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Reader Question… Solved! The book about her crush on her best friend’s brother and he helps her practice kissing…

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Cynthia needs our book help! Awwwwww I LOVE the sound of this one. “Helps her” 😉 Tee hee! I’m sure he wasn’t feeling any of the benefits. 😂

She asks:

Hi Maryse,

Thanks for your help the last time. But I am here again for another book search.

It is a story about two teenagers in highschool. The heroine was in love with her best friend’s brother and she thought it was unrequited. But the boy had lots of body image issues. Also he played some kind of sport while she was a very popular cheerleader.

She then asks him to practice kissing with her.

That’s all I can really remember.

Thanks a lot for all you do for book addicts like me.

Know it?

Robyn: Sounds like That Boy by Jillian Dodd

Cynthia: Thanks Maryse I have found it. it’s Hefty by Jessa Kane

Maryse: YAY!! Thank you for letting is know, Cynthia!! 😀

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Reader Question… Solved! The book with the hilarious wedding vows that they wrote for each other…

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Emily needs our book help! Super short and sweet this one, but maybe… just maybe… someone here will have a guess? I’d think Penny Reid could very well have had something like this in her comedy romances. 😉

She asks:

Hi

I can’t remember much of the plot of this book but what I do remember is that the bride and groom in the book wrote their vows for each other and they were hilarious!

Any ideas?

A guess?

Emily: I just wanted to let you know I actually solved it!! It’s Tapping the Billionaire by Max Monroe It’s really good 10/10 recommend!! It’s super cute that they wrote each others’ vows and hilarious as well.

Maryse: YAY!!!! And Max Monroe totally came to mind (I was thinking them, or Penny Reid or Meghan Quinn). 😉 LOVE IT!

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Reader Recommendations – Books with a female assassin or spy that integrates into normal life…

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Wareesha just asked me if there were any books along this trope (and I LOVE this!!) Nothing better than someone with a big bad-ass secret about her bad-assedness trying to “live a normal life”. <— Tee hee!! 😂 All sorts of things come into play here.

Wareesha: I was just wondering if you know of any book where there is a female assassin or like spy or something along those lines, and she has to integrate herself into a normal suburbia life style..

Honestly, I was just thinking about the movie Keeping Up With the Jones’s and then I was watching The Expendables the other day and it just came up!!!

Anyone have any recommendations for her (and us)?

Maryse: Right off the bat, one of my favorite books doesn’t exactly involve a spy or assassin, but she’s definitely a bad-ass vigilante (and… maybe a sociopath to boot 😉 ) and she’s about to make someone’s life very difficult… all while playing the whole “innocent office girl” act (and trying to live a “normal” life in the meantime). SO MUCH FUN!!!! It’s Jane Doe: A Novel (A Jane Doe Thriller) by Victoria Helen Stone. P.S. Here’s my 4.5 STAR Book Review.

Erin: I just finished “Jane Doe” By Victoria Stone and Jane is awesome. She might be a sociopath but I loved her boldness and take-no-BS attitude. She had me cracking up at her balls and inner monologue.

Shirley: listened to Jane Doe a few weeks ago and loved it. It is SO GOOD! I really like the Narrator. I Love Audible and I didn’t think I would. I am officially going to become a member after my free trial has expired. Thank you Maryse!

Jean: just finished Jane Doe by Victoria Helen Stone……what a crazy ride to be in the head of a sociopath. Great story though!!

Carin: Mindf@cked series by S.T. Abby  is told from the view of a female serial killer ( there’s a good reason though). It was excellent. BTW, this author js actually CM Owens!

Anima: The Silencer by RC Boldt, a little like that.

Cassandra: Fortune Series Jana Deleon

Carolyn: Yes! Killing November by Adriana Mather is one of my favs in this area.

Sara: Jack & Jill series by Jewel E. Ann

Michelle: same! Such a great series!

Donna: me 3

Katie: was going to suggest this also

Pixie: I just read the Jack and Jill series by Jewel E. Ann, I know – where have I been – and I loved all the men from Jude/Jack to Luke, the grumpy Sgt Maj and even his son. Highly recommend.

MichelleS: read Jack and Jill series. You will NOT be disappointed. …My absolute favorite Jewel E Ann series ever. In case you don’t know what to read next.

