The Only Reason
A Lesbian Fake Relationship Romantic Comedy (The Holidays with You)
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Lois Ridge
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Shannon O'Connor
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Two women, one fake relationship & a fall they'll never forget. Bella Gold needs money for college, so when she hears of an agency that pays you to date people in return for large sums of cash she signs up. She knows what everyone’s thinking but she doesn’t take off her clothes, even if she wanted to. The only thing that happens is some hand holding and honest conversation. If she’s being honest, she feels bad for how lonely these people are.
Enter Dylan Marsh, a long time co executive at To Be Read Publishing. When her boss comments for the billionth time that she’s attending the parties alone, she decides to hire someone to help. The last thing she wants to do is date anyone her age or get married anytime soon, but maybe a few dates with a beautiful woman would get her boss off her back. As soon as Dylan meets Bella, it’s love at first sight. For Bella, it’s more of confusion, as she was expecting a man.
Dylan gives Bella a proposition she can’t turn down, pretend to date her for a few months and she’ll pay for her college tuition. At first Bella thinks it’s a prank set up by her best friends, but the more she gets to know Dylan, the more they surprise each other. Will Dylan be able to convince Bella to fall in love with her for real? Or will Bella cash the check and not look back?
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All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.
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Endless insecurities and translation fails
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-12-24
By: Ali Hazelwood
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Verity
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Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.
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intriguing but skip if triggered by child abuse
- By Amazon Customer on 05-16-19
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Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.
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I ain’t afraid of no ghosts
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 10-31-24
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The Plight Before Christmas
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Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.
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Gaslighting and games
- By FMC on 12-22-22
By: Kate Stewart
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How to Lose a Guy Before Christmas
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After a snowstorm grounds her flight, Lucy makes a last-ditch effort to get home for Christmas using a rideshare app. She thinks she’ll be taking a road trip with a stranger...but the guy who shows up is someone she knows all too well. He’s the hookup she ghosted a few months ago, and now she’ll be stuck in a car with him for the most awkward road trip of her life.
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Nearly pitch perfect holiday romcom novella
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 11-17-23
By: A.J. Pine
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Resting Scrooge Face
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After a bad breakup, Nola wants nothing to do with Christmas, especially in her quaint hometown of Bright Harbor, Maine. Infuriatingly charming and cheery, Nola’s surroundings only worsen her sour mood. To make matters worse, Caleb, the boy who broke her heart years ago, is all grown up and still living in town. While doing her best to avoid him, Nola bumps into the local mailman, who gives her a mysterious letter. And when she finds that the writer is a fellow Scrooge, she can’t help but feel her spirit lifting.
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No-sex, “enemies to lovers,” Christmas short story
- By Kate McMurry on 12-24-22
By: Meghan Quinn
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Nocticadia
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After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.
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Good but a slight miss
- By Destinyreadsbooks on 01-17-24
By: Keri Lake
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- Alicia Sea
- 09-09-24
A Cute Feel Good Story With Lots of Spice
I really enjoyed listening to Dylan and Bella’s story. The chemistry was there and the spice was an absolute plus!
The narration was a little over the top and didn’t feel realistic but I was still able to get through the book.
If you’re looking for a cute book with lots of spice, you’ll find it here!
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- AJ KHAN
- 09-09-24
Cute story that puts Rom-Coms in a twist!
First of all, I’m not much for Rom-Coms but the storyline was intriguing. I thought yeah, we’ll have the basic make the other person pretend to be your partner while you pay them and later it’s a happy ending because both fall madly in love during the pretend, but no. This book has twists and turns and uncertainty at almost every chapter. The narrator brilliantly describes the scene as if you were right there with the characters. Beautifully written, characters were fully developed, and the ending? It made me feel like there should be a series attached so the story can go on. I’m curious to now what tricks author Shannon Connor has up her sleeve for future books.
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- Kaye
- 09-11-24
Wish it had been longer…
I love a good fake relationship and I really enjoyed this story. Characters were well developed and the narration enhanced the story. If you enjoy a well written, skillfully narrated, low angst, age gap sapphic romance, this is the book for you. Oh, and spice…there was definitely spice!!
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- Sara K.
- 09-11-24
Low angst
Good novella. A little too low of angst for my taste but enjoyed it. The narrator was fantastic.
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- Carm
- 09-13-24
not for me
the reading was hard to tell which character was speaking. "I" was used too much. I only made it through 5 chapters. couldn't listen to any more... maybe it would be a better read that audio
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- Bonnie Welch
- 10-08-24
“The Only Reason” by Shannon O’Connor, Narrated by Lois Ridge
This was a very good book! The characters are likeable and the sex scenes were hot! The narration by Lois Ridge was really good.
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- Tara
- 09-07-24
fun and spicy!
great listen! super spicy at the end without the third act break-up which is so refreshing!
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