You may be asking yourself “if she broke up with her boyfriend very early in the book, how is this a contemporary romance?” Enter Jamie Carter. She instead preferred to support Dan in trying to go for more promotions, which would have helped their dual income – and is also fair – but didn’t give herself going for the same things a second thought. How could a successful lawyer be fine with playing second fiddle to her partner? Laurie admits that she was fine not being ambitious at work because she liked her co-workers in her section and was good at it – all of which are fair. She was perfectly content playing small, and that made me feel uninterested in her story at first. Throughout the book, she makes mental notes and discoveries about how things were with Dan, which show how much she prioritized him over her own self. She was content with being a supporting character in Dan’s life. In mourning the end of her relationship with Dan, we see that Laurie has become a shell of a person. I’ll spare some of the spoilers that came with this big shock, to save some of the drama and suspense for you to discover yourself, but this event is clearly the catalyst for the story. Laurie’s long term boyfriend, who she planned on marrying and birthing his kids, who she shared a mortgage with for their house, and who she thought was “it” for her decided to pull the plug. The story takes a turn when – SPOILER ALERT – Dan breaks up with Laurie. That’s roughly 20 years which honestly, sounds like a lifetime.
The story starts out as a typical contemporary romance we find out Laurie is with her long term boyfriend Dan, whom she met during fresher’s week in college and have been together since. But there’s a fine line between pretending to be in love and actually falling for your charming, handsome fake boyfriend.“If I Never Met You” by Mhairi McFarlane follows the story of 30something lawyer Laurie Watkinson. With the plan hatched, Laurie and Jamie begin to flaunt their new couple status, to the astonishment-and jealousy-of their friends and colleagues. It’s the perfect proposition: a fauxmance played out on social media, with strategically staged photographs and a specific end date in mind.
Laurie wants a hot new man to give the rumor mill something else to talk about. Jamie Carter doesn’t believe in love, but he needs a respectable, steady girlfriend to impress their bosses. Then a chance encounter in a broken-down elevator with the office playboy opens up a new possibility. When news of her ex’s pregnant girlfriend hits the office grapevine, taking the humiliation lying down is not an option. Her once perfect life is in shambles and the thought of dating again in the age of Tinder is nothing short of horrifying. When her partner of over a decade suddenly ends things, Laurie is left reeling-not only because they work at the same law firm and she has to see him every day.
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