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Luc O’Donnell is tangentially—and reluctantly—famous, and one compromising photo is enough to ruin everything. To clean up his image, Luc has to find a nice, normal relationship…and Oliver Blackwood is as normal as they come. In other words: perfect boyfriend material. Unfortunately, apart from being gay and single, Luc and Oliver have nothing in common. So, they strike a deal to be publicity-friendly (fake) boyfriends until the dust has settled. But the thing about fake-dating is that it can feel a lot like real-dating. And that’s when you get used to someone. Start falling for them. Don’t ever want to let them go.
It’s Thursday! It’s also your last chance to send me your thoughts about Getting Schooled before Trisha and I record the next episode of When In Romance tonight so if you’ve had the chance to read it, now’s the time.
Over on Book Riot
Book Riot published our best books of the year so far and man, the romance section. It’s stacked. I uh…own every single one of those books and will read them someday…
*I will not sing that song from Grease I will not sing that song from Grease I will not…*
If The Hating Game was your thing, here are some books to read while you wait for the movie.
Do you booktube? I’m bad at it, but always enjoy finding a new person to add to my endless subscription list. This list isn’t romance-specific, but hey, nobody is perfect.
How are you with library trivia?
Deals
If what you need in your life is drama drama drama, might I point you towards Forbidden Promises by Synithia Williams? This book is currently 1.99 (for the next few days, anyway) and features a relationship that will obviously be all about that drama: a young woman comes home on a visit, helps out her brother on a political campaign, and is reunited with the one that got away…who happens to be her sister’s ex-husband and possibly her brother’s best friend??? So yeah, do with that what you will. And enjoy.
New Books!
I love books. Don’t you? As usual, I’m perpetually behind, but I’ve heard nothing but good things.
Sleeping Cutie
Tanzania Glover
The second book in the Faded Fairytales series (following, that’s right, Thickarella), this book follows Christian, the epitome of anti chivalry, and Amber, who has to deal with narcolepsy on top of everything else frustrating in her life. Chris has to make a lot of changes in his life and mindset for them to arrive anywhere near an HEA, but they can work it out if they’re meant to be together. I have never read a contemporary retelling of Sleeping Beauty, but a woman with narcolepsy seems like the right approach if you’re not going to include an evil queen.
I’ve picked up this author’s previous fairy tale reimagining and I enjoyed what I read; I can’t imagine this one will be any different. Also, I am drooling over the cover and premise for the third one, Trapunzel. Is it December yet?)
And there are plenty others to check out available this week, too:
The Angel’s Fire by Holley Trent (Gimme all the brownskinned magical cowboys…and is that…a sword???)
The Best Man Plan by Jaci Burton
Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall (I am SO ready for this book. Alexis Hall’s books are always so intense; I look forward to cutting some of that intensity that I know will be there anyway with plenty of humor.)
Culinary Confessions by Joanne Lambo (I haven’t read this author before and don’t usually gravitate towards friends to lovers but look at this precious cover!)
Not Like the Movies by Kerry Winfrey
Heal My Heart by Kay Shanee
Mixing it Up by Sawyer Lee Davis
Plan on reading anything fun this weekend?
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