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No Rings Attached

No Rings Attached

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  • Author：Rachel Lacey
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Summary

From award-winning author Rachel Lacey comes the second installment in the Ms。 Right series: a captivating romance about a reluctant bookseller finding love in unexpected places。

Lia Harris is tired of being the odd one out。 She’s never quite fit in with her uptight family， and now that her roommates have all found love， she’s starting to feel like a third wheel in her own apartment。 Fed up with her mother’s constant meddling in her love life， Lia drops hints about a girlfriend she doesn’t have。 But with her brother’s London nuptials approaching， she needs to find a date to save face。 Lia turns to her best friend， Rosie， for help， and Rosie delivers—with the fun， gorgeous Grace Poston。

Grace loves to have a good time， hiding her insecurities behind a sunny smile。 Her recent move to London has provided her with a much-needed fresh start。 Grace isn’t looking for love， and she hates weddings， having weathered more than her fair share of heartache。 Friendships are different， though， so for Rosie’s sake， she reluctantly agrees to pose as Lia’s adoring girlfriend for the wedding festivities。

Both Grace and Lia are prepared for an awkward weekend， complete with prying family members and a guest room with only one bed。 As it turns out， they get along well—spectacularly， in fact。 Before they know it， the chemistry they’re faking feels all too real。 But is their wedding weekend a fleeting performance or the rehearsal for a love that’s meant to last？

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Reviews

Taneisha Grace ，

AwwwI almost lost it。 I was sad and happy and fighting for both of them。 Rachel does it again。 I loved Jane and Rosie’s story， but Grace and Lia’s story is just as sweet， but more dramatic and whirlwind。 The writing is incredible and I’ve never wanted a story to not end so much。 So happy for all of the couples。 This story made me smile for the characters and the tension。 There is a lot of tension and storytelling as we’re invited into their world。 Such a wonderful story。

vitoriaa ，

It was incredible！ First started as a cliché， when your friend set up a plus one for a wedding。 But the author went beyond that and explored how Grace and Lia were connected， including the friendship with Rosie。 In some moments I was pissed with Grace， because she was so reluctant about having a relationship， but she finally changed her mind。 Anyway， 5 ⭐️

Stu Webbb ，

it’s a surprise to realize how romantic I can be！ I am surprised when the Heartsprings jingle when I read Rachel’s books。 She has a way if triggering love past eroticism！

Brittany （bookthingswithbrittany） ，

I was sooo in love with the first book and I think my expectations were too high for this one。 I didn’t particularly enjoy either of the main characters tbh。。 they were annoying and I wanted to scream at them for acting like children。 And then it was pretty Insta-lovey and just too much。

Anna ，

STOP TRYING TO FIX AROSPEC AND ASPEC CHARACTERS。 ugh。 I was annoyed with this book almost front he start。 I KNEW they were gonna do Grace dirty from how positive they talked about Lia and how negativity they talked about Grace。 Okay so basically this book is dual POV with one MC being a hopeless romantic bisexual and the other being a lesbian with commitment issues。 Lia needs a date to a wedding in London and she ends up taking Grace， her best friend Rosie's friend。 Grace though hates weddings。 STOP TRYING TO FIX AROSPEC AND ASPEC CHARACTERS。 ugh。 I was annoyed with this book almost front he start。 I KNEW they were gonna do Grace dirty from how positive they talked about Lia and how negativity they talked about Grace。 Okay so basically this book is dual POV with one MC being a hopeless romantic bisexual and the other being a lesbian with commitment issues。 Lia needs a date to a wedding in London and she ends up taking Grace， her best friend Rosie's friend。 Grace though hates weddings。 She doesn't want to go but is doing a favor for Rosie。 The two have some connection then end up travelling back to NY for a road trip and there's a long lost sister and all sort of things。 I'll be honest and say I really liked the non romantic parts of this book。 Grace's story was great and I loved her as a character and was so mad she was treated so fucking poorly in this。 It isn't on page， but Grace is so clearly aspec。 She talks about how she doesn't feel any attraction until an emotional bond forms and she also doesn't have any interest in romance。 She doesn't want a life partner and is perfectly content without a relationship。 She values friendships and struggles to form sexual relationships bc of her very clear arospecness and how it crosses with her very clear demiromantic identity。 What makes me angrier than anything， is queer people shitting on aromanticism and pushing for everyone to be happy and in love。 NOT EVERYONE WANTS ROMANCE。 grace doesn't want romance。 She tells Lia over and over and over again yet Lia pushes and pushes and gets angry。 Grace is villainized because she doesn't want romance and so of course she has to be fixed。 The ending， which was ridiculous， was exceedingly frustrating。 Lia gets into a car accident， which triggers Graces trauma bc her parents died from a car accident， and then grace declares her love for Lia and everything is perfect。 Gross。 Aromanticism isn't something to fix。 It's queer and awesome and aromantic people deserve love in whatever form they wish。 They deserve to have strong bonds with folks and be happy all without being forced into amatonormativity and romance。 Literally fuck this book。 Fuck people who think aspec people aren't queer and that we need to be fixed。 。。。more

