THE REAL THING
Sugar Lake #1
Melissa Foster
Releasing Sept 5, 2017
Montlake
Bakery
owner Willow Dalton’s friendship with Zane Walker has always been a bit
complicated. Now a scrumptiously hot A-list actor, Zane’s always had a
reputation as player. He’s arrogant, and he’s definitely not boyfriend
material. Sure, he did Willow a favor by agreeing to take her virginity before
college, but is that reason enough to go along with a fake engagement a decade
later—even if it comes with a real diamond ring?
Zane should
have known better. Nothing involving Willow has ever been easy. Still, he knows
her better than anyone, and becoming America’s hottest new leading man means
cleaning up his reputation. An “engagement” to curvy, sass-mouthed Willow is
the perfect PR move . . . provided no one gets hurt.
Now Zane
and Willow’s little white lie has turned into an irresistible recipe for sweet
temptation. And soon no one will be able to tell the difference between their
fake engagement or the real thing—including them.
**THE REAL
THING is being published by Montlake (an Amazon imprint) and won’t be available
on other ebook retailers, but you can download a FREE ereader app to read
it HERE, order the paperback.
I've never read Ms. Foster before.
I don't know or can't say why as many of her titles have typically appealed to me for one reason or another - they sound/look great. Plus she has LOTS and I mean LOTS of fans.
I've blogged for her titles in the past and did buy the "clean" version of one of her title for the cover alone repackaged and sold under her other name Addison Cole (Read, Write, Love at Seaside).
After reading The Real Thing, I will move the above listed book higher up on my to be read mountain.
The Real Thing kicks off the new Sugar Lake Series and it's just about perfect. From the setting, tone, and characters - there really is a sense of "The Real Thing". Meaning, I found the book to be real- not always an easy thing for an author to accomplish, especially in a "second chance" type story line; which by the way I typically despise . But here in Ms. Foster's hands, it;s real and fresh.
I really loved Willow and Zane. Their chemistry was off the charts and authentic and the banter and humor between the two had me laughing.
There was plenty to like about this sweet with heat romance. Overall it was well developed with likable characters and I plan to read on in this series as well.
“You're sleeping on the couch,” Willow said for the fifth time in as
many minutes as she and Zane left their suite. He was busy texting, and she
wasn’t sure he was even listening anymore. He used to be such a great listener.
When they were younger, he’d never acted like he was above her, despite the
fact that he was the star quarterback, lead pitcher, and eventually the prom
king, and she was two years behind and as awkward as a foal on new legs.
“Are you listening to me?” she asked as they walked down the hall.
“Yes. I just got confirmation. You’re catering breakfasts for the set.
Cool?”
“Yes, perfect. But did you hear what I said?”
She had almost backed out of their deal twice since she’d accepted.
First when she’d seen the king-size bed, which really drove home their
situation, and again when Zane had whipped off his shirt to change and her
sex-starved body had buzzed to life. She was still a little nervous about the
whole thing, mostly due to that second issue, but she felt a certain obligation
to help him. Regardless of how arrogant he was, she’d never forget how tender
he’d been with her when she’d given her almost-eighteen-year-old self over to
him, and he was a true friend, even if they had a weird friendship.
The truth was, even if he hadn’t done her that favor before college, she would
have agreed to his plan. She liked him despite his insatiable appetite for
women. He was everything she loved in a person and more. He was confident and
funny, direct and thoughtful, and honest when it counted. Painfully honest.
The exposure for Sweetie Pie Bakery was just the icing on the fake-fiancée
cake. What a difference national exposure could make.
Zane shoved his phone in his pocket. “Yes. Sleeping on the
couch. Got it. But you can’t blame a guy for trying.”
She laid her best damn-right-I-can stare on him and pushed the button
for the elevator.
“Fine. I’ll behave. Jesus, Wills, you’re never this uptight when I
visit.”
“You mean that five minutes twice a year?” Willow remembered how happy
he’d been when he’d finally left town to pursue his dream of being an actor.
He’d been bursting at the seams for a bigger life. But her “five
minutes” comment wasn’t really fair. He never missed Ben’s birthday, and he
almost always made it back for a few days over the holidays, even though his
parents had moved to Florida right after he’d graduated from high school and
left town. He’d been back a few other times when he was filming nearby. Even
though she rarely saw him, their texts—and the fact that he was her first real
love, even if he didn’t know it—had kept him in the forefront of her mind.
Unfortunately, it also kept her heartbreak pretty close to the surface, no
matter how deep she tried to bury it.
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Melissa Foster is a New
York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes
sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with
emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last
page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family
oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading
about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.
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