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Sweet Talk

Is it love on the line? The swoony rom-com readers are raving about!
Brief Description
It's officially booty o'clock, I'm alone again in my kitchen choking down a slice of terrible chocolate cake...and I'm pretty sure I just got drunk texted by the man I have a ginormous crush on.I've been daydreaming about Eliot Hoffman's dimples for two months, and even... Read More
Format: Paperback
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It's officially booty o'clock, I'm alone again in my kitchen choking down a slice of terrible chocolate cake...and I'm pretty sure I just got drunk texted by the man I have a ginormous crush on.

I've been daydreaming about Eliot Hoffman's dimples for two months, and even though I'm sure this was a mistake on his end, it doesn't mean it's not an opportunity on mine.

It's the middle of the night, and I just wanna talk to him. So I text him back.

And then somehow we keep talking . . . ALL NIGHT. We're both insomniacs, so talking all night soon turns into talking EVERY night. And talking about nothing soon turns into talking about something. And here we go from in-depth analysis of reality TV to my relationship with my family, to his amazing artwork. There's no topic we don't cover . . .

Except for who I really am.

It's the only question of his I won't answer.

As my crush turns into an avalanche of Eliot, I think of him all the time now. But if he knew who I was, the entire house of cards we've built this relationship on would come toppling down.

I want him to be mine, but we might never be more than just a sweet dream . . .
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Look out for more Love Lines from Cara Bastone -Β Call Me Maybe -Β out now! Readers LOVE it!

'An adorable and thoroughly enjoyable read . . .Β I didn't want it to end'

'This isΒ a short, sweet romance that I really enjoyed. Both Cal and Vera were great characters and I loved how this book starts with their conversation which wasΒ so much fun to read! . . .Β I was rooting for them so much'

'I love the concept of this book . . . I felt it captured it perfectly in ebook form.Β I've never read anything like it and for that I loved it!'

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472287830

Publisher: Unknown

Format: Paperback

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 250g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Cara Bastone is a full-time writer who lives and writes in Brooklyn with her husband, son and an almost-golden doodle. Her goal with her work is to find the swoon in ordinary love stories. She's been a fan of the romance genre since she found a grocery bag filled with her grandmother's old Harlequin Romance books when she was in high school. She's a fangirl for pretzel sticks, long walks through Prospect Park, and love stories featuring men who aren't hobbled by their own masculinity.

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