Aaron Eichler ，

amazing continuation This book pickup about a year after the last one。 It is a sweet romantic story， but I think this might be the last in the series。 I sure hope not。

Sarah Pepper ，

3。5 stars。 Delightful， fun， and explores heavy topics。 Some of the plot points threw me， but worth the read for sure’

Peter DeWolf ，

I've had this since （before） it was released， but other aspects of my life unfortunately squashed my reading for the last couple of months。 Return to normality， and here we are， finally。This is a wonderful romance。 Rachel Lacey is in my top five favorites in this genre， and she did not disappoint。 Fake romance and only one bed are favorite tropes of mine。 I expected an HEA - and got one - but， whoah。 There was enough angst to really make me wonder how she'd make it so。 Cleverly and unexpectedly I've had this since （before） it was released， but other aspects of my life unfortunately squashed my reading for the last couple of months。 Return to normality， and here we are， finally。This is a wonderful romance。 Rachel Lacey is in my top five favorites in this genre， and she did not disappoint。 Fake romance and only one bed are favorite tropes of mine。 I expected an HEA - and got one - but， whoah。 There was enough angst to really make me wonder how she'd make it so。 Cleverly and unexpectedly is how。Lea and Grace are delightful characters。 They both happen to be the "best friend" of Rosie， from the first book in this series， who， along with her love， Jane， also play supporting roles in this book。This book was exactly what I wanted & needed right now。 Highly recommended。 。。。more

Cassie Miller ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Really good sequel。 I love that they kept the side characters the main characters。 But I wanna know if Lia and grace do move to New York or London now。 Like for sure and how stuff goes

Lesbereading ，

Spent my day reading this book because it was so good I couldn’t put it down。 Lia was a breath of fresh air character that spoke her mind at every turn which I loved， and I resonated with Grace。 The way Rachel brought in the friends group was perfect and I found myself going back to Read Between the Lines to reference things。

A ，

dnf dnf dnf omg 35%two days in and they like each orherdialogue is cringy。 its so bad wtfthe writing is wejrdthe premksw i get but like ？？？ wheres the pining and yknow the main plotthey literally fell in love in two days and solve their issues in like 5 mins god it was boringbut sapphic so lile one more star for thatgodd it was so boring

Mary ，

I expected this book to be a really quick lighthearted romcom， but it was a little more than that。 The actual wedding part was only the very beginning， the main plot takes place elsewhere later， and the story is a bit more about working through one’s own issues than just a quick meet cute fake dating sitch。 I totally saw the little twist reveal coming， right from the get go。 I’m glad it went that way though， and it added another layer to things。 （More to say， but I don’t put spoilers）

Whitney ，

This felt faster than the first book。 Again there was this one issue that keep Grace and Lia from getting together。 Overall: 3⭐️

