The Holiday Fling ✎
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  • Reads 655
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  • Parts 27
  • Time 4h 37m
thebookchatter
Ongoing, First published Jan 16, 2020
Mature
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Ellie Brightwood just turned 33 and is feeling more single than ever. Speed dating, blind dating, online dating - Ellie has tried it all and with no luck. 

But she's come to terms with her solo status - sort of... not really actually.

Dreading the prospect of having to spend the rest of her life in solitude with only cats as her company, Ellie agrees to try out one final (and rather desperate) attempt at finding love - a singles cruise. 

Armed with her best friend aboard a Caribbean cruise ship, Ellie enjoys the fresh ocean air and gorgeous tropical surroundings, but all that fades the moment she lays eyes on Damien; a handsome man with a playful smile and a voice that make Ellie go weak in the knees. But there's a catch - as a crew member he's off limits.

Will Ellie find love before the cruise is over or will she have to go back home and start looking for a furry friend with whiskers.

Rated +18 and mature of language and explicit sexual content.
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Falling By Design

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