fate (n). the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be
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When Penelope "Cassie" Walters agrees to attend her best friend, Alaira Gray's, crazy weekend party to help clean up afterwards, she prepares herself for the shady crowd from school that is bound to come. She plans to curl up in the corner with a book and hope that no one notices her.
Then, she runs into British transfer Holland Marks in a meeting conjured by fate.
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Holland Marks never would have pictured himself as one for parties. When one of his friends, Carter MacDonald, invites him to a popular cheerleader's end-of-summer party, he declines instantly. However, when he finds himself with a free schedule that evening, he decides to go to be Carter's sober driver.
There, he encounters smart girl Cassie Walters in a turn of events so twisted that only fate could have predicted it.
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Both Holland and Cassie end up at Alaira's party through such a set of circumstances that only fate seems to be the answer to. Unfortunately, this meeting also results in a tragedy beyond anything the two could imagine.
Will fate be enough to hold them together?
Or was their relationship doomed from the start?
Notes:
Date ~ 7/31/18
Thank you so much to my best friend, @jz81802, for making the awesome cover for me. I really appreciate it!
Date ~ 2/3/19
Thank you, again, to my best friend, @jz81802, for making another awesome cover for me, this one being a bit more reflective of the story. I really appreciate it!
Date ~ 3/6/19
Received an honorable mention in the Chaos Awards 6, category Short Story!
Mira finds herself stuck in the city of love with Jake, the playboy athlete she can't stand. What she doesn't expect is for major sparks to fly on their 24-hour adventure. But can this newly-found love last beyond the magic of Paris?
*****
24 Hours in Paris is now published as a Paperback & E-book by W by Wattpad Books
As a Wattpad reader, you can now access both the Original Edition and the W by Wattpad Books Published Edition here upon purchase (PS: a review on Amazon (and also Goodreads) would be very much appreciated, to help get this POC rom com in front of more readers! All the review page links are on my Wattpad profile page :-) )
In the new Published Edition of the book, the characters of Mira and Jake will be older and wiser co-workers in the corporate world, who miss their flight and get stuck spending an extra 24 hours in Paris. They'll start off annoyed with each other, but you know how the story goes...
"Adorably sweet and a brilliant read! It made me feel like I was roaming the streets of Paris without having to leave my couch." - Grace @HQ
*****
On the last day of their class's college trip to Paris, Mira and Jake get tangled up in a debacle that causes them to miss their flight home to New York. Which means they're stuck in Paris until the next available flight that's 24 hours away! Mira is witty and a lover of art history and good cheese. Jake, on the other hand, is your All-American frat boy with a killer smile. Translation: they can't stand each other.
As they visit places they could never have imagined, Mira and Jake go from mortal enemies to star-crossed lovers with sizzling chemistry. But can their spark last without Paris' cheese and charm to keep it going?
[[word count: 50,000-60,000 words]]
Cover designed by Ray Gardener