Kyla Linde: Jillian Dodd’s Spy Girl series is like this but she falls into high society rather than normal life.

Robyn:

Robyn: Finished book 3 of Lea Griffith’s No Mercy series so I am ready for book 4, Kiss Of The Blade to come out. Which should be anytime now. Gosh, I love these books. I’ve reread them tons of times and they never get old.

Jennifer: Remy in Bullet to the Heart….she is an assassin. This is part of the No Mercy series by Lea Griffith. All the books are about a team of female assassins. Can’t recommend them enough…strong female characters. …I love badass heroines!

Georgia: Totally agree with Jennifer, the Leah Griffith series – No mercy is an amazing series with female assassins.

Meagan: I really loved killing sarai— in the company of killers series by jm. Redmarski! She starts off a victim but her evolution to a badass strong woman is amazing and the romance is hot!

Robyn: I’m rereading JA Redmerski’s In the Company of Killers series. I am so in love with these books even though I’ve read them so many times. There is just something about assassins and their mates that hook me. I love this trope! We should make a list Maryse!

Maryse: Oh!! And here’s another one I just read and enjoyed! Again… a group of women well known in their high society social circles but behind the scenes they are vigilantes. 😉 You Are Not Alone: A Novel by Greer Hendricks & Sarah Pekkanen (and here’s my book review)

Christy: A funny, more light hearted version is the Merry Wrath series.

Natasha: Catherine Bybee’s new Richter series. It’s 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Gauri: Happily Ever Ninja by Penny Reid?

Cat: Happily Ever Ninja was such a delight that I can’t even describe how much I liked it, … (AHHH!!) Really, there’s a FEELING to it that really gets you.

Elizabeth: Reading Happily Ever Ninja right now and LOVE it! I couldn’t wait for this to come out, especially after reading Ninja at First Sight. Totally fell in love with Greg. All the feels in this book!

Sandra: Ninja at First Sight by Penny Reid has been out for a while. It is the prequel to Happily Ever Ninja

Laura: This list isn’t complete without mentioning A. A. Dark’s Anna Monroe series; the first book is Mad Girl. Anna Monroe’s story crosses over with Dark’s character, Boston Marks, from Never Far. Never Far’s grim storyline sat with me a lot longer than I wanted it to. Both characters will appeal to readers who enjoy twisted tales about serial killers.

Wareesha: Hi again! Thank you so much!!!!! Oh my god I love all of these!!!!!!! Gahhhh I hate when there are so many to choose from! I’ve actually read a few of these books and absolutely loved them!  Also, thanks again for your help, I really appreciate it! Have a beautiful day ❤️ 

World of Assassins (Female Assassins) by M. Never 

M. Never: A reader told me you were looking for book recs with female assassins. I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know about my world of assassins series. All three novels are standalones each with their own unique femme fatale.  All three novels have dark themes, action and adventure and intense romance.

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Latest Romance Book Releases – 05-18-2021

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Good morning and happy new release Tuesday my book-buds!!! Today’s list is not as huge (64 books so far), however it is FULLY loaded in awesomeness (and our favorite authors) – no doubt about it, we are in for some reading fun!

BLURB JOLTS!! Fake by Kylie Scott (ummmmm yes please!!! She’s an “average” waitress and he’s an a-list actor that needs a fake girlfriend!!!) The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren (DNA matchmaking for your soulmate, until she realizes her’s is her grumpy boss!!) Fallen Jester by Devney Perry (one night stand with a biker, and now she’s pregnant!) Wild North by JB Salsbury (reclusive and cold mountain man saves her), Doin’ A Dime (Souls Chapel Revenants MC Book 4) by Lani Lynn Vale (she responds to an ad to take care of his home + marriage of convenience!!)

TODAY’S BLASTS FROM THE PAST!!

