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Let's Kiss and Tell

by Joss Richard

Workplace romance, with a story to sell

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Workplace romance, with a story to sell

Lucy Reid writes about sex and relationships while questioning whether partnership is necessary for happiness. When pressure from her editor pushes her to claim she has a new relationship, she and fellow newsroom writer Marshall Oakley agree to fake-date for their own professional and personal reasons. Their arrangement gives the novel a clear point of tension: both are publicly presenting a version of love that clashes with their private doubts, and growing closeness complicates the plan. The workplace setting connects their romantic bargain to Lucy’s column and Marshall’s news career, while the story explores how ideas about independence, commitment, and moving on can shift through experience.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy contemporary workplace romance and fake-dating setups.
  • Readers interested in romantic stories that engage with sex, relationships, and independence.
  • Readers drawn to characters reconsidering their views on love and commitment.

Themes

Fake datingWorkplace romanceSex and relationshipsIndependence and commitmentMoving on after a relationship

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Book overview

"Intimate, tender, and impossibly hot. This book sizzles!"--Carley Fortune, #1 New York Times bestselling author of One Golden Summer

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A sex columnist and a news reporter realize a fake relationship can help them both professionally and personally--but they aren't prepared for the real feelings that start to develop beyond the headlines--from the bestselling author of It's Different This Time.


Lucy Reid is a sex columnist whose views on relationships aren't exactly optimistic. She empowers readers to embrace their sexuality and challenge the idea that you need a partner to be happy--until her editor points out their audience is mostly coupled up . . . and maybe it's time for something (or someone) new. To buy herself time, Lucy impulsively claims she's started a new relationship she can write about. Enter Marshall Oakley.

Marshall is the new senior news writer at Lucy's company. When they meet at a work event, he reveals his ex of nine years is getting married, and he needs a plus-one to keep his family off his back. They agree to fake date until the wedding--Lucy can write about finding "the one" before proving relationships don't solve everything when they "break up", and Marshall gets a no-strings date to convince his friends, family, and ex he's moved on.

But as they spend more time together, the lines blur and each begins to reevaluate their views on love. As fear gives way to misunderstandings, can they find the courage to rewrite their story with a happily ever after?
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