Series: None
Author: Sienna Adams
Published Published February 18th 2026
Goodreads Synopsis
I threw a pecan pie at Wyatt Rivers, my ex’s brother, and now we’re fake-engaged on a reality show.
#PieGate went viral. A producer cast us in Homegrown Hearts. I need the prize to save my diner. He needs it for his cousin’s rehab. Deal: fake it, win it, walk away.
Except Wyatt doesn’t play fair.
He fixes things I don’t ask for. Stands too close when cameras are off. Kisses me for “practice,” and his hands forget where to stop.
Wyatt liked me first. I picked Aaron. And we’ve hated each other ever since.
A storm traps us with only one bed. I end up in his arms like I’ve been fighting gravity for fifteen years. For one reckless night, I believe he’s different.
Then my ex, Aaron, leaks Wyatt’s secret bull-riding contract on live TV—a contract that forces him to leave Sagebrush Ridge.
If I can’t tell the cowboy who stays from the one who leaves… I’ll lose more than the contest.
I’ll lose the one thing I’ve wanted since I was eleven—to be chosen.
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Review
I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via Booksprout. This in no way impacted on my view.
When Abby throws a pie at Wyatt Rivers, neither of them could expect it to have such a profound impact on their lives. Once friends, they have avoided each other for the last few years, and there's something about Wyatt's happy go lucky smile that riles Abby up to no end. But now they've gone viral, and the only way to save her family's diner is for Abby and Wyatt to pretend to be in love, and even get engaged, all for a reality tv show. It may have started out as a story, but they soon rediscover what made them so close in the past, and the line between love and hate gets ever smaller.
This was a slower read than I was expecting, though part of that could have been because I was away while reading this book too. I liked the idea of Abby and Wyatt being former best friends, who had always had feelings for each other, but one thing or another kept them apart. For Abby, she dated Wyatt's brother, Aaron, and the rest of the town think Wyatt is just a a playboy cowboy, who will never really achieve anything. He's been in love with Abby since he was 11, but seeing her pick his brother changed something in him, and made him more reckless and flighty. There was definitely a redemption arc for Wyatt in this story, especially with Abby's family. I do feel that some of the drama in the book could've been fixed much quicker if they had just spoken to each other as adults, rather than hiding everything. Even so, it was an enjoyable contemporary read.
Dates Read:
February 22-26, 2026
Rating
3 Stars
