Sarah Ready
How about a contemporary romance novel with sexy movie stars, single mom romance, small towns, and second chances at love? Sounds like my contemporary romance novel Hero Ever After.
You can grab a copy of Hero Ever After at any of your favorite e-tailers.
Also, thank you so much for all your wonderful reviews of Chasing Romeo! I’m so glad you loved reading Chasing Romeo as much as I enjoyed writing it. So thank you for spreading the love!
Hi Everybody! Yay!! I’m so excited to celebrate the release of my brand new romcom Chasing Romeo!
Chasing Romeo is Book ONE in my new Soul mates in Romeo series. It’s a laugh out loud, soul mate chasing, road trip romance. It has a heroine who believes in true love, soul mates, and happily ever afters, and a hero who is so cynical he takes his coffee black (because milk and sugar hide the truth). They’re like oil and water and the results are hilarious. If you’ve been hankering to go on a road trip, then it’s time to vicariously live through Nick and Chloe as they chase down Chloe’s soul mate, 1 of 7 men located across the USA.
If you haven’t already read Chasing Romeo, you can get it everywhere:
Apple Books: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1559465437
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3yCXVj1
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08ZL9DPZC/
Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08ZL9DPZC/
Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Chasing-Romeo-Soul-Mates-Romance-ebook/dp/B08ZL9DPZC/
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/chasing-romeo-5
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1139084576
Other: https://books2read.com/ChasingRomeo
I look over at Chloe. She stares at the city, a deep longing on her face. I wonder if she’s making a wish. We’re only three hours from the last Matt. If I were a betting man, I’d say she’s about to find her soul mate. And I promised I’d get her to him, didn’t I?
Suddenly, I hate to leave Vegas. I hate to leave it and I hate to see it fade in the distance. What a turnaround from earlier today. But these next few hours are probably the last Chloe and I will have together. Ever.
Here we are, speeding down a highway in the back of a truck. The wind is so loud that conversation’s impossible. But what would I say? What could I say? Choose me?
The dust and the sand in the air stings my eyes and I rub them. Chloe turns to me. I wipe at my eyes and quirk a smile.
Thank you, she mouths.
You’re welcome, I say to the wind.
Then I hold out my hand. She looks down then back up and shakes her head no. The wish that I made, to spend the last of our time together holding her hand, vanishes. I let my hand fall. I lean my head against the truck window and stare at the darkening sky. It’s that time, when the darkness is here, but there still aren’t any stars in sight. The darkest, loneliest time of night. Then I lose a breath as Chloe moves closer, and closer still. Until her thigh presses against my thigh, and her arm presses against my arm, and her shoulder to mine. Everywhere she touches sparks and comes alive. I don’t move. I don’t even want to breathe. Because I don’t want to interrupt the feel of her body on mine. And then, she rests her head against my chest. I draw in a harsh breath. I breathe in the dry sand air that smells like thirst mixed with the perfume of her hair and her skin. My hand shakes as I move my arm and slowly wrap it around her shoulders. Then I pull her in to rest against me. It takes an eternity, but finally, she sinks into me and I hold her.
I hold her like this is both the first time and the last time.
Both heaven and hell.
She watches the city disappear and the stars appear. I watch her. The headlights stroking her skin. The wind brushing through her hair. The expressions drifting across her face as we move farther north.
All this trip, I’ve been thinking that soul mates aren’t real, and that they can’t possibly exist. In fact, I set out to prove it. But what if a soul mate is the one person who, when you’re with them, there’s no place you’d rather be? Because right now, it doesn’t matter that I don’t have a car, or money, or a phone, or that I’m in the back of a truck. None of that matters, because I’m with her. And I can’t see that ever changing. Fifty years down the road, there still will be no place I’d rather be.
I pull her closer and lean my head down on top of hers. This is it. The last of it. The end. With every mile we drive, I’m one step closer to losing her.
If there’s any wetness in my eyes, no one knows it but me and the wind.
And if there were a thousand miles more to go, not just one hundred, the ending would still be the same. I’d be here, ready to let her go, because I understand now. She needs her soul mate. And like she said…that’s not me.
I close my eyes and whisper into her hair, I love you.
The wind carries my words away.
Available May 25th!