READER RECOMMENDATIONS & BARGAIN FINDS:

Carla: Bound by Duty by Cora Reilly. This book has a lot of angst. It’s so good. Its a mafia book as well. This guy doest want to get married cause he’s still in love with his dead wife and he doesnt want or need another woman in his life, but in order to be the next Cabo, he needs to get married. And even he tries to be a decent husband to her, he is still so cold and rejects her all the time. So this unriquted love, arranged marriage and cruel hero kind of book

Daphne: my fave mafia romance story has to be the Born in Blood mafia series

  • A Midsummer Night’s Romance <— ANTHOLOGY SUPER-BARGAIN!!! An Invitation to the Ball…By Fifteen of Your Favorite Historical Romance Authors!
  • Aftertaste: Limited Edition Taboo Collection by A. A. Davies and Yolanda Olson <— FORBIDDEN ANTHOLOGY!! “Aftertaste is a collection of stories from USA Today best-selling author, Yolanda Olson, and A. A. Davies….These stories are unputdownable extreme taboo, forbidden, delicious delights.“

PARANORMAL/FANTASY/SCI-FI/DYSTOPIAN NEW RELEASES:

  1. Never His Mate: a Rejected Mates Shifter Romance (Claws and Fangs Book 1) by Sarah Spade
  2. Underworld Bride Trials 1: Playboy King: A Demon Shifter Enemies-to-Lovers Paranormal Romance by Meg Xuemei X
  3. Wolfish: Moonborne: A Fated Mates Paranormal Romance by G.K. DeRosa
  4. Big Bad Bear Brothers (Widowed Omega Mates Book 2) by Maia Starr
  5. Edge of the Woods (Moonrise Book 1) by Jules Kelley
  6. Dead Wolf Walking: Bad Moon Academy by Rory Miles
  7. Mated to the Clan: A Reverse Harem Paranormal Romance (Fated Shifter Mates) by Jade Alters
  8. Afterlife (Crossbreed Series Book 10) by Dannika Dark
  9. Shadow Reign: A Why Choose Urban Fantasy Romance (Shade Assassin Book 4) by Gaja J. Kos
  10. Big Girls Bite Back: a paranormal reverse harem romance by Lissa Lynn Thomas
  11. Hiding a Fae Queen (Raven Court Book 2) by Joanna Reeder

CONTEMPORARY NEW RELEASES:

