Yours Truly

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (2023) 387 pages

Two Emergency room doctors have their issues: Briana is not looking forward to the day her divorce is final; she is also not looking for another long term relationship because she was wounded so much by her husband's cheating. And she's very upset that her younger brother needs a kidney; he's been on dialysis for awhile, and is severely depressed. Jacob has just taken a job with this hospital to get away from another hospital where his ex-girlfriend and his brother work. Jacob wants to convince his large boisterous family that in spite of his long-term anxiety, he is ok about his ex and his brother planning their wedding. Briana and Jacob end up corresponding by handwritten letters during their shifts. Briana agrees to be Jacob's fake girlfriend until his brother's wedding in a few months.

As Briana and Jacob's fake relationship develops, they are (of course) each really smitten with the other, but are convinced that the other has no real feelings for them. Briana does have some real trust issues regarding men. And is Jacob still in love with his ex? A fast read, with a number of fun characters, along with communication mishaps along the way. An added bonus is that we see Jacob deal with his anxiety issues in a believable way.