You can pre-order everywhere now:
Apple Books: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1559465437
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/DP/B08ZL9DPZC
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08ZL9DPZC/
Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08ZL9DPZC/
Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Chasing-Romeo-Soul-Mates-Romance-ebook/dp/B08ZL9DPZC/
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/chasing-romeo-5
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1139084576
Other: https://books2read.com/ChasingRomeo
That is one big yacht. Real big. The sucker has to be at least a hundred and fifty feet long. It’s a shining white, polished chrome, ginormous ode to penile one-upmanship. Matt Smith Number One is hosting a party for feline Sphynx enthusiasts. On his yacht.
It’d taken a little work to find this yacht. Number One lives in a gated community for the mega rich, movie stars, and East Coast elite. At least this is what the security guard told us when he denied our entrance to the community. Regular Joes…not allowed. Somehow Chloe managed to stupefy him with her smile and before we knew it the butler was answering the door of Matt Smith’s waterfront mansion. The butler was very sorry, but Matt was on his yacht at the harbor. Were we by any chance here for the Sphynx gathering?
Why yes…yes we were.
The butler kindly gave us directions and here we are, staring up at the most massive yacht I’ve ever seen.
“He’s my soul mate, I can feel it,” Chloe says. She stands at the end of the dock and stares at the massive yacht, her eyes all sparkly and excited.
“Doubtful. The only thing I can feel is a hundred-foot-long inferiority complex.”
She turns to me and beams, so I scowl at her.
“I don’t care what you say. I have to get on that boat to meet my Matt Smith.”
I step up next to her and look down at the gray, frothy water. It smells like fish, salt and seaweed, and there’s some slimy green plant floating on the top. Not exactly pleasant, but hey, we won’t be swimming in it. The yacht is moored a ways out, we’re going to need to talk to the dockmaster for a tender boat to drop us off.
Chloe vibrates with anticipation. When we pulled up to the mega mansion, her eyes went wide with shock. But now…I expect she’s going to start doing cartwheels down the dock.
She turns to me. Her cheeks are pink and her eyes are bright. “Remember in Pride and Prejudice when Elizabeth Bennet says she first realized she loved Darcy when she saw his huuuge estate?”
“No,” I say. I cross my arms and stare at the huuuge yacht.
“Yeah. That moment.” She grins at me and bats her eyelashes.
“Please, stop. Don’t be the BBC made-for-television version of yourself,” I say.
Her eyes widen and then she starts to laugh. “You watched it. You watched it! Nick O’Shea, Mr. ‘I don’t watch romance movies’, saw Pride and Prejudice. This is amazing.”
I glower as she does a little dance and fake boxes me.
“The more cynical they are, the harder they fall,” she says.
I lift an eyebrow, a skill she always envied. “Not at all. I’m only trying to warn you.”
“Oh, really?”
“Sure. This guy clearly has a major inferiority complex. He’s making up for something.”
She laughs. “Yeah right. You’re just jealous of my soul mate’s big yacht.”
“Poor, deluded Chloe,” I say.
“Poor, cynical Nick,” she purrs.
Pre-Order Chasing Romeo today! Available May 25, 2021.
Merry DeLuca has a problem, a big problem. Her sister just married the only man she’s ever loved. Her life is rapidly spiraling down the drain.
“I’m just asking,” I say, “are you sure you want to bet your future on a myth?” Because, to be honest, something inside me wishes she’d get up and say, screw you, fate, I’m taking my future in my own hands.
“Would I bet my future?” she asks.
I nod and lean forward to hear her answer.
Slowly, she says, “I’d bet everything.”
Her words ring in my ears. She’s serious. She’ll do anything to get with this random guy she hasn’t seen in nearly twenty years. It’s like a cosmic joke, except I’m not laughing. I guess I shouldn’t have expected anything less.
“It’s a myth,” I say. “It’s not real.”
“It is,” she says. She points her finger at me and jabs me in the chest. “And I’m going to prove it to you.” Her hand rests over my heart. We both look down at her touching me. She yanks it back and wipes her hand on her napkin.
No man likes to see a woman wipe herself off after touching him. I scowl and then take her unspoken challenge. “More likely, by the end of this week, I’ll prove that soul mates don’t exist.”
“Good luck, you have hundreds of Aunt Erma’s successes against you.”
No worries, I stand by my belief that the whole town of Romeo is suffering from romantic delusions. Hey, the tourism dollars depend on it.
Also, I’d like to push a little bit of reality into this situation and throw out the idea that this guy might not be decent.
