Holliday Family Series by Esme Brett

Dean’s a grump who wants to be left alone.Hannah's a liar in need of a fake boyfriend.While photographing lingerie models for a sexy Valentine’s Day photoshoot, Hannah Holliday tells people the grouch who owns the hotel they’re shooting at is her boyfriend.This is news to Dean Harris, her quote-unquote ‘boyfriend’.Hannah has her reasons, but none of them matter to Dean, reluctant hotelier. He’s busy avoiding his guests and trying not to leer at the tall, freckled boudoir photographer... moreDean’s a grump who wants to be left alone.Hannah's a liar in need of a fake boyfriend.While photographing lingerie models for a sexy Valentine’s Day photoshoot, Hannah Holliday tells people the grouch who owns the hotel they’re shooting at is her boyfriend.This is news to Dean Harris, her quote-unquote ‘boyfriend’.Hannah has her reasons, but none of them matter to Dean, reluctant hotelier. He’s busy avoiding his guests and trying not to leer at the tall, freckled boudoir photographer. As his best friend’s cousin, Hannah’s off limits, and having the Royal Hotel linked to her boudoir photography business is a risk he can’t afford.But before either of them can say tit pic, Dean’s attending a wedding as Hannah’s fake date, and learning how to sext.The relationship might be fake but the horniness is real.Heart Eyes is a 29,000 word novella with explicit spice and language. It's a fake-dating, grumpy and sunshine story set in a small town in New Zealand, featuring phone sex and dirty talk. TWs include dissolution of a marriage (off-page, historic) and alcohol consumption (on-page, mild). less

He's a strict and stuffy ethics blogger who loves knitwear and decorum.I'm a professional seductress who breaks all the rules.When my last chance at a paying burlesque gig in New York ends in humiliation, I accept a sketchy job impersonating an heiress to ruin the reputation of a trust-fund dudebro. The problem is the dudebro’s older brother, who isn't proving susceptible to my (many) wiles.But the more time I spend with Chase Sanford, the more I think there's more to him that meets the eye... moreHe's a strict and stuffy ethics blogger who loves knitwear and decorum.I'm a professional seductress who breaks all the rules.When my last chance at a paying burlesque gig in New York ends in humiliation, I accept a sketchy job impersonating an heiress to ruin the reputation of a trust-fund dudebro. The problem is the dudebro’s older brother, who isn't proving susceptible to my (many) wiles.But the more time I spend with Chase Sanford, the more I think there's more to him that meets the eye. He’s not as boring and sexually repressed as everyone believes. Beneath the glasses, and the cardigans, and the excessive wealth ... Chase is nursing some deep wounds and a serious case of Stern-Brunch-Daddy-itis.Things go from bad to worse when I brat him too far and *things* happen on top of the bar at an upscale club.The spark between us could ruin my career and send me and my pink sequin luggage back to parochial New Zealand. I tell myself I'll get out, I’ll wash my hands of the Sanford brothers, and go back to minding my broke-a$$ business. But Chase Sanford and his particular brand of goodness is like a drug, and I'm so hooked I can't see straight.We're from different worlds. The trust fund guy might bang the downtown showgirl, but he’ll never keep her.... So what could be the harm?Eye Candy is an opposites-attract SPICY ROMCOM. It’s Burlesque meets Pretty Woman; perfect for fans of It Happened One Summer and Icebreaker."Steamy and satisfying." –USA Today bestselling author LENORA BELL."Hilarious, heartwarming & deliciously spicy." Pacific Passions author COURTNEY CLARK MICHAELS."Divinely Feminist." GOODREADS review of Eyes On. less