Everyone morns at one point in their lives, wither it be because someone didn't get to marry or date the girl they thought loved them back, or your animal gets so sick they are close to just having to be put down, or even the loss of a loved one. All of these are very possible situations, and although they have never happened to me, I think I could sympathize. Imagine it is your first day in a new high school, surrounded by new faces, whom you are anticipating to meet and spend the rest of your teenage years with, and as you gulp, wipe off your sweaty hands, and look over at your best friend, the one who moved with you and has helped you with your problems since... well, you look at her, and all of your worry goes away. But also does that feeling of wanting to make new friends, the feeling of wanting to even want to remember any of these people after you graduate, and the feeling of wanting to stand out. Because that is what your best friend did. She got rid of all of your stupid feelings and woe, but most importantly the wanting of something more in life than that of what you deserve. Everyone thinks they are given the right to have multiple friends, and best friends, or even boyfriends and girlfriends, but just like the lives you live, you only truly get one. And lucky for me I found her, but unfortunately, she's not real.
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?
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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
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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