“He could be a rapist,” I say. That gets her attention. Her head snaps up and she glares at me.
“Or a Lothario,” she says. Take that, her eyes say. She bares her teeth at me in a semblance of a grin and I smile back. Game on.
The minstrel who had wandered close again hightails it to the other side of the restaurant.
“He could be a drug dealer,” I say.
“Or a pharmacist,” she says.
“He could be an alcoholic.”
“A vintner.”
“He’s unemployed,” I say.
“Independently wealthy.”
“He looks like a frog.”
“He’s a prince,” she says.
“He’s boring.”
“Strong and silent.”
I glare at her and she glares back, a smile curving on her lips.
“Bad in bed,” I say.
“A sex god.” She bites at her lower lip and I have the urge to take it in my mouth and show her a decade of pent-up wanting. I yank my thoughts from her lips and drop my ace in the hole.
“He could be an ax murderer,” I say. Take that and chew on it.
She laughs, throaty and low, and her eyes light up. The candlelight sparks off her glowing skin.
“Or,” she says, “he’s a lumberjack. Mmmm. Sexy ax. I’ll hold the handle. Rawr.” She claws her hand and scratches at the air.
I shake my head. “You got it.” I hold up my goblet of mead for a toast. “To Matt Smith. Chloe’s lumberjack soul mate.”
Available May 25th!
You can pre-order everywhere now:
Apple Books: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1559465437
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/DP/B08ZL9DPZC
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08ZL9DPZC/
Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08ZL9DPZC/
Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Chasing-Romeo-Soul-Mates-Romance-ebook/dp/B08ZL9DPZC/
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/chasing-romeo-5
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1139084576
Other: https://books2read.com/ChasingRomeo
Every woman alive is given one man who is guaranteed to turn her life into a monument of suck. My one man is Nick O’Shea. Every time he shows up my life gets shaken upside down and spanked.
“Untie me now, Sparky, or so help me God,” Nick says.
I smile and ignore his god-awful nickname for me. This is the absolute best day of my life. I stand over him and soak in the feeling that all wrongs in the world are about to be righted.
“Why?” I ask.
“Un. Tie. Me.” He strains against the zip ties on his wrists. I’m not going to lie, I get a flash of pleasure deep inside at his struggle.
“Did you want some birthday cake? It’s chocolate, your favorite.” I wave a pink paper plate with a big slab of cake under his nose.
Nick growls at me. Growls.
My body reacts just like it did when I was fifteen and hopped up on hormones. Unconsciously I lean toward him. Enough of that. I pick up the plastic fork and shove a piece of cake in my mouth. The fudgy frosting’s thick, rich and, let’s be honest, delicious. “Mmmm. Good.”
“Sparky…” he says. His voice is low and full of warning.
“No. Nope. Not gonna,” I say.
He looks different than he did in high school. Ten years in the military made him harder. At eighteen, his jaw was softer, his cheeks fuller…his eyes had more warmth. Now, not so much. There’s a half-inch-long scar over his right eyebrow that wasn’t there before. His cheeks are sharper. His hair’s darker and he has stubble on his jaw. I’ve never seen him with a five o’clock shadow. I think about what it would feel like if I ran my fingers over it.
I glance into his eyes. They’re blacker than I remember. He’s looking at me like he wants to throttle me. Oh well. I move my gaze to his shoulders. They’re thick and muscular and he’s wearing a white T-shirt that stretches over him.
Unfortunately, karma didn’t catch up to Nick and make his outside match the cynical jerk within. Nope. If I were to draw what he really looks like there’d be horns, a forked tongue, and a tail.
I take another bite of cake. He watches and his furious eyes linger on my lips then move down my throat. I can feel the heat of his gaze like he’s stroking my neck. Then, his gaze slowly moves over my chest and down my body. I’m in a floral wrap dress with a low neckline. His eyes linger on my breasts, which are smashed up by my push-up bra and prominently displayed.
I have the urge to cover them. Instead, I hold my ground.
“Finished?” I ask.
“Untie me,” he says.
I sigh. “Or, how about…gee, Chloe, happy birthday? It’s been such a long time. So great to see you,” I say.
He scowls. Okay, I admit that was a stretch. I don’t think Nick has ever said that it’s great to see me…except, well, once.
He turns away and looks over the community room. It’s like a birthday fairy exploded and shot out hundreds of pastel balloons, streamers and confetti.
