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Love Fool by A.F. Zoelle
A Good Bad Idea Story, Book 4
Xander Dandridge
Everybody thinks my best friend is in love with me, including my cheating ex-boyfriend. When I have to see that jerk at my boss’s wedding, bringing Jules as my fake date is the perfect revenge. But why stop there? After all, if everyone is going to accuse Jules and I of being together, why shouldn’t we enjoy ourselves as friends with benefits?
Ohhhh, it’s because our arrangement makes me fall in love with him for real. Oops?
Jules Tourneau
I’ve ignored my feelings for Xander so many years that I’m convinced I only love him as a friend. It’s totally a coincidence that thinking of him with his awful ex-boyfriend makes me burn with raging hellfire, right? When we’re fake dating, I’m obviously going to have fun teasing him with obnoxiously cutesy nicknames, like calling him my pookie—crap, I’m actually in love with Xander, aren’t I?
How do you tell your best friend, “Surprise! I just figured out I’ve been stupid in love with you forever,” without sounding like the world’s biggest idiot?
Love Fool is the fourth book in the Good Bad Idea series. This novel features a friends to lovers and fake boyfriends romance. Full of cute sweetness and sexy fun, every story ends with a satisfying HEA and no cliffhangers. Each book can be read as a standalone or as part of the series in order.
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Chapter 2: Jules Tourneau
Still bleary-eyed, I entered my kitchen where Xander was making omelets. He wore a pair of my teal “soymates” pajama bottoms. It featured a cute print of cartoon sushi and soy sauce bottles smiling at each other with tiny hearts above them. He also had on a purple ombre hoodie of mine that dwarfed his slender frame. The sight of him in my casual clothes stopped me in my tracks. He was always gorgeous, but it had been a long time since I had seen him look so boyish. Seeing him in my clothes did funny things to my heart.
The responsible part of my brain that warned me about terrible ideas seemed to have slept in. I walked over to Xander and embraced him from behind, holding him as I buried my nose against his neck. A faint hint of my perfume clung to the hoodie. There also was a lingering scent of my body wash from the shower he had taken earlier. It made him smell like mine. The combined effect was arousing when I wasn’t in a state of mind to fend off that reaction. How could I when I hadn’t even had coffee yet?
Because of my lifelong history of being an overly affectionate hugger, Xander didn’t react to my actions with anything more than a warm “Good morning, Julie.”
The right thing to do would be to let go of him, but it felt too good to hold him. Hugs satisfied me on a spiritual level, and I craved the closeness they brought. Nothing was better than hugging Xander, which suffused me with a sense of wholeness that no one else ever had. I had given up trying to figure out why years ago, because I didn’t like any of the answers. Instead, I basked in his calmness that helped center me after the confusing dream I had. “Mornin’.”
He flipped the omelet in the pan, which was a beautiful golden color. Between Xander and my brother Rune, I was spoiled with fantastic chefs in my life. It was a good thing since I was so bad at cooking. I didn’t have the attention span required to make anything worth eating that took over three minutes. The microwave I caught on fire making mac and cheese in college was a flaming testament to that fact.
“Did you sleep well?”
I wondered if having a vivid sex dream about my best friend counted as sleeping well? It didn’t qualify as a nightmare, but the experience left me uneasy. I hated struggling with the unbecoming need to know if I had been right about what kind of underwear Xander had on. “Yeah. You?”
He lifted a corner of the omelet with a spatula to check it. “I don’t remember the last time I slept that well. Thanks for letting me stay yesterday. I really needed that.”
“Anytime—”
“I wouldn’t finish that sentence if I were you unless you’re prepared to have me as a roommate again.”
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A Good Bad Idea Stories
Book 1: Bet On Love
RHYS HUNTINGTON
I went to Las Vegas to marry my fiancée but ended up married to my best man instead. Considering I’m straight, I never imagined I would wake up in bed with a husband. We obviously need to get an annulment to undo our mistake. The only problem is, it turns out my feelings for my best friend Luci aren’t quite as platonic as I thought.
What are the odds that my bad idea ends up being the best thing to ever happen to us?
LUCIEN “LUCI” ST. AMOUR
After Rhys and I secretly shared our first kiss as teenagers, I spent years suppressing my confusing feelings for him. But now that he’s my husband, it exposes the truth about the depths of my love for my best friend.
Could I really be lucky enough that he feels the same way about me?
Bet on Love is the first book in the Good Bad Idea series. This novella features a friends to lovers second chance romance. Full of cute sweetness and sexy fun, every story ends with a satisfying HEA and no cliffhangers. Each book can be read as a standalone or as part of the series in order.
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Book 2: Love Means More
AMBROSE O’ROURKE
I’ve only met one person I couldn’t seduce—Augie Murphy, the man I love who thinks I’m straight. When I have a chance to be his fake boyfriend, it’s too much temptation to resist. It turns out that’s literally true, since I get carried away with a passionate kiss. He thinks it’s just a game, but it’s so much more than that.
Can I convince my best friend I want to be his boyfriend for real?
AUGUST “AUGIE” MURPHY
Ambrose is handsome, irresistible, and completely off-limits. That didn’t stop my stupid heart from falling in love with my best friend the first day we met. When he suggests we pretend to be boyfriends on a double date, my curiosity defeats my common sense. Even if we’re only pretending for one night, I want to know what it’s like to be loved by him.
Is it possible to turn my fake boyfriend for a night into my real one forever?
Love Means More is the second book in the Good Bad Idea series. This novella features fake boyfriends in a friends to lovers bisexual awakening romance. Full of cute sweetness and sexy fun, every story ends with a satisfying HEA and no cliffhangers. Each book can be read as a standalone or as part of the series in order.
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Book 3: Love Means More
Callum O’Rourke
A twenty-year-old like me doesn’t stand a chance with an older playboy like Rune. Yet despite being total opposites, I’m lucky enough to call him my friend. Anything more than that would be greedy, but that doesn’t stop me from wishing he would teach me how to satisfy the passionate desire I feel for him. All of my fantasies are about experiencing my first time with him.
Could I be lucky enough that it happens for real?
Rune Tourneau
The only relationships I used to be interested in were meaningless hookups with no strings attached. But Callum’s kindness touched a part of my heart I didn’t know existed, changing me forever. I desperately want him, but he deserves to be cherished by someone who thinks true love is real and isn’t a jaded thirty-year-old like me.
Can he really turn a sceptic like me into someone who believes we could have a romantic happy ever after together?
Fancy Love is the third book in the Good Bad Idea series. This novel features a grumpy/sunshine, age gap, first time, opposites attract romance. Full of cute sweetness and sexy fun, every story ends with a satisfying HEA and no cliffhangers. Each book can be read as a standalone or as part of the series in order.
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About A. F.:
Under constant siege from persistent plot bunnies, A.F. Zoelle enjoys humoring them by writing about gorgeous men being in love. Her contemporary romances are full of witty banter, sexy fun, and lovable smart-asses. She’s left academia behind for a new adventure, which will hopefully include adopting Ragdoll cats of her own someday soon.
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