Doug Elliott ，

This tale begins with a friend-of-a-friend fake wedding date trope and segues into something more complex。 Grace's background drives much of the story line， though there are a few other things happening。 There is a great， and largely familiar， supporting cast providing encouragement and possibly a little too much advice along the way。 The story arc wanders into the melodramatic towards the end。 This ultimately moves the relationship along but seems a little excessive。 Overall， a wonderful read w This tale begins with a friend-of-a-friend fake wedding date trope and segues into something more complex。 Grace's background drives much of the story line， though there are a few other things happening。 There is a great， and largely familiar， supporting cast providing encouragement and possibly a little too much advice along the way。 The story arc wanders into the melodramatic towards the end。 This ultimately moves the relationship along but seems a little excessive。 Overall， a wonderful read with a well-deserved HEA。 。。。more

Pooja Peravali ，

Lia is on the hunt for a fake girlfriend to go to her brother's wedding with her， and her best friend Rosie offers up her childhood friend Grace as an option。 Sparks fly when the two meet， but Grace has a complicated past and is wary of relationships。This is the second book in the series， but reads perfectly well as a stand-alone。 Though the story starts off with the fake-dating trope， things quickly heat up between the couple until they enter a complicated relationship while on a road trip to m Lia is on the hunt for a fake girlfriend to go to her brother's wedding with her， and her best friend Rosie offers up her childhood friend Grace as an option。 Sparks fly when the two meet， but Grace has a complicated past and is wary of relationships。This is the second book in the series， but reads perfectly well as a stand-alone。 Though the story starts off with the fake-dating trope， things quickly heat up between the couple until they enter a complicated relationship while on a road trip to meet Grace's newly-found half-sister。I thought Lia and Grace had a lot of chemistry， emotional and physical， and enjoyed their relationship。 They fit together very well as a couple， and I was rooting for them to get together。 I also found the friendships depicted in the novel to be quite comforting and realistic。However， I thought that Grace's backstory and her search for answers about her parents' relationship overshadowed the romance。 I also found Grace's constant running away to be very frustrating， though I suppose her self-sabotage was psychologically realistic。 Still， she got in her own way so colossally that I did not always like her。 I also found the event that united Grace and Lia in the end to be a little contrived and melodramatic。Overall， an engaging romance but an often frustrating plot。Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley。 This is my honest and voluntary review。 。。。more

Amarinske ，

I really enjoyed this。 I think the plot of the story was set up well。 I also think it's better than Read Between the Lines。 But I did connect less with the characters。 Grace was frustrating to no end and the fact she automatically assumed her mom cheated without considering sperm donors was actually ridiculous。 Why would her mind go to that if all she had seen before was a loving couple with a child？I immediately predicted that it would be a sperm donor and of course， I was right because it's so I really enjoyed this。 I think the plot of the story was set up well。 I also think it's better than Read Between the Lines。 But I did connect less with the characters。 Grace was frustrating to no end and the fact she automatically assumed her mom cheated without considering sperm donors was actually ridiculous。 Why would her mind go to that if all she had seen before was a loving couple with a child？I immediately predicted that it would be a sperm donor and of course， I was right because it's so predictable。 Especially since she turns out to have a half-sister。 Wouldn't cheating people at least use a condom？ Or at least ones with common sense would。I liked Lia's directness though。 I almost said no miscommunication trope in here。 And there kinda isn't。 When that block happens it's clear Grace doesn't want to talk and it's never misinterpreted by Lia。 And I could understand it。 That's what people do when they generally put up walls so they won't connect to people。 Emotions block them。 In this book， it was just sad。 Yet you could call the third act break up miscommunication since they're literally not talking。 Grace isn't talking to anyone and just assumes Rosie knows everything that happens because she gave Lia permission to tell Rosie everything。 Even though both Rosie and Lia decided it was Grace's choice to tell everyone （which makes sense since it's about Grace's emotions and past）。Still liked the book。 It barely hits 4 stars for me。 But again， I didn't connect with the characters as much so even though I could see the chemistry on the page I didn't necessarily feel it all the time。 。。。more

Ciara ，

Loved this！ It was better than the first but I really enjoyed that one too！ I’ve not been addicted to a book in a minute but I found I didn’t want to put this one down until it was finished。I loved both MC’s！ Their chemistry was so good， the author done an amazing job！Also， the narrator， I really enjoyed！ It was my first one of hers and I’ll definitely look her up for more！

