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A FALL IN PARIS by J.D. Siders
Janette is an adorable, neurotic, highly moral and desperately shy American woman who has moved to Paris to escape from a traumatic past and an abusive mother. A chance encounter leads her into the arms of Gerald, a handsome, charismatic, and self-destructive man, who has a controversial influence on her. Gerald leads God-fearing Janette down an insane pathway which results in her almost prostituting herself. Janette struggles against Gerald when he asks her to do things well beyond her imagination, actions her morality would never accept. Will Janette find the resources to outplay the vile forces of an entire universe, larking in the mob-infested corners of the City of Lights as well as the dark places of her mind, to devore her integrity?
Letters to My Love at First Sight by Amanda Marks
Amanda Marks has just experienced a Love at First Sight (LAFS). The object of her adoration is the charming Attorney Jacob Meyers, whom she met during a juror interview. Jake has fallen for her, too (so the evidence shows). But Jacob is a high-profile litigator, very married into high society, and Amanda is, well, a Certified Loser Female (self-titled), who’s seriously partnered with the unemployed, “very OK” Louis. She and Jacob go their separate ways, but one huge problem remains for Amanda: She can’t stop thinking about him. To handle this obsession, she writes therapeutic letters to Jake. Her daily writings help her navigate through life challenges and relationships with friends, parents, coworkers, a faux mother-in-law (MIL)…and her occasional run-ins with Jacob, who still seems attracted to her. (But he does NOTHING. So typical.) Can Amanda’s letters work a cosmic magic and bring her beloved LAFS to her? Oh, come on. That doesn’t happen in real life. But you never know.
