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★★★★☆ 3.93 • Goodreads

If The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas left you craving fake-dating fireworks, pick up The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon next.

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Why It's Your Next Read

  • Workplace rivals forced into on-air intimacy
  • Radio-show tension = banter-fueled foreplay
  • Slow-burn chemistry with explicit payoff
  • Public pretense unravels into private devotion

If The Spanish Love Deception satisfied your fake-dating addiction with Aaron and Catalina's electric pretense, The Ex Talk delivers the same delicious formula with a twist: workplace enemies fabricating a romantic past for radio ratings. The verbal warfare crackles with the same wit you craved, but now every flirtation happens on-air, where listeners—and coworkers—hang on every charged word. It's banter as foreplay, slow-burn tension that explodes into steamy, explicit intimacy, and that irresistible journey from public charade to private devotion.

It's banter as foreplay, slow-burn tension that explodes into steamy, explicit intimacy.

Solomon understands what made Aaron irresistible—the quietly relentless pursuit—and replicates it with a hero who's emotionally available yet protectively devoted. The heroine navigates career ambition and workplace politics with the same fierce vulnerability that made Catalina unforgettable.

It's banter as foreplay, slow-burn tension that explodes into steamy, explicit intimacy.

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What Readers Are Saying

"My heart was so full! I loved Shay. I loved Dominic... and how much it made me root for this story, in general." Warda, Goodreads
"The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn was a sweet story with the perfect balance of romance and drama. Engaging characters and a perfect blend of diversity and inclusion." Sheyla ✎, Goodreads
"I loved this book. The hate to love romance, the podcast & NPR elements, the face that it was set in the Pacific Northwest. It was adorable." Heather, Goodreads

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