Act Like It
RECOMMENDED: Act Like It by Lucy Parker is $1.99! If you haven’t read this yet, it was one of Sarah’s favorite reads in the past several years. She says, “I mean, I could squee at you some MORE beyond my review but I think you’ve heard me already. I loved this book. You should read it. It’s delightful.”
This just in: romance takes center stage as West End theatre’s Richard Troy steps out with none other than castmate Elaine Graham
Richard Troy used to be the hottest actor in London, but the only thing firing up lately is his temper. We all love to love a bad boy, but Richard’s antics have made him Enemy Number One, breaking the hearts of fans across the city.
Have the tides turned? Has English rose Lainie Graham made him into a new man?
Sources say the mismatched pair has been spotted at multiple events, arm in arm and hip to hip. From fits of jealousy to longing looks and heated whispers, onlookers are stunned by this blooming romance.
Could the rumors be right? Could this unlikely romance be the real thing? Or are these gifted stage actors playing us all?
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The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa is $1.99! This was recommended by Aarya in our Ready, Set, Go: Funny Romances post. Have you read this one?
Critically acclaimed author Mia Sosa delivers a sassy, steamy enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy about a wedding planner whose new job opportunity forces her to work side-by-side with the best man who ruined her own nuptials: her ex-fiancé’s infuriating, irritating, annoyingly handsome brother. Perfect for fans of Jasmine Guillory, Helen Hoang, and Sally Thorne!
A wedding planner left at the altar. Yeah, the irony isn’t lost on Carolina Santos, either. But despite that embarrassing blip from her past, Lina’s managed to make other people’s dreams come true as a top-tier wedding coordinator in DC. After impressing an influential guest, she’s offered an opportunity that could change her life. There’s just one hitch… she has to collaborate with the best (make that worst) man from her own failed nuptials.
Tired of living in his older brother’s shadow, marketing expert Max Hartley is determined to make his mark with a coveted hotel client looking to expand its brand. Then he learns he’ll be working with his brother’s whip-smart, stunning—absolutely off-limits—ex-fiancée. And she loathes him.
If they can survive the next few weeks and nail their presentation without killing each other, they’ll both come out ahead. Except Max has been public enemy number one ever since he encouraged his brother to jilt the bride, and Lina’s ready to dish out a little payback of her own.
But even the best laid plans can go awry, and soon Lina and Max discover animosity may not be the only emotion creating sparks between them. Still, this star-crossed couple can never be more than temporary playmates because Lina isn’t interested in falling in love and Max refuses to play runner-up to his brother ever again…
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Beautiful Villain by Rebecca Kenney is $1.99! This is a Great Gatsby retelling but with vampires. Do with that what you will. It also skews more New Adult it seems.
Seven years ago, I lost him for good. Now he’s back, but is he still the Jay Gatsby I used to know…or is he something more? Something…darker.
Daisy Finnegan is looking forward to the endless golden freedom of summer. She doesn’t want to think about life after college, or the newly awakened power of her voice, which has a way of making people do frightening things. But when her cousin goes missing at an exclusive house party, Daisy confronts the mysterious host…only to discover the wealthy recluse is Jay Gatsby, her childhood sweetheart―now sinfully hot and impossible to deny.
It isn’t long before Daisy becomes entangled in a web of dizzying wealth and lies and obsession darker than she could have dreamed―culminating in a shocking act of violence that shatters the summer haze and threatens to drown them all.
But it isn’t until Gatsby is shot through the heart―and survives―that Daisy discovers the truth of how Gatsby clawed his way up in the world by selling the secret of immortality to the highest bidder. Now with her friends’ lives at stake, her own untested power still volatile, and an unimaginable threat closing in, Daisy will have to face an impossible choice: side with the man who claimed her body and soul…or with the monsters who would see him lost to her forever.
An addictive and truly original spicy New Adult retelling of The Great Gatsby with a magical twist.
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The Griffin’s Mate by Zoe Chant is $1.99 at Amazon! This is a small town, paranormal romance and is the first in a series. It has a new cover, so be sure to check if you don’t already own this one.
A curvy businesswoman who’s new in town + a lonely griffin shifter searching for someone to share his nest + a small town with a big secret = a hot and heartwarming story of love and family.
Lainie Eaves never wanted to return to Hideaway Cove, the small town where her own family rejected her years ago. When she inherits the family estate, she decides to sell the crumbling old mansion and leave her painful history where it belongs: in the past. Then she meets Harrison, and her world turns upside down.
Lonely griffin shifter Harrison Galway thought he’d found paradise when he moved to Hideaway Cove, where shifters can live without having to hide their true natures. But when his mate Lainie walks into his life, he discovers that paradise comes at a price too high to pay.
Fifteen years ago, Lainie’s grandparents made a choice that tore her family apart forever, but Lainie never knew the reason: that she wasn’t born a shifter. Now she’s finally found someone who might fill that hole in her heart—at the cost of everything else he holds dear. Hideaway Cove is a sanctuary for shifters, and that means no humans allowed.
Can Lainie let go of her painful memories, and make a fresh start? Or will Harrison be forced to leave the only place where he’s ever been welcome to live with the woman he loves?
The Griffin’s Mate is a sweet, sexy standalone griffin shifter paranormal romance. No cliffhangers!
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Add me to the long list of those who love Lucy Parker’s ACT LIKE IT. My favorite line? From Lainie to Richard: “I know you think we’ve broken up, but we haven’t.” Not stalkerish at all in context, I promise! But definitely a refreshing change from most “breaking up over a misunderstanding” plots!
I also enjoyed Act Like It! The hero was a dick but I thought he was good to/for the heroine, and I really enjoy a romance that can convince me that two people who are unappealing prospects to me personally are perfect together not despite but because of their flaws.
I could not at all get into The Worst Best Man and I can’t remember why but I have the sense it was a me problem. I am particular with comedy (fine; with a lot of things) so it might have been that, but honestly I think it was the heterosexuality, which I really struggle with in contemporaries these days. Like the underlying assumptions about how gender and sexuality work are just so…stupid.
I hate The Great Gatsby but Nghi Vo had a fantastic retelling which makes this one intriguing. Anyone read it?
kkw, yes a retelling of The Great Gatsby doesn’t sell a book to me for the same reason, so I need reviews that convince me the author has done something interesting with their retelling.
Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater is 2.99!!!! I LOVED this one – here is the SBTB blurb with their affiliate link:
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Also Nothing to See Here by Kevin Wilson is 1.99 – not a romance, but a great book.
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Thirding Act Like It. Lucy Parker is my go-to comfort read. The first time I finished Act Like It, I immediately started re-reading it.
Most of Lucy Parker’s books are on my comfort shelf – I even finally got an Audible subscription so that I could have access to “Misdirected” (which is, right now, Audible only still…. I’m not a huge fan of audio books, but I made an exception for both Lucy Parker, and Nicola Coughlin and it was worth it).
I also loved “The Worst Best Man” and that one edged Mia Sosa closer to my auto-buy list.
Author Lucy Score also has a contemporary titled The Worst Best Man, which I found great fun to read.
@kkw and @Jazzlet, it always makes me happy when I learn that another person dislikes The Great Gatsby. I read it for myself, and for years couldn’t understand why many readers consider it a great novel. I understand now, but will never agree.