Book Review | Faking It… At First – MJ Fields (Tennessee Terrors Series, Book Two)

Faking It… At First
By: MJ Fields

Series: Tennessee Terrors
Book # in Series: 2 of 8
Genre: Baseball, Fake Dating, Romance
Publisher: Blue Valley Publishing, LLC
Publication Date: April 22nd, 2025
My Rating: ✮✮✮✮✮
My Reading Format: kindleunlimited

Synopsis:

A fake dating, steamy baseball romance

Faking it … at first

Some things—like O’s—are easy to fake, but love isn’t one of them.

DELILAH

Getting involved with the wrong label while rising to the top threatened my career in ways I never saw coming.

Canceled.

Now my new label has just the solution: A perfectly staged, totally fake relationship, complete with public dates, hand-holding for the cameras, and no chance of falling in love.

No strings. No risk.

DAMIEN

I’m one of baseball’s top players, on the field and off. But now, my sponsors are breathing down my neck. Either I clean up my playboy image, or I may lose them and millions of dollars. My agent suggests a fake relationship with an up-and-coming country music sweetheart.

Sounds good to me.

Between late-night songwriting sessions, fiery arguments that turn into something else, and a kiss that wasn’t meant for the cameras, the line between pretend and real starts to blur. And when the stakes get higher, Delilah and Damien have to ask themselves:

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 … 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴?

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Faking It… At First by MJ Fields is the second book in the Tennessee Terrors Series! If you love baseball playing heart throbs and country music sweethearts, look no further and pick this one up! My heart was invested in Delilah and Damien’s romance!!

Delilah Monroe was once an up and coming country star, until she found out how quickly and easily the country music industry can and will turn on someone for one of their high ups. Now, Delilah lives her life working a dead end job and playing random venues for a little bit of money. She’s still writing her music and singing songs, and that is more than she can ever ask for in a city so cruel.

Damien Donovan gained a reputation as a playboy who will never settle down, and his sponsors and endorsers have taken this lifestyle as a negative. When a few threaten to drop him, his agent decides drastic plans call for drastic actions. And that’s where the fake relationship plan is hatched. Now to get, social media country music sensation, Delilah Monroe on board with the plan is all he has to do.

But neither Damien, nor Delilah, are about to realize how quick the line between the fake plan and real feelings blur… Oh My Heart!

My Thoughts:

I thought nothing would out play my feelings for the first book in the Tennessee Terrors Series, Diving Catch by Lauren Runow…. And then Faking It… At First by MJ Fields arrived on my kindle! This book has taken over the roll as top favorite novel in this series! Damien and Delilah’s story came as a surprise! I loved the baseball player and Country Music sweetheart premise. But of course, if you put two of my favorite past times in one place, I’m going to love it!!!

Let’s dive into these characters, starting with Delilah. I loved how she rose above the ashes of her failed career and made something great of herself. She didn’t let the perverts in the industry stunt her creativity. Instead she continued to do what she loved by sharing her voice in dive bars and on social media. Now, setting her career to the side for a moment, I also loved how caring her character is. Her best friend has Lupus and there isn’t a moment during a flare up that Delilah isn’t by Rae’s side fighting this fight with her. I loved that bond between the two of them. Heck, I loved the bond Delilah shared with every character in this book. Her heart is pure and solid. Her happiness had me feeling so much joy!

And then we have Damien. OH Damien Donovan, what have you done to my heart! This man is solid! He’s a protector by nature and I have to say his character was perfect for Delilah’s character! He’s a protector but he also understands how important Delilah’s dreams of becoming a country music singer are. He’s not afraid to watch her soar her wings a fly. I loved how he called her his song bird and how he embraced her need to be there for her best friend. This man was overwhelming in the best ways! My heart couldn’t get enough of him.

I loved the chemistry from the very start of this novel. I had that one in a million feeling right from the start that this novel was going to be a five star read, and that feeling came true! Also, I loved how there was no angst between Delilah and Damien!! They were solid from the very start! Sometimes I appreciate when authors don’t make unnecessary drama for romance couples that I’ve come to love and respect. And this fact had me loving their growth that much more. Everything about this novel had me smiling and melting in one way or another!

I said this before and I’ll say it once again, it’s going to be hard to bump this novel out of the first place spot within this series! Damien and Delilah stole my heart, and I have a strong feeling this book will be my favorite by the end of the series! Well deserved, MJ Fields! Well deserved!

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