Testing Love, Austen

by Britney M. Mills

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One matchmaking app, two skeptics and a chance at love.

Tiffany Stewart does just fine dating on her own. She's had several boyfriends over the past four years but nothing long-term. When her boss, Meg Austen, makes her take the matchmaking test in order to get a promotion to marketing director, Tiffany does everything to stay away from reading the results while she's off to her cousin's wedding for the weekend. But an encounter with the best man has her rethinking her motto to stay away from men for a while.

Drew Evans walked away from the advertising world two years ago, in the hopes of finding some balance in life. He hasn't dated much since his girlfriend left, but he's found a routine and settled in. When his best friend, Carson, forces him to use the gift card for the matchmaking company that brought him back together with Ruby, Drew doesn't think it means anything. Until he meets Tiffany.

But when a random hobby brings Tiffany and Drew together, their try at friendship to make it through the wedding turns into something more.

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Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Series

Love, Austen Series • Book 6

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

2 Mild

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

October 1, 2021

Language Versions

English

Fiction Form

Novel

Totally relatable

Testing Love Austen by Britney M. Mills is a fun YA contemporary novel.A fun, happily ever after read that didn’t disappoint. It was easy to love the two main characters, who both battle their insecurities with themselves, as well as how their parents view them.This was a fun light read, that had many aspects that were relatable. I remember making career changes, being harassed about my single status, and of course we live near Boston and visit Vermont. I have not read the other books in this series, so I would say you could read this as a stand alone. That being said, I decided I do need to go back and read the other books so that I can appreciate the other characters in this books more. Thanks Britney for another great book!Synopsis: Tiffany works for Love Austen, a dating matchup app, but is not interested in trying it herself. Confronting family wile attending her cousin’s wedding in Vermont highlights her single status, and she wishes to escape the unhelpful advice and opinions of others on her relationship status.Drew changed his career to something that would make him happy, but lost his longtime girlfriend due to her unhappiness with his changes. Years later he’s still feeling lost romantically, and battling the opinions of his family as he attends his uncle’s wedding.As Drew and Tiffany agree to be each other’s plus one, they get to know each other and accept themselves as they are. I loved how both characters found inner strengths, as well as the strength that comes from being accepted by another, to be more confident in who they are.I received an ARC from the author, the opinions and thoughts are my own.

Fun, clean, heartwarming romance

Wow, talk about over the top, dysfunctional families, they abound in Testing Love, Austen. Tiffany and Drew, who try to make their own choices, seem to be constant disappointments to their families. I enjoyed that neither of them wanted to register for the Love, Austen app, and that after they did, neither one checked the results! In this well written romance, Tiffany and Drew band together as each other's plus one for this large wedding. Ms. Mills certainly writes them into some interesting situations. I stayed up way too late to finish this charming novel.

Serial dater vs the Handyman 4.5 stars

It’s been a while since I read a book from this Love, Austin series. I forgot how much I loved it. I really enjoyed this story. It was a different theme for the matchmaking series since Tiffany was a serial dater instead of the one who never dates. I loved Tiffany’s addiction to the True Crime Podcast stories coupled with her active imaginations. I found the story to be a little predictable but in a good way for me. Sometimes you just need a book that you can just relax and enjoy without a bunch of added drama. This was that kind of story for me. It was a quick read. The HEA was a little drawn out (I felt like Tiffany impatiently waiting for the next Podcast to find out whodunit) so it had me putting my day on hold until I could properly finish the story.The story introduced several new SINGLE characters to the series and I hope that we get to read about their stories next!Rating: PG, clean