The Ex-it Strategy
L.V. Oaks
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· 4 ratings · 385 pages · Published: 29 Jul 2025
Amelia Russell is tired of barely getting by.
It’s been five, torturous years since Amelia lost her purpose–and five years since she let go of the man she thought she would spend her life with. Working two jobs she has no passion for to stay afloat in Los Angeles while battling a chronic health condition, applying to her favorite reality TV show’s casting call seems like a fantastic, if ill-advised, way out of her misery.
Except if she actually gets chosen to compete on The Ex-it Strategy for the final prize of half a million dollars, she will be living for a whole month in a beautiful mansion alongside eleven strangers … and her ex. It seems doable, since Amelia has no intention to involve the one ex she actually loved; but what is television with an extra sprinkle of drama?
Walker Moore hasn’t mastered the art of moving on.
While despite a terrible loss he has found balance and fulfillment working at his family’s small atelier, his thoughts and his heart are still reserved for one person only. When he is offered the chance to participate in a new show that showcases local small businesses, his brothers encourage him to take the leap. Only Walker finds himself catapulted on live television in a very different environment than what he expected … and right in front of Amelia, the girl he thought he would spend his life with–and who left him with little explanation. He might not be ecstatic to be forced into the media circus of reality TV, but the chance to rekindle his relationship with Amelia is a possibility too good to pass up.
Through various challenges every pair of contestants must face, forced proximity, and lingering glances, it’s clear to everyone that the fire of Amelia and Walker’s feelings for each other can never be extinguished. Can Walker make Amelia see they were meant to be all along before the month is up? Can Amelia find the courage to tell Walker the truth about their breakup and give herself a second chance?
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