  1. Fake by Kylie Scott <— KYLIE SCOTT’S LATEST!! WAITRESS IS A-LIST ACTOR’S FAKE GIRLFRIEND ALERT!! YES PLEASE!!! 😀  “…He walks the red carpet. She’s more familiar with vacuuming one. When a scandal tarnishes the reputation of hot as hell A-lister, Patrick Walsh, he needs a reputation rescue, pronto. Enter waitress Norah Peers–a nobody who’s average with a capital A. She’s available, dependable, and has sworn off men for the rest of her natural born life. In other words: the perfect match for a no-strings fake romance. For the right amount of money, she can avoid waitressing and play the part of his dependable down-to-earth girlfriend…”
  2. Sterling (Kings of Carnage MC – Prospects Book 2) by Sapphire Knight
  3. My Cruel Salvation (Fallen Saint Series Book 3) by J. Kenner
  4. Seabreeze Wedding (Summer Beach Book 5) by Jan Moran
  5. The Hunting Wives by May Cobb <— PSYCH-THRILLER ALERT!! SHE’S GETTING BORED… “…It seems like the perfect life with a beautiful home in an idyllic rural community. But Sophie soon realizes that life is now too quiet, and she’s feeling bored and restless. Then she meets Margot Banks, an alluring socialite who is part of an elite clique secretly known as the Hunting Wives. Sophie finds herself completely drawn to Margot and swept into her mysterious world of late-night target practice and dangerous partying….“,
  6. The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax
  7. Resurrection of the Heart: A Sovereign Sons Novel (The Society Trilogy Book 3) by A. Zavarelli and Natasha Knight <— TRILOGY CONCLUSION!!
  8. Shielding Devyn (Delta Team Two Book 6) by Susan Stoker
  9. Fallen Jester (Tin Gypsy Book 5) by Devney Perry <— DEVNEY PERRY ALERT!! SHE’S PREGNANT FROM HER ONE NIGHT STAND WITH A BIKER!! “…Cassandra Cline took one night off from her structured life. One. And now her wild fling with the local bad boy has turned her life sideways. Her dreams and academic career are circling the drain, and none of it would have happened if she’d stayed far, far away from Leo. Except avoiding him is impossible, especially when she’s forced to move home to Clifton Forge, Montana. And he refuses to leave her side when a series of strange accidents put her and their baby at risk...”
  10. Local Woman Missing: A Novel by Mary Kubica
  11. The Patron (Emerson Pass Contemporaries Book 2) by Tess Thompson
  12. Elementary Romantic Calculus: An Opposites Attract Small Town Romance (Chemistry Lessons Book 6) by Susannah Nix
  13. Wild North (The North Brothers Book 1) by JB Salsbury <— RECLUSIVE MAN SAVES HER ON THE MOUNTAIN!! “...I should have died on that mountain. But he rescued me. More animal than man, he’s cold, distant, and fiercely territorial. He seems to hate me for simply breathing, and yet, he brought me back to life. After my return to the city, I can’t stop thinking about him…“
  14. Back In The Saddle (Bachelor Auction Book 2) by Vanessa Vale
  15. Garret’s Gambit (Bullard’s Battle Book 4) by Dale Mayer
  16. Forever Theirs (Mistress Book 3) by Anna Stone
  17. Hot SEAL, A Forever Dad: (A Hope City Crossover Novel / SEALs in Paradise) by Maryann Jordan
  18. My Vegas Groom (The Greene Family Book 3) by Piper Rayne
  19. Doin’ A Dime (Souls Chapel Revenants MC Book 4) by Lani Lynn Vale <— LANILYNNVALE ALERT!! MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE… “...Live-in property & pet caretaker needed. Six-year minimum. Background check required. Generous compensation. Marriage of convenience required. The moment that Wyett Villin read the ad on her local community’s page, she knew that it would be perfect. It didn’t matter how big the house was, what kinds of animals she had to take care of, or what the compensation was. She didn’t give a flip as long as it got her out of her childhood home and away from the person that she despised the most. Only, she had no clue that by accepting the position, she would be agreeing to watch over the mini-mansion and two large dogs of Hunt McJimpsey, computer hacker extraordinaire, sexy nerd, and convicted felon of Souls Chapel, Texas. She’d meant to make her life easier, not complicate it more…”
  20. The Devil I Love (The Devil’s Knights Book 3) by Jillian Quinn
  21. Rescuing Eve: Ex-Military Special Forces Hostage Rescue (Guardian Hostage Rescue Specialists) by Ellie Masters
  22. Then Comes Love (Blue Harbor Book 6) by Olivia Miles
  23. The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren <— CHRISTINA LAUREN ALERT!!! DNA MATCHMAKING COMPANY!!! “…Jess holds her loved ones close, but working constantly to stay afloat is hard…and lonely. But then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company that’s predicted to change dating forever. Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers: This Jess understands. At least she thought she did, until her test shows an unheard-of 98 percent compatibility with another subject in the database: one of GeneticAlly’s founders, Dr. River Peña. This is one number she can’t wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Peña. The stuck-up, stubborn man is without a doubt not her soulmate…”
  24. Chaser (Twisted Fox Book 4) by Charity Ferrell
  25. Stolen Life: A Dark Romance (Beauty in the Stolen Book 2) by Charmaine Pauls
