Fake It Like You Mean It by Megan Murphy ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An adorable story about Elle, who moves home to take care of her grandmother, Lovie, that has Alzheimer’s. Elle’s grandmother raised her after her parents died. When she walks in, she finds Adam, the round-the-clock nurse, in her bed. Lovie mistakens Elle and Adam for herself and her late husband. Elle and Adam learn to play along. I love the slow-burn, fake-dating, forced proximity troupes, they are my favorites. Unfortunately, I know all too well the care for someone with memory problems and the situations memory patients can get into. The characters were amazing, especially Elle’s character who was flawed and didn’t really know how to deal with the new version of Lovie. I found myself heartbroken at moments and smiling at other parts of the story. This was a story of empathy, love and change. Beach Vibes by Susan Mallery ⭐⭐⭐💫 This was not really a romance, except at the very end that came out of nowhere. This was more of a story about a sister, Beth, who owns a sandwich shop in a beach town, and her brother, whom she gave everything up for. Her brother is dating a new girl whom Beth is skeptical about. The characters did develop nicely throughout the story. Unfortunately, I walked away knowing that this book would be unmemorable. While the story line was somewhat interesting, there wasn’t anything specific that kept me truly engaged. I was expecting more of a beachy read and this wasn’t really it. Thank you netgalley for my audiobook arcs LTKFindsUnder50 LTKHome LTKSeasonal