Romantic Comedy
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The Reluctant Gigolo by Grace Risata
It’s been said that love sneaks up on you when it’s least expected.
Whoever came up with that phrase was spot on in my case. After being stood up by a blind date, I accidentally met the man of my dreams.
The only issue?
He’s a former male escort… an ex-gigolo… a retired prostitute… a… well… you get the picture.
Complicating matters is my socially awkward best friend and partner in crime, my overprotective obnoxious brother who does not approve of my budding relationship, and a few other major players that do their part to stir the pot.
With the deck stacked against us, what’s it going to take to find my happily ever after?
Conflict of Interest by Katie Bachand
Conflict of Interest is a fun, sweet, and sexy romance. It’s the first in author Katie Bachand’s four-part Taking Chances series.
Luke Wallace has a knack for planning and strategy. It’s why his father, owner of the Wallace Corporation, has allowed him to come work for the family business. Their reputation of acquiring smaller, very successful businesses precedes them, and now they’ve set their sights on the number one accounting firm that serves small to medium-sized clients, Thomas and Jane LLC.
This time around, Luke has a plan to move in a slightly different direction, but it’s going to take time before he can convince his dad it’s the right move for Wallace Corp. The plan includes meeting the interim CEO and President of Thomas and Jane, Grace Thomas.
As far as plans go, it seems as good as any. So, with the help of his buddy, Travis Mavens, everything is set in motion. As he’s always done, Luke leaves a little room for the unexpected, but when he’s finally ready to execute a little fate steps in.
On a beautiful Fall night, Luke finds himself colliding with Grace outside of a pretty little brownstone in downtown Minneapolis, and the unexpected happens – he falls head over heels in love.
Grace Thomas has been through a lot over the past year. With her father passing away and leaving the family business for her to run, it’s consuming her life. Now, hearing rumors that the Wallace Corporation is looking to take over her prized possession, she prepares to fight. But what she doesn’t prepare for is Luke Wallace
Grace, the level-headed businesswoman, finds herself quickly navigating the early stages of love. In doing so, she turns to her friends Aimeé, Casey, and Rachel for advice. It seems she, and they, feel Luke is perfect for her. But, there’s one thing her handsome new lover isn’t telling her.
When Grace finds out who Luke really is, will the love they found be enough to save them?
The stakes are high in this smart, passionate romance. Conflict of Interest will leave you laughing, crying, and finding a special place in your heart for these friendships, families, and the intimate feeling of love between them all.
Love, Lust and Dry Undies by Birdie Paxton
Lily Harper struggles with boys. Always has and always will. As a small and slightly chubby California girl in London, she’s come to accept that she’ll never be the hottest property in town.
That all changes when she meets billionaire and presidential candidate Gustave Leroy during a business trip in Paris. Their attraction is magnetic and for the first time in her life, Lily contemplates trading her cozy life with her crazy flatmate…for a shot at love with this widely coveted bachelor.
But as their tentative fling turns into a passionate inferno, it becomes clear that Gustave is hiding much more than ripped abs and round buttocks. As his darkest secrets threaten to jeopardize everything, Lily is left with little choice but to embark onto a journey of self-discovery that promises to expose her deepest taboos and shatter her moral and sexual boundaries.
forever my love neils story by amber lee
A youthful enthusiastic author with an astonishing romantic tale. Golden Lee is a remarkable writer who composes youthful grown-up lighthearted comedy to give a perfect work of art to her perusers. She has as of late composed a book called “Always My Love: Neil’s Story.” In her book, she has communicated her sentiments and feelings through words. Her book is a masterpiece that depicts the tale of two frantically enamored people willing to stand directly alongside one another through various challenges. Out of the considerable number of hindrances the couple appearances and hardships that can without much of a stretch separate them, they choose to stand tall and set a model for every one of the sweethearts out there.
TRUE AZUL by Zoe Delambre
From heartbreak and terror to true love, Texan-turned-New Yorker Sarita Salt’s life has become a living fairy tale. Vicente’s privileged life in the Bordeaux wine country is a welcomed refuge from her fear of being stalked by a killer. At least until people around her start dying and it becomes clear she is still a target. But she’s had enough. Whoever it is clearly has no idea who he’s dealing with. It’s time to kick off the Louboutins and show him.
The fact that the love of her life may actually be a spy is just another wrinkle to iron out along the way, when there’s time.
This fast-paced romantic comedy is filled with mystery, intrigue, suspense, and wise-cracking women with guns. Texas women. Women who know how to use them.
(Novelette-length short, stand-alone book, part of the Salt Tales series. 90-minute read.)
Run Away, Lizzy by Elizabeth J. Sparrow
A prologue set in 1968 provides the context for the future sparking and sparring between the two protagonists. Ten-year-old E.J. (Elizabeth Jane) Hatton meets twenty-two-year old Texan heartthrob, Reilly Donner, during one of her father’s raucous Hollywood parties while swinging from a fourteen-foot ladder. E.J.’s hoping for a soft landing but instead, falls hard…for Riley.
