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The Deadbeat Next Door: A Small Town Fake Fiancé Romance (Catalpa Creek Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Katharine Sadler (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 216 ratings
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My obnoxious, unemployed neighbor is the last man on earth I’d ever marry, but to save my job and my reputation in this small town I’ll have to pretend I’m his fiancée.

I’ve always played by the rules. I work hard and I take care of the people I love.

Sure my furniture hasn’t been updated since the sixties (I inherited it from my parents), I love classic movies, and I prefer sweater sets to mini-skirts, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready to settle down with fifteen cats and accept spinster-hood.

I want to fall in love, marry the right guy–an upstanding, risk-averse, good citizen–and have kids. I just keep ending up on dates that go nowhere.

Lying to my boss, a woman who’s had it out for me since second grade, might not be my best idea ever, but the entire town is talking about my ‘wild’ night with my smug, unemployed neighbor, Cody Reynolds.

My boss threatens to fire me and I do the wildest thing I've ever done -- I tell her Cody is my fiancé.

Truth is, I didn’t even get to see my inconveniently gorgeous neighbor naked. Nothing happened. But small towns and school principals with vendettas don’t care about the truth when the gossip is this good.

Getting him to agree to my plan is easier than it should be, but I’m too happy to have saved my job to care. All I have to do is remember he’s not the right guy for me, and I’ll get through this sham engagement with my sanity intact. Right?

This fun, steamy romance is the first book in The Catalpa Creek series but can absolutely be read as a stand-alone. There is no cliffhanger and there is most definitely an HEA.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076HB8323
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (December 11, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 11, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1814 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 297 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 216 ratings

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Katharine Sadler

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Katharine Sadler lives with her husband in North Carolina. She's been writing since she was ten and has wanted to be a writer even longer. When she's not writing or otherwise gainfully occupied, she reads like it's an addiction, exercises, skis whenever she gets the chance, and adds more books to her Amazon wish list.

Visit her on the web at www.KatharineSadler.com.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
216 global ratings

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Shannon
5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
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This was a pleasantly surprising good story. I thought it was going to be the usual fluff about neighbors who hate each other that end up falling in love. This was that and much more. I got really emotional in several parts of this story. It ended up being really good.
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Rosa Smith
4.0 out of 5 stars Complicated
Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2021
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When opposites plan together to deceive a whole town, it’s bound to get complicated. You’ll like how it all works out.
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Joann ME
5.0 out of 5 stars Very worth it
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2021
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This was good, highly relatable and current. I smiled, laughed, and even shed a few tears. This is going to be a great series about family, their struggles and achievements in very intimate detail.
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T.A. Fisher
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2023
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The story was fine and had interesting characters, but I just didn't engage with it or connect with it for some reason. There were a few times where the characters seemed to act in a way that didn't make sense to me so that took me out of the story. I ended up reading like the first third before I skipped to the end and read the last third.
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Fallingleave
4.0 out of 5 stars Tasty love hate romance
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2018
This book is very easy to read and has very developed and likeable characters. I also like the writing style.

My favorite character is Simon, little grumpy man. (:

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a love-hate romance with a lot of sweetness.
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John & Judy
5.0 out of 5 stars Enemies tolovers
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2023
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They start out on the wrong foot... You root for them and cry with them. They love fiercely and are so stubborn! Fun and easy read.
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Sue
5.0 out of 5 stars The Deadbeat Next Door
Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2022
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Cute Story, memorable characters, nice romantic plot. Would like to read more stories about this small town. My only complaint would be the pics on the front, made the main characters look to young for the personalities of the main characters in the story. Almost didn’t choose to read it because of this. Don’t let that deter you as the main characters are not teenagers. Good read, definitely recommend it.
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MarthaSue
5.0 out of 5 stars Relationships
Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2022
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Never start a relationship like a fake engagement with the deadbeat next-door. It might be better to learn more about the deadbeat before jumping to conclusions and so the story goes as one opinionated kind unselfish person gets herself into all kinds of situations by jumping to conclusions. I enjoyed this story.
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Nancy Mellon
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and sometimes sad
Reviewed in Canada on June 24, 2021
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. All the characters and their interactions with the hero and heroine were often funny but well intentioned.
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Toots Sullivan
1.0 out of 5 stars No!
Reviewed in Australia on June 19, 2021
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This may have been a light entertaining story, but not with the constant dropping of ‘F’ bombs throughout the few pages I read. It sounded like a disbelieving sex scene was coming as well. So vulgar and crude.
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Mandy
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2021
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A really fun read, with a great cast of characters, i can't wait to read of this series.
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