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The Scent of Mimosa by curiousgeo
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[Wattys 2021 Shortlisted] In the ancient French perfume capital of Grasse, lives bohemian recluse Cassandra Ducasse, the last remaining member of a legendary family of perfumers. Trapped by her past, Cassandra is unwilling to take up the reins of her family business. When she is forced into an unlikely working partnership with hotshot marketing executive Vince, the two could make the perfect team to create a hit fragrance for global superstar, Imogen. But can they put their differences aside for long enough to see that each holds the key to unlock the other's happiness. Featured by @Beauty, October 2021; @adultfiction, October 2021 Winner: Contemporary Romantics Award by @Contemporarylit 2022 Highest rankings (at different times) #1 in perfume # 1 in France # 1 in Provence # 1 in Riviera # 9 in womensfiction # 3 in familyhistory And for one brief, glorious, but likely flawed moment... #10 in romance.
The Girl Who Wanted Everything by curiousgeo
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Nadine is a classic introvert and an over-thinker. Living in the shadow of beautiful, easy-going Jamie her whole life has been nothing short of painful, especially when it comes to Sam - her childhood crush. Now Sam is back for the summer, and Nadine isn't going to let Jamie take this one, most important thing from her. Winner: Best Male Lead in the Watt-a-Best Mini Awards 2021 Shortlisted for The Fall Awards 2021 by @Contemporarylit Shortlisted for The Contemporary Romance Awards 2022 by @Contemporarylit Featured by @YA (October 2021) Featured by @Teenfiction (June 2022) Featured by @Wattstorycenter (July 2022) What previous readers have said at the end of The Girl Who Wanted Everything: "This book was so wholesome and wonderful and beautiful. So happy I found this!" "I absolutely loved this story. Genuinely feel all warm and gooey now.'' "I have started with this today, and for the past couple of hours, I've been completely hooked to this. I love this story and your way of writing.'' "I completely and utterly loved this. All the characters were so well developed and the descriptions were beautiful. It was believable and relatable. Love, love, love xx'' ''Wow, this story was actually amazing. (I'd buy this book!) The characters were so well-fleshed out and believable, the writing was beautiful, and the story was intriguing! I'm seriously in love with your writing, and I love the character development in the end.'' "I want to keep reading! I am so into the story and the characters now.''
Joined at the Hip by emmermanspiderdale
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*Previously named 'Two Souls in Pensionville'* The thing about us is... well it's complicated. It all started on a suburban street filled to the brim with enough elderly folk to fill multiple nursing homes and a minority of children who managed, against all odds, to bring life to the neighborhood. It's difficult but it's survivable as long as you have someone to make the days more bearable; you know what they say - misery loves company, but now that they're in new territory, can their friendship survive?