Colleen Earle ，

I hope this series doesn’t end I love these characters so muchThese two were so relatable。 It was like watching the two halves of myself battle it out with each other Really loved the ending

Paige ，

absolutely amazing！I loved no rings attached！ Grace and Lia are beautifully written characters and their chemistry is beautiful！ I flew through this so fast and definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a good lesbian/bisexual romance

Rae 💛📚 ，

Not sure if it was a s good as the first one but it definitely was good！ I enjoyed the story of grace meeting her sister and coming to terms with her dad not being her biological dad

Lexxi Kitty ，

A pretend relationship turns real。Lia Harris， manager-friend-roommate of star of the first book in this series， is a Londoner living in New York。 She lives in a tiny apartment with something like *counts names*， um， I can't remember。 Let's pretend I remember and that the number of women living in the tiny apartment is five。 Everyone but her in that apartment is in a couple situation。 Even the friends who somehow don't live in that same apartment are also in couple-dom。 Lia feels left out and lon A pretend relationship turns real。Lia Harris， manager-friend-roommate of star of the first book in this series， is a Londoner living in New York。 She lives in a tiny apartment with something like *counts names*， um， I can't remember。 Let's pretend I remember and that the number of women living in the tiny apartment is five。 Everyone but her in that apartment is in a couple situation。 Even the friends who somehow don't live in that same apartment are also in couple-dom。 Lia feels left out and lonely。Then her sibling ends up hooking up and will be having a marriage shortly。 That's how the book starts: with her packing。 And being sad about going to the wedding without a girlfriend。 Especially as her mother pesters her， and especially as how she told her family she wasn't coming alone， that her girlfriend （who is no longer her girlfriend） will be coming along。 Her BFF， Rosie， mentions that her childhood best friend （and still best friend though they rarely see each other） lives in London and might be willing to pose as the girlfriend （the wedding is going to occur in England）。 So: to recap: Lia Harris - lives in New York， is from England; Grace Poston - lives in London， is from New York。 Both have point of views。 It has been too long since I read the book to tell you ages。 Lia is a manager of a bookstore， though trained to work in a museum; Grace is a translator （she translates a magazine from English to Spanish （or the other way around， I forget now））。 Both have point of views。 One thing leads to another and Grace Poston 。 。 。 doesn't really want to do it。 She hates weddings and does not want anything to do with relationships。 But is willing to meet Lia since they haven't actually ever meet。 Despite the many many years both have been friends of Rosie。 Again， one thing leads to another and 。 。 。 Grace agrees to pose as Lia's girlfriend。And， um。 I don't really want to do a step by step breakdown of the plot。 Stuff happens in England。 Then， due to a DNA test taken decades ago， stuff happens on the east coast of USA， a drive from New York down to Virginia then back up again （this might be one of the few times I could use real life experience - I've made that trek up and down the highways in a car - I lived in NY and VA; drove back to VA pulling all my belongings （I mostly threw everything away before leaving） along with me when I moved back to VA; have worked in Washington DC， and visited the museums there; have lived many many （something like 40） years in Virginia。 And yes。 there was a somewhat "hey， neat， they are in WDC 。 。 。 and they aren't really describing anything much"）。 Lots of places visited。 Not much description of those places。 A little， not much。 A T-Rex was mentioned。 Some art。 Wait， thought I wasn't going to do a step by step plot thingie。 Oh， right， that's what I decided to do: stuff happens in NY， London， England， Washington DC， and Virginia （and some mention of other places between NY & VA occurred， like Delaware）。Lia & Grace grow closer as friends， and develop something of a romance。 Despite Graces desire to not do that - have a relationship。 Stuff happens。 Etc。 Etc。 Lia is the kind of woman who loves communication， "talking about it"， etc。 etc。 Grace is the kind of woman who 。 。 。 doesn't like that。 She literally will run away if someone tries to get her to confront things， and or "talk about it。"Solid book。 Not as interesting/fun/exciting as first book in this series。Rating: 4。25May 7， 2022 。。。more

