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Instalove Short Reads by Amy Bow

Connor

The cutest girl I’ve ever seen just made the blender explode onto the roof of the café—what a mess. She’s mortified, I can tell. I’m not surprised, it was pretty dramatic.

Jimmy, the boss, is furious. I know him cause I work here too, sometimes. He has a mean temper. When he shouts at her, my blood boils and I have to step in. She’s scared, and looks up at me with tears in those blue eyes, as if she’s going to run at any moment. I need to shield her from Jimmy and settle her down. I need to convince her I’ll protect her. My heart jumps with nervous jitters. I’d never be good enough for this angel.

Minnie

My whole life I’ve never really fit in anywhere. I’m insecure and painfully shy. I’m not sure why I thought it would be different if I tried to start again in another town, but this looks like yet another disaster. I love to cook and I want to work with food, so I took a job in a café, but so far I’ve burned toast, spilled juice and been alternately shouted at and ignored by my misogynist boss.

Now I’ve broken the smoothie machine—it burst and there’s a milky mess everywhere, even on the ceiling. It’s making me look like an idiot. It had to happen in front of an entire line of customers, and one is an oversize hottie who’s trying to catch my eye. I just want to go running home to mom and my old bookkeeping job, and hide under the covers for the rest of my life.

 

Passion in Store is a love at first sight, damsel in distress romance with a devoted muscle man and a sunshine heroine who just wants to be loved. Sexy, spicy and sweet, this is a SHORT TWO HOUR read with a HEA to warm your heart.

Eliana

Tyson shouldn’t annoy me this much, as he’s practically my employee. He won’t do what I ask and it’s driving me crazy. So is his arrogance. Did I mention his good looks? That’s annoying too. If only there wasn’t so much at stake. My success as store manager is in jeopardy—a shoplifter is continuing to infiltrate our security systems. Despite being in charge of security, Tyson is not paying attention to my requests. I hate the way I crumble every time I confront him. It seems just as I think of the sharpest words to say, my mind wanders to what he looks like under that uniform…

 

Tyson

I’m frustrated by how much I crave Eliana Rothbury. She’s rude and she’s self-important. She refuses to trust me with her security, even though I know I have the strength and solution she needs. I know I could satisfy her, and I’m longing to do so. If only I could think of her like just another client…but I’ve been bewitched by her determination, her commanding hips, the way she flicks her black hair, and those hazel eyes flecked with gold. I’m about to break my professional demeanor, and I don’t even care.

 

Protection in Store is an enemies-to-lovers, opposites attract, workplace romance with small-town feels. Sexy, spicy and sweet, this is a SHORT TWO HOUR read with a HEA to warm your heart.

... A Masford Full-length Novel...

Passion and Relish:  A small-town enemies-to-lovers romance.

Tor Perry has worked hard to rebuild her life, and now, as a junior chef in the small town of Masford, she finally feels safe. That’s when an accident with temp worker Dylan turns her world upside down and they become enemies at first sight. He’s arrogant, rude and everything she most detests in a man. So why does she keep thinking about him?

Dylan has an agenda, but it’s not about making sauce.  It’s
about the assignment given to him by the CEO, his billionaire father, to work undercover in the factory and expose the traitor who’s been attempting to sabotage their family business. There’s a list of suspects, including the gorgeous and feisty Tor. She has secrets in her eyes and a body he can’t stop thinking about.

As the traitor‘s vendetta escalates into a life-threatening game, Dylan races to find the culprit before it’s too late. When all the evidence points to Tor, he’s conflicted by his desire for her. Will he be able to prove her innocent, or will she be exposed as using the family business to leverage her own success?

Tropes: Enemies to lovers, Forbidden love, Fake identity, Workplace romance, Strong heroine

Adult Romance, sex scenes.  Trigger warning:  mentions of sexual assault.