LOVE IS ALE YOU NEED BY GIA STEVENS
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Love Is Ale You Need Book Release!
Sunday, 7 April 2024
After becoming a single mom, I vowed never to date a guy in a suit again until the charismatic and charming, Trey Wilson entered my life. I put him in the friend zone instantly, however, the more time we spend together, the more the lines between friends and benefits blur. I know I should end things before we get too deep, but when the white stick shows two pink lines, my world is once again turned upside down. Fans of Meghan Quinn and Tessa Bailey will devour Love Is Ale You Need by Gia Stevens, a steamy friends-to-lovers, surprise pregnancy, romance.
Blurb
A steamy friends with benefits, surprise pregnancy standalone novel by romantic comedy author Gia Stevens…
We went from fling to friend-zone. Now I have to tell him he’s going to be a dad.
After my ex-husband left, I became a single mom and vowed never to date a guy in a suit again.
Then Trey Wilson entered my life. The guy who lives in suits. He’s charismatic, good-looking, and charming AF.
Everything that can make any woman swoon, including me.
What started as a one-night fling turned into a mid-morning office quickie, followed by an afternoon rendezvous in my kitchen. Which ultimately led to the purchase of a new table.
After I told him we can only be friends, he’s determined to be my best friend. The more time we spend together, the boundary between friends and benefits blur.
Deep down, I know he’s exactly like the others. Once they get what they want, they’re out the door, leaving me to pick up the pieces of my broken heart. Been there. Done that. And I have a daughter to prove it.
So the moment emotions get involved, I quickly suppress them and do what I know is right.
I end whatever this is.
Except now I can’t do that when the white stick shows two pink lines.
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Excerpt
Copyright 2024 Gia Stevens
“Didn’t we go over this?” I push off until I’m standing to my full height and hold up one finger. “Dinner sounds like a date.” I add a second finger. “Dates lead to relationships.” “It’s dinner. It’s not like I’m asking for your hand in marriage. Unless that will help my chances. I’ll get on one knee right now.” “Guess what I think about that?” “What?” With my other two fingers still in the air, I add a third. Then I curl my pointer and ring finger to my palm leaving only my middle finger. A grin curls around his full lips. “That was good. But I don’t speak finger, so you have to give me a good reason why?” “Because you’re… Trey.” “That’s not a good reason.” “You’re not my type.” “Sexy. Confident. Well-endowed aren’t your type?” I snort a laugh. “More like cocky and full of himself aren’t my type. Plus, you wear a suit.” “What’s wrong with the suit?” He runs his hands down the lapels of his jacket. “Nothing per se, but I just don’t do suits. They’re too…suity. It only adds to the cocky and arrogant thing you got going on.” I wave my hand over his body. “Well, I can fix that.” Trey stands and removes his suit jacket and drapes it over the backrest of his stool. His fingers dig into the knot of his tie, loosening it. Next, he pops the button at his collar. “What are you doing?” I ask. “Taking off the suit.” “You’re going to strip? Right here, in a full bar?” “Yup.” He undoes a couple more buttons. I want to tear my gaze away, but I can’t. Instead, I spit out whatever words I can muster. “Keep your clothes on. No one wants to see you naked.” Nora smacks my arm, and I jerk my head to face her. From the corner of her mouth she says, “Speak for yourself. I kinda want to see what he’s packing underneath.” I narrow my gaze at her. She shrugs and slinks away but keeps a close eye on Trey in case he does remove the rest of his clothes. She wouldn’t want to miss that. Hell, right now I don’t want to miss it either. Trey clears his throat and I twist around to meet his gaze. “So, what’s it going to be? Am I getting naked right here or are we going on a date?Buy Now On Your Favorite Retailers!
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About Gia Stevens
Gia Stevens resides in Northern Minnesota with her husband and cat. She lives for the warm, sunny days of summer and dreads the bitter cold of winter. A romantic comedy junkie at heart, she knew she wanted her own stories to encompass those same warm and fuzzy feelings. When she’s not busy writing your next book boyfriend, Gia can be found binge watching TV shows that aired five years ago, taking pictures of her cat, or curled up with a steamy romance novel.Follow: Facebook | TikTok | Instagram | Reader Group | Goodreads | BookBub | BingeBooks | Website | Newsletter | Amazon
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Red, White and Royal Blue By Casey McQuistoon
Monday, 4 March 2024
RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE BY CASEY MCQUISTON
Review to my Goodreads: Interesting from the start but kind of bored when I am more than half of the book that I had to take a pause from reading it. But after I got over the part and it became fun again, I could not put it down until I finished.
Reading this made me wish that if it really happens in reality that people would be more accepting like in the book. Love wins.
Title: Red, White and Royal Blue (Collector’s Edition)
Author: Casey McQuiston
Type: Fiction
Category: New Adult
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Genre: Romance, Rom-Com, LGBT
Tropes: Forced proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Forbidden romance, Slow burn
Total Chapters: 15 + bonus chapter
Total Pages: 392
Table of Contents: None
Summary From The Book:
What happens when America’s First son falls in love with the Prince of Wales?
When his kother became President of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome, charismatic, genius - his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There’s only one problem: Alex has a veef with an actual prince, Henry, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex/Henry altercation, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse.
Heads of family and state and other handlers devise a plan for damage control. Stage a truce beteen the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake, Instagrammable friendship grows deeper, and more dangerous, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a suprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations.
Casey McQuiston’s Red, White, and Royal Blue proves that true love isn’t always diplomatic.
My Thoughts:
I read the version with extra content which I think adds more realism for the book’s ending.
The story is about two nation’s charismatic influential people who hates each other - Henry, the Prince of Wales and Alex, U.S. First Son.
An incident happened that they need to clear their names to show the world that they are good friends which in reality they are not. Forced to be together, they learned to be friends and later on developed as lovers which complicates their roles and the two nations.
The book is fun to read specially from the start but mid-way, I got a little bored as it mentions a lot of political insights as well. It took me a week or two before I got over the slump and read it again. It got more interesting again after I was able to get over the few boring chapters.
There are a lot of scenes that made me laugh specially the bantering between Alex and Henry. It is an adventurous and young love and yet complicated - which makes me root for the couple more while reading.
There are some sexual scenes, mentions of drug use, abandoment, homophobia, deception that makes me consider it as an new adult book. Though others consider it as young adult.
The point of view is focused mainly to Alex but the bonus chapter is Henry’s point of view.
I love both Alex and Henry as well as Henry’s sister. The major character development for me is Henry’s road to coming out. For the best redeeming character - it is Luna’s development for me.
The most memorable scene for me is Alex and Henry’s first kiss and the scenes before that.
What do I think about the title Red, White and Royal Blue? I think the book name represent’s the two nation’s flag colors. I do not know if there is more meaning behind the title but I think it fits the story well.
Basically, the book is a romantic-comedy coming out story with twist of forbidden romance and enemies to lovers.
My Favorite Line/s:
"Because you’re it, okay I’m never gonna love anybody in the world like I love you." - Alex page 270
Rating: 4/5 because the plot is good but I had a part where I got bored in reading mid-part of the story - I would give it a five if I was fully engaged.
Spiciness:2/5
Recommendation: To those who wants to read a love story specially an LGBT focused couple. It has some politics as well if it is your thing.
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