A Shrimp ，

Thoroughly enjoyable。 I appreciate that the plot actually develops past the little bit contained in the description， so it keeps you on your toes and I didn't know the entire thing going in。Parts of it are very angsty， but I feel like it was done in a believable way。From the description， I was expecting this to just be the usual fake-girlfriend trope with little beyond it。 I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did， but now I'm glad I gave it a chance。Spoiler-ish:There are a few things t Thoroughly enjoyable。 I appreciate that the plot actually develops past the little bit contained in the description， so it keeps you on your toes and I didn't know the entire thing going in。Parts of it are very angsty， but I feel like it was done in a believable way。From the description， I was expecting this to just be the usual fake-girlfriend trope with little beyond it。 I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did， but now I'm glad I gave it a chance。Spoiler-ish:There are a few things that I felt were unresolved， such as Lia's unaccepting family and her （not really） "ex" at the wedding， but I'd honestly forgotten about all that at the end anyways。 。。。more

Riley （runtobooks） ，

3。75？ this was cute but i liked rosie & jane’s story a lot more

Rach LH ，

I finished this a few days ago and I really enjoyed it。 The narrator for the audio was fabulous Zara Hampton-Brown。 Lia is a Brit living in New York City （we meet Lia in Read Between the Lines） who has to go home to England for a family wedding。 She’s single and wishes she wasn’t， but more that that she doesn’t want her family trying to set her up with one of her ex’s。 She needs a date to keep them off her back。 So Lia’s best friend Rosie （who stars in read between the lines） puts her in touch w I finished this a few days ago and I really enjoyed it。 The narrator for the audio was fabulous Zara Hampton-Brown。 Lia is a Brit living in New York City （we meet Lia in Read Between the Lines） who has to go home to England for a family wedding。 She’s single and wishes she wasn’t， but more that that she doesn’t want her family trying to set her up with one of her ex’s。 She needs a date to keep them off her back。 So Lia’s best friend Rosie （who stars in read between the lines） puts her in touch with her best friend Grace。 Grace is a New Yorker currently living in London。 She hates weddings and has sworn off relationships due to events that have happened it her past （read the book to find out 😉） and through feeling obligated to Rosie and finding Lia intriguing， she agrees to be Lia’s fake girlfriend for the weekend。 This starts a domino style tumble of events that make up a funny adventurous story that has you laughing， exasperated and clutching your kindle hard。 It deals with so many different issues so well and then throws in a smash of drama。 I was hooked from start to finish。 The dialogue between the MCs is really good， from arguments to making up 😉。 It’s cute and sweet and hot and steamy。 The only thing that was missing， was me sitting by a pool， uninterrupted with a cocktail。 But ya can’t have it all 😁 highly recommend。 。。。more

Amber D。 ，

3。5 Stars Rounded DownI really loved the first book in this series， Read Between the Lines， and I was so excited to read this one。 Fake dating and one bed？ Um， yes please！ And the story started out delivering everything I wanted。 I loved the characters and they had great， realistic chemistry。 The story was fun and predictable in a good way。 But then barely a third into the story， that whole "fake dating" part ended。 And that's fine， but the last two thirds of the book almost felt like a whole di 3。5 Stars Rounded DownI really loved the first book in this series， Read Between the Lines， and I was so excited to read this one。 Fake dating and one bed？ Um， yes please！ And the story started out delivering everything I wanted。 I loved the characters and they had great， realistic chemistry。 The story was fun and predictable in a good way。 But then barely a third into the story， that whole "fake dating" part ended。 And that's fine， but the last two thirds of the book almost felt like a whole different story。 Yes， they were the same characters but everything kind of shifted。 The book didn't quite lose my interest but I lost the drive to keep reading and put the book down for a couple days。 And then when I came back to the book I did struggle a bit to get back into it。What's the opposite of the miscommunication trope？ Over communication， maybe？ I feel like the main characters had the exact same conversation over and over and over and over to the point I just got tired of reading it。 And if the conversation had different results along the way， or had shown some sort of progress， maybe it could've worked， but it didn't。 I understand why the author kept bringing up certain things， but a little variety would have been nice。 The way everything played out made the story feel like it was dragging and meandering without much direction。 The story picked back up toward the end and come to a good resolution， which was satisfying， but by the time I got to that point I was really just ready for the book to be over and everything to finally get resolved。 And I hated that I felt that way， because at the start of the book I was really invested and rooting for these characters。 So， overall not a bad read but not a favorite either。 I really enjoy the author's writing style and will be picking up more of her books in the future。 。。。more