Fast forward to 1982. E.J. is emerging from a lengthy mourning period for her adored father. Though drowning in sorrow, she’s determined to prove to her Uncle Wade that’s she’s worthy of her promotion to associate producer for his latest project: a pilot for a prime time soap opera (think “Dallas”). When Reilly swaggers back into her life – as the director for the pilot – she refuses to swoon over her childhood crush and discovers that in real life, he’s “arrogant, patronizing and in love with the sound of his voice.” While she’s relieved that he seems to have no memory of their previous encounter, she’s furious when he dismisses her nickname as more suitable for a Dodgers’ third baseman and insists on calling her “Lizzy”.
Reilly believes that Lizzy needs to be taken firmly in hand and kept on a short leash. Her strategy for resisting such constraints as well as her attraction to him leads to a pattern of avoiding, eluding and running away from him. He, in turn, is mystified, frustrated and eventually, smitten with her.
Conflict arises when the soap’s leading lady, Evelyn Palmer, an old flame of Reilly’s, sees his budding infatuation as a threat to her plans for a rekindled romance. She’s also harboring a secret about Lizzy’s father that she plans to reveal at an opportune moment.
Over the course of the twelve-week production, Reilly evolves into a more nurturing, patient man while Lizzy sheds some of her defenses and reconciles her feelings for him. They become lovers during the last two weeks of the shoot, over a tempestuous forty-eight hour period. Will it be enough to sustain and secure them in a happily ever after future?
Oceans Away by Skye McNeil
𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞, 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.
Adopted as an infant, Ireland Leighton grew up in the heart of the Midwest. After inheriting millions from her biological parents, she is determined to help others any way she can. The only string is a business engagement with another millionaire. Ireland returns to Iowa years later to plan her brother’s tropical wedding. The festivities would be easier if her sexy ex-boyfriend stayed out of reach and her future wasn’t already planned.
Time suppressed his feelings for the girl next door, but Gideon Taggart isn’t about to let Ireland escape again. Farmer by day, veterinarian by choice, his second chance with his first love is far from easy. He soon discovers that no matter how much he loves Ireland, she’ll always choose her family over a future with him.
𝑂𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝐴𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑡𝑤𝑜 𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑘𝑦𝑒 𝑀𝑐𝑁𝑒𝑖𝑙’𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑-𝑎𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝐴𝑡𝑙𝑎𝑠. 𝐸𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑏𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 𝑎 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑛𝑣𝑦, 𝑠𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑡-𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑. 𝑌𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡, 𝑝𝑙𝑢𝑠 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝐻𝐸𝐴.
Bold Living by Sheryl Dee
When an actor, an engineer and a creep with date rape drugs cross paths, they launch a series of sexy and scary happenings that strut to a kinky beat. Gorgeous former engineer Virginia Will starts drumming in a DC trio. Used to taking challenges in stride and with a touch of humor, Virginia wobbles a bit when a secret fan approaches her after a show. The fan, the handsome, protective and artistically obsessive actor Jackson Leeds, had been the frequent focus of her masturbation. Healing from a recent divorce and long ago committed to enjoying BDSM, Jack gets well-informed about Virginia’s past. Jack’s plan for their first date falls apart when someone drugs Virginia at a listening party. The drugging triggers old fears, new art and Virginia’s biggest libido ever. Sane power exchange and sensual erotic sessions follow for the pair. For Jack, working to keep Virginia safe and to grow their connection despite their lusty and variably crazy ex’s and co-workers releases a beast he thought he had tamed long ago.
The Bride Program by Dane Griggs
“Let other people volunteer to be brides and join the alien sausage party,” says mom with a deep frown.
“Okay, first of all, please don’t ever use the term ‘sausage party’ again. And secondly, Mom, my mind is made up. This might be our only chance. I will convince them to cure her. And I will be on a spaceship — with aliens!” responds Maya.
Maya Arnold was leading a normal life, working and helping care for her sister, until the Cerasteans arrived. Offering a cure for cancer if enough women volunteer as brides, Maya jumped at the chance. Saving her sister was her only goal. She never expected to actually fall in love with an alien, or find best friends in the other bride volunteers.
Since the mysterious destruction of Ceraste, Commander D’Avii and the surviving males have been searching the galaxy for a new home. Finding Earth and its women was a miracle. Like most Cerasteans, he finds humans to be fascinating creatures — none more so than bride volunteer Maya. His attraction to her is instant and intense. Still he knows Maya can never choose him, a warrior, with so many higher-caste scientists seeking their own mates. To do so would shame the scientists and tear the last of his people apart. Yet he aches at the loss of something he never even had.
Observation by Quinn Rawling
Teaching high school is hard, and when you’re fresh out of college there is a legitimate pecking order when it comes to staff, faculty, tenured faculty, and administration. I just wanted to show up, decorate my classroom, and inspire these teenagers to be the best students they can be.
Why did the assistant principal have to be so handsome?
Now, it’s hard to focus on teaching when every meeting I have with him hints at something more. High school drama. If only the students knew what happened behind the teachers’ lounge door.