  26. The Summer Seekers: A Novel by Sarah Morgan
  27. Devil’s Deal (Devil’s Series (Duet) Book 1) by Aleatha Romig <— ALEATHA ROMIG ALERT! “…I took New Orleans, and now I want Emma O’Brien. As the daughter of my father’s rival and sworn enemy, her fate is to be my wife. Emma is in my world now. It’s time she makes a deal with the devil...”
  28. Dungeon Master (Dungeons and Doms Book 1) by Golden Angel
  29. Tending Tyler by Jodi Payne and BA Tortuga <— M/M ROMANCE!!
  30. Bicycle Built for Two: An M/M Romance by Jeff Adams <— M/M ROMANCE!!
  31. Royal: A Royal Billionaire Novel (Billionaires in Disguise: Maxence Book 6) by Blair Babylon <— BEST READ IN ORDER!! “…Her ex-boyfriend was supposed to propose in Paris, but instead, he swindled her out of every penny she had. Now, the hottest man she’s ever seen has an indecent proposal to get her on her feet, and on her back, and on her knees…“
  32. Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake (Winner Bakes All Book 1) by Alexis Hall
  33. Say Yes (Second Generation) by C.M. Steele
  34. Goodnight, Sinners (Sinner’s Empire Book 3) by Nikita Slater
  35. Making His Play: Sister’s Best Friend Hockey Romance by Mari Carr <— HOCKEY STAR ACCIDENTALLY MARRIED HIS SISTER’S TOMBOY FRIEND!! “…Alex has a big name in hockey, famous for his stick skills—on and off the ice. But he’s also got a freckle-faced female problem. He took his sister’s tomboy best friend, Charley, to a Vegas wedding to cheer her up after a bad breakup. Too much champagne later and he’s waking up with Charley in his bed and his ring on her finger…“
  36. Second Chances (Silver Cove Book 7) by Jill Sanders
  37. A Wish Upon a Viscount: Sweet Regency Romance (A Maypole in Mayfair Book 4) by Maggie Dallen and Katherine Ann Madison
  38. Stranded with Her Bullies by Sam Crescent <— REVERSE HAREM ALERT!! HER 3 BULLIES ARE BACK… “...When a lockdown is declared, Daphne is forced to close her successful bed-and-breakfast for the foreseeable future, which she expects to spend alone. However, three men from her past didn’t leave with all the others. After twelve years, her high school bullies are back…“
  39. Mister Irresistible (Bachelor International Book 2) by Tara Sue Me
  40. Under the Maui Sky (Maui Island Series Book 1) by Kellie Coates Gilbert
  41. The Boss: A Second Chance Mafia Romance (Carfano Crime Family Book 2) by Rebecca Gannon
  42. Pause (ROCK HARD Book 2) by Kat Mizera
  43. Ruthless Saint: An Arranged Marriage Romance (DeSantis Mafia Book 1) by S. Massery <— MAFIA!!! “...We say “I do” with his brother’s blood on our clothes, and the bars of my gilded cage slam closed. Our wedding vows are forever – ’til death do us part. But with enemies closing in from all sides, death might be closer than we think…”
  44. Stubborn Love: A Murphy Brothers Story (Murphy Brothers Stories Book 5) by Jennifer Rodewald
  45. Up in Flames: Steamy Firefighter/Single Mom Romance by Mari Carr
  46. Going All Inn (Faire Island Bride Series Book 1) by Lizabeth Scott
  47. The Silencer by RC Boldt
  48. Happy Endings: A Novel by Thien-Kim Lam <— SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!! “…Trixie Nguyen is determined to make her sex toy business a success, proving to her traditional Vietnamese parents that she can succeed in a nontraditional career. She’s made a fresh start in Washington DC, and her first pop-up event is going well—until she runs into the ex who dumped her. With a Post-it note. The last person Andre Walker expected to see in his soul food restaurant was the woman he left behind in New Orleans…”
  49. DECEIT (B723 Book 2) by Hazel Grace
  50. Bloody Crown: A Dark Mafia Romance (Caruso Crime Cartel Book 5) by Autumn Reign
  51. Mile High (Second Skin Book 2) by Ophelia Bell
  52. The Stars We Share: A Novel by Rafe Posey <— HISTORICAL ROMANCE WARTIME ERA!! “…their loves feels inevitable, but soon the Second World War separates them. Alec enlists as a Royal Air Force pilot flying daredevil fighter sorties at night; June finds her calling as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park, covert work that will mean keeping her contribution to the war effort a secret from Alec forever. Each is following a dream—but those dreams force them apart for years at a time. Their postwar reunion is bittersweet: Alec, shot down and imprisoned in a series of POW camps, grapples with his injuries and the loss of his RAF career. June, on the other hand, has found her vocation and struggles to follow the expected path to domesticity, as much as she loves Alec...”
  53. Never Falling Again: An opposites attract, Navy SEAL on vacation romantic comedy (Falling in Maui Book 3) by Mercer Scott <— BROKEN HEARTED AND ON VACATION! “…With no man – and probably no job – I fly solo to visit my best friends on Maui. On the trip I was supposed to take with my cheating ex. And men? I have officially sworn off men. Forever. The only man who doesn’t seem to understand that is the sexy Navy SEAL who steamrolls right into me and literally sweeps me off my feet. He thinks he can change my mind. He’s wrong…”
  54. The Lost & the Found (The Entangled Past Series) by V.T. Do <— DUET CONCLUSION!!