jayro ，

cute romance ！！ lia is so so so refreshingly open n honest and i just related to grace sm， and always great hearing from the characters of the previous book ❤️

slagathor ，

I feel like I might be in the minority here， but I preferred the previous book in the series to this one。 Maybe because there was simply less drama there or maybe because I simply couldn't stand Grace。I very much understand that she went through a terrible trauma， but to jump to a conclusion without talking to anyone and then basically live her life according to that， punishing everyone around her along with herself is just beyond stupid。 Not to mention how she keeps being upset how Lia "replace I feel like I might be in the minority here， but I preferred the previous book in the series to this one。 Maybe because there was simply less drama there or maybe because I simply couldn't stand Grace。I very much understand that she went through a terrible trauma， but to jump to a conclusion without talking to anyone and then basically live her life according to that， punishing everyone around her along with herself is just beyond stupid。 Not to mention how she keeps being upset how Lia "replaced" her as a bff when honestly， she is simply a terrible friend that only ever thinks of herself and excuses every single one of her abhorrent behaviors with "buh muh traumah！"。 And for some reason she seemed to have gone to therapy， but didn't talk about one of the most life defining moments that lead her to become the mess she is right now。 Hell， she's even aware that she probably needs therapy， but whatever， I guess。 It doesn't seem to matter though， because she is hot and our vulnerable Lia who has her own issues with being too damn focused on getting a girl （it seems any girl at this point） totally falls for her。 Y'all in need of therapy！But don't worry， after all that emotional abuse she puts Lia through， you see that she has a loyal， caring heart， which she'll only show after she broke your heart and spirit into million tiny pieces and there is a chance of losing you forever！ What a catch！Honestly， I think my issue with these books is that they are rooted in the real world。 If this was a fantasy （or anime）， I would be more forgiving （yes， I am weird like that）， because I can wave it away saying， "it's not real and things are exaggerated for entertainment value"。 I know that exaggerated drama is the main driving force of romance books， but gosh， I hate it when the cause of drama is a toxic person who is also one of the love interests。 Unfortunately these remind me too much of people that I know and either went no-contact with or advise friends to go no-contact with。 At least Grace has something of a character arc and is self-aware enough that she is a mess， so that makes it less bad。 2。5 rounded up to 3。 。。。more

Victoria ，

4。5 ⭐️A perfect weekend read！ I haven't read Book 1 Read Between the Lines， turns out it could be read as a standalone。 Fake relationships and opposites attraction are not unusual in sapphic romance， but somehow it feels refreshing in No Rings Attached。 Mainly it’s because Rachel Lacey craft two wonderful characters。 I love the MCs， Lia is lovely in every possible way， and Grace is the kind of character that you want to protect them at all cost。 The chemistry is there from the moment they met， t 4。5 ⭐️A perfect weekend read！ I haven't read Book 1 Read Between the Lines， turns out it could be read as a standalone。 Fake relationships and opposites attraction are not unusual in sapphic romance， but somehow it feels refreshing in No Rings Attached。 Mainly it’s because Rachel Lacey craft two wonderful characters。 I love the MCs， Lia is lovely in every possible way， and Grace is the kind of character that you want to protect them at all cost。 The chemistry is there from the moment they met， the pace is great， and the angst is reasonable。 I enjoy this book a lot！ 。。。more

isabella ，

（its actually 3。5 but i feel too mean）

Ari ，

*2。5 Stars！*

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