faux but terribly charming couple Darling and Olly.

    For the first time since being laid off from the job he loved, Oliver has something to look forward to. And for the first time since her divorce, Fay’s having fun.

    Somewhere between the light-filled living rooms and spacious closets they’ve explored, this faux relationship just may have sparked some very real feelings. For Oliver and Fay, home truly is where their hearts are.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateNov 11, 2019
    ISBN9781799750970
    Author

    Ruby Lang

    Ruby Lang is the author of the acclaimed Practice Perfect series and the Uptown series. Her alter ego, Mindy Hung, wrote about romance novels (among other things) for The Toast. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Walrus, Bitch, and other fine venues. She enjoys running (slowly), reading (quickly), and ice cream (at any speed). She lives in New York with a small child and a medium-sized husband.

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    • 3/5
      Meh, neutral short story. I never really felt I was chatting for it against the MC's
    • 5/5
      Somehow this never added to my books the first time through on Kindle--anyway, a delightful fast read, cozy and sexy by turns, full of neighborly wanderlust, delicious architectural details, and great dialogue.
    • 2/5
      Lang is clever and a fine author but this was mediocre as hell. There was no tension, it was cute. Everything was rushed, and it didn't ignite any spark of interest in me. A shame really bc I thought what little we see of the characters was very endearing and would've happily read another 200 pages. But the short form left me with little to cheer about, other than a pair of urban planning MCs.