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Only Friends

by Lydia San Andres

Regency-inspired content, modern romantic complications

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Regency-inspired content, modern romantic complications

Mariel Rivera’s screenwriting ambitions hit a snag when she loses her day job, is ghosted, and struggles with writer’s block. A chance encounter in Times Square brings her together with Dashwood Bennet, a model in Regency costume. Their collaboration—creating Regency-era thirst content for online fans—connects contemporary creative work with the visual world of historical romance. The setup places an aspiring writer and an experienced model in a shared project, with romantic-comedy elements grounded in Mariel’s career setback and their unusual online venture.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Romantic-comedy readers interested in a contemporary creative partnership.
  • Readers who enjoy Regency-inspired settings and themes alongside present-day romance.
  • Readers interested in stories about aspiring screenwriters and online content creation.

Themes

Romance and collaborationCreative ambition and writer’s blockRegency-inspired media in a contemporary settingCareer setbacks

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Book overview

"A delightful romantic comedy debut!" --Olivia Dade, USA TODAY bestselling author of Zomromcom and Spoiler Alert

"An excellent and unique premise...San Andres's love for Regency romance comes through." --Library Journal

Fans of The Regency Vows and For the Love of Austen series will adore this sexy and charming rom-com debut about an aspiring screenwriter and a gorgeous model teaming up to create regency era thirst content for online fans.

After being fired from her day job, unceremoniously ghosted, and facing a bad case of writer's block, twenty-six-year-old aspiring screenwriter Mariel Rivera is one spilled coffee away from crying on the subway. When she's rescued from a Times Square kerfuffle by a very handsome model dressed in regency costume, Mariel has no idea her life is about to change.

Dashwood Bennet has been modeling for years, though recently, his current portfolio includes some more risqu
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