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Love Directions by A.F. Zoelle
A Good Bad Idea Story, Book 5
Elias Forthwright
Can a chance meeting lead to true love? I sure hope so, because I’m falling hard and fast for North. I’m normally too shy to be attracted to a playful flirt like him, but he’s full of surprises that bring out the best in me. Even though we’re nothing alike, he’s everything I never knew I needed.
Maybe it’s silly to feel like the cosmic universe conspired to bring us together, but North makes me want to believe in the impossible. After all, it would be stupid to run away from love when all signs point to him being the one, right?
North Easton
To say I’ve lived a strange life is a massive understatement. I’m used to weird things being the norm, but even I never expected to fall in love with a sweetheart the first time I meet him. Elias makes me feel all warm and gooey inside like a hot brownie. If I get lucky, maybe he’ll want a bite. And if I’m really lucky, he’ll want to come back for seconds, thirds, fourths, and forever.
I know we just met, but is it too soon to plan for a lifetime of canoodling with Elias? Shockingly, I don’t mean that as a euphemism for once.
Love Directions is the fifth book in the Good Bad Idea series. This novel features a shy/flirt, instalove, 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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Chapter 6: North Easton
He hugged me back, burying his face against my neck as I stroked his white-blond hair. It was even softer than I had imagined it would be. “I’m glad you’re here.”
That made me happy to hear, because it meant I wouldn’t be leaving anytime soon, hopefully. “What do you say to staying up late and getting to know each other a little better?”
Elias pulled back to look at me but didn’t step out of my embrace. “Do you mean we should, um…”
It was cute the way he trailed off with a blush. While my dick was very much interested in hearing him finish his sentence, for once, I wanted to get to know him by talking instead of carnally. “How does curling up on the couch as we ask each other a million questions sound?”
His smile was so radiant that I basked in it like the warmth of the sun. “That would be nice.”
“Good, because I’m dying to know if you prefer hard or squishy cookies.” My heart fluttered like hummingbird wings when he took my hand to lead me into his living room.
“That’s your number one question for me?” he asked with a laugh.
We sat on his navy blue couch together. The area was elegant, while still being comfortable. “If your answer isn’t both, we’re going to be off to a rocky start.”
He rubbed the back of his left hand as he timidly asked, “For the Q&A or for dating?”
I stretched my arm out to wrap around his shoulders and draw him closer to me. “Sorry, it was a bad joke. You could hate cookies and I’d still be thanking my lucky stars that I get to be your boyfriend.”
His radiant smile lit me up inside. Shit, I had it bad for him already, and we were only getting started. I hoped he was prepared for me to love him more than I had loved anything else ever. His cuteness was too much to take, so I leaned in to steal a lingering kiss. It was so tempting to delve in for a taste of him, but I restrained myself to sucking on his lower lip before I released him.
“For the record, I prefer soft cookies over hard, but I love them both,” he answered.
“You really are the perfect boyfriend for me.”
He chuckled at my reaction. “It doesn’t take much to impress you, does it?”
“All you have to do to wow me is to be yourself.”
“Me being neurotic is that appealing to you?”
I flashed my most charming grin. “What can I say? Quirks really get me going.”
“Then that makes you the perfect boyfriend for me.”
“I’m pretty sure that means we’re a match made in Heaven—and I’m not just saying that since your mom seems to be thriving in her new career as a paranormal matchmaker.”
Elias cracked up at my description, which was a relief because I belatedly realized he might not be in a place to joke about her after spending his first birthday without her. “That sounds like something you should write a book about.”
“If I do, she’s totally getting a shout-out in the acknowledgements.” I hugged Elias closer when he nuzzled against me. “Now, using my great powers of the divine, I’m going to guess blue is your favorite color. What’s your second favorite color?”
“Your great powers of the divine can only tell you my first favorite color?”
“Yeah, there’s a $19.99 a month subscription fee to gain insights on secondary and tertiary color preferences, which is a bit steep for my tastes. It amazes most people I can guess their favoritest favorite color and they leave it at that.”
His little giggle was so damn cute. “Fair enough. It’s green, then purple. What are your top three?”
“Blue, red, and rainbow.”
“Rainbow’s not a color—it’s seven.”
“Technically, sure,” I agreed with a shrug. “But when they’re all a gradient blending into each other, rainbow is a single awesome color in my book.”
Elias tapped his chin as he considered what to ask next.
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A Good Bad Idea Stories
Book 1: Bet On Love
Rhys Huntington
After my bachelor party, I expected to wake up with a hangover. I never imagined I’d wake up in bed with a husband two days before my actual wedding. Realizing I’m straight and married to my best man sobers me up real fast. But nothing could have prepared me for discovering I desperately want to consummate my marriage with my best friend and spend the rest of my life with him.
What are the odds that my bad idea ends up being the best thing to ever happen to us?
Lucien “Luci” St. Amour
Rhys may legally be my husband now, but that doesn’t mean he’s mine to love and cherish for the rest of our lives. We’ll get an annulment, then go back to being just best friends. But all those feelings I’ve suppressed since we shared our first kiss as teenagers have been stirred up, forcing me to confront the fact that I wish our marriage was more than a mistake.
How do I tell my best friend I want a second chance to be his husband for real?
Bet on Love is the first book in the Good Bad Idea series. This novella features a friends to lovers, second chance, 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 2: Love Means More
Ambrose O’Rourke
I’ve dropped at least 1,846,957 hints that I want to be more than Augie’s best friend. Despite my best efforts, my reputation as a straight playboy means he’s not picking up what I’m putting down. If I’m going to win his heart, I’ve got to get creative.
Maybe if I show him what an awesome fake boyfriend I am, he’ll want me to be his real one?
August “Augie” Murphy
Secretly being in love with your straight friend sucks. Secretly being in love with your straight friend who won’t quit flirting with you really sucks. When Ambrose suggests we go on a fake double date as boyfriends, the temptation is too much to resist. 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 novel features a friends to lovers, fake boyfriends, 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: Fancy Love
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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Book 4: Love Fool
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, fake boyfriends, banter-filled 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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