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  1. The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren
  2. The Hunting Wives by May Cobb
  3. The Break-Up Book Club by Wendy Wax
  4. Fallen Jester (Tin Gypsy Book 5) by Devney Perry
  5. Local Woman Missing: A Novel by Mary Kubica
  6. Shielding Devyn (Delta Team Two Book 6) by Susan Stoker
  7. My Vegas Groom (The Greene Family Book 3) by Piper Rayne
  8. My Cruel Salvation (Fallen Saint Series Book 3) by J. Kenner
  9. The Summer Seekers: A Novel by Sarah Morgan
  10. Royal: A Royal Billionaire Novel (Billionaires in Disguise: Maxence Book 6) by Blair Babylon
  11. Ruthless Saint: An Arranged Marriage Romance (DeSantis Mafia Book 1) by S. Massery
  12. Happy Endings: A Novel by Thien-Kim Lam
  13. The Stars We Share: A Novel by Rafe Posey

PREORDERS (going live soon!!! 😀 )

  1. The Monster Keeps Me Safe by Kitty Thomas – May 19th 2021
  2. Deliverance (The Deviant Hearts Book 2) by N. N. Britt – May 20th 2021
  3. Stalking Gideon Cain by Kerry Alan Denney – May 21st 2021
  4. Trust: A Friends-to-Lovers Rockstar Romance (Full Moon Book 1) by Stacy Stone – May 21st 2021
  5. For Lucy by Jewel E. Ann – May 23rd 2021
  6. Tie Me Down: A Small Town Friends to Lovers Romance (Bellamy Creek Series Book 4) by Melanie Harlow – May 24th 2021
  7. Dream Spinner (Dream Team Book 3) by Kristen Ashley – May 25th 2021
  8. Wildflower Season: A Novel (The Carolina Girls Book 1) by Michelle Major – May 25th 2021
  9. Malibu Rising: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid – May 25th 2021
  10. A Fate of Wrath & Flame by K.A. Tucker – May 25th 2021
  11. All My Darkest Impulses (House of Crows Book 1) by Lisa Unger – May 27th 2021
  12. Fog Descending (House of Crows Book 2) by Lisa Unger – May 27th 2021
  13. Circling the Drain (House of Crows Book 3) by Lisa Unger – May 27th 2021
  14. Love the Way You Lie (House of Crows Book 4) by Lisa Unger – May 27th 2021
  15. Good To Be Bad (Good In Bed Book 2) by Lauren Blakely & Lili Valente – May 28th 2021

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Reader Question… Solved! The book about the gigolo and the heroine that were being forced to do things…

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Ellen needs our book help. I’ve read a few books about male escorts, but they had a more fun, and contemporary romance feel to them, and this one definitely sounds darker.

I DID read one that I LOVED and he was homeless (in fact, here’s my Book Review of Finding Home), but nobody was forcing her to do anything so I know that’s not the one.

She asks:

Hi Maryse,

I need help finding the name of a book i read i only can remember bits and pieces of it.

I can remember the hero is a gigolo but doesn’t want to be. A man makes him do it I think the hero was maybe homeless. The man also makes the heroine do things as well.

I think either her or her family owes him money, the Hero meets the woman as a young girl in passing and then again a few years later when the Bad man makes them do a scene together in front of people,

thats all i can really remember hope someone recognizes it.

Thank you so much

Ellen xx

Anyone have a guess?

Lisa: A Boy called L and Lightning Boy by Amy J Heart. (SIDENOTE from Maryse: This book has been retitled to: Loving L: A Dark Romance (Damaged Souls Golden Hearts Book 2). The author says:

Previously titled Lightning Boy, Loving L is a full-length self-contained novel with a HEA.

Book 1, Finding E, tells the tale of L’s last night of homelessness and his first soul-shaking sight of Eden. It doesn’t need to be read first but does give some extra-juicy background that some may find helpful.

Ellen: This is it!! Thankyou so much

Maryse: YAY!!! That was quick, and this series sounds pretty great!! And dark and tumultuous. Thank you Lisa! 😀

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