He turns back to me. “Birthdays are a scam,” he says. “Just another day for people to fail at meeting unrealistic expectations so they can continue to disappoint each other. Likewise, Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Come on, Sparky.” He strains at the restraints.
I shake my head. “Hate to disappoint,” I say.
“Really?”
“No. Not at all.”
Nick sits in an antique wooden chair. His wrists are zip tied to the armrests and his ankles are tied to the spindle legs. What I can’t figure out is how he got himself into this situation. The chair’s in the middle of a pile of birthday gifts and he has a big red satin bow on his chest. Like he’s a gift.
For me.
Available May 25th!
You can pre-order everywhere now:
Apple Books: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id1559465437
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/DP/B08ZL9DPZC
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08ZL9DPZC/
Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08ZL9DPZC/
Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/Chasing-Romeo-Soul-Mates-Romance-ebook/dp/B08ZL9DPZC/
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/chasing-romeo-5
Nook: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1139084576
Other: https://books2read.com/ChasingRomeo
Last week I shared the first of 5 road trip locations for my upcoming romcom book Chasing Romeo (being released on May 25). This marks week 2 of the giveaways on Instagram.
Chasing Romeo is a hilarious road trip romcom romp that takes place in cities all across the USA, from the east coast to the west. There are many, many misadventures along the road to love.
Enemies to lovers? Yes. Opposites attract? Yes. Soul mates? Yes. Laugh out loud? Heck yes.
I wanted you to be able to join in the fun. So, for all of you who want to get your summer road trip on vicariously through my upcoming romcom book Chasing Romeo, head over to Instagram and join in!
Every Monday I will post a postcard pic of a city from the book Chasing Romeo. Go ahead and follow @sarahreadyauthor, post in your story and tag me, and guess the location in the picture. I’ll randomly draw a winner every Thursday.
Head on over to Instagram to learn more.
Here is the second post:
I’m so excited for the release of romcom romance book Chasing Romeo on May 25! For the next five Monday’s leading up to the release I’ll be having loads of giveaways now on Instagram.
Chasing Romeo is a hilarious road trip romcom romp that takes place in cities all across the USA, from the east coast to the west. There are many, many misadventures along the road to love.
Enemies to lovers? Yes. Opposites attract? Yes. Soul mates? Yes. Laugh out loud? Heck yes.
I wanted you to be able to join in the fun. So, for all of you who want to get your summer road trip on vicariously through Chasing Romeo, head over to Instagram and join in!
Every Monday I will post a postcard pic of a city from the book Chasing Romeo. Go ahead and follow @sarahreadyauthor, tag a friend you want to road trip with, and guess the location in the picture. I’ll randomly draw a winner every Thursday. Who doesn’t love loads of giveaways?
Head on over to Instagram to learn more. Here is the first post:
Any guesses?
In case you were wondering, yesssss, I’m now on Instagram and Facebook.
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https://www.facebook.com/SarahReadyAuthor
Come check me out and follow or friend me. 😀
If you haven’t picked up a copy of my contemporary romance book The Fall in Love Checklist yet, what are you waiting for? It is currently only $0.99 for the US eBook (2.99 in Canada, Australia, and the UK).
Check out this great link about the sale from the Sweetest Romance:
My next rom com romance book Chasing Romeo is launching May 25, 2021 and the cover is AMAZING!!
I have been so honored by all of those who have shared it and wanted to shout out to Social Butterfly and Book Notes by Athina. See her post here:
If you love romantic comedies (Rom Com) and I know you do, you need to pre-order Chasing Romeo today!
Here are the links to order:
If you love JoJo Moyes or Mhairi McFarlane, you will love the rom-com romance book The Fall in Love Checklist too! And now is the best time to get a copy since I am running a sale on the eBook for $0.99 US (2.99 UK, Australia, and Canada). You can buy my book at this price for a limited time so why not check it out now?
Here is a link to one of the best places to check it out at eBook Soda:
http://www.ebooksoda.com/ebook-deals/the-fall-in-love-checklist-by-sarah-ready
Sign up for my mailing list too and stay up to date on my next rom-com romance book Chasing Romeo which launches on May 25, 2021.
For anyone who missed the opportunity to buy the contemporary romance book Hero Ever After on sale last weekend, The Fall in Love Checklist is currently available at all your favorite retailers for 0.99 US (2.99 UK, Canada and Australia)!
Here is a great post about The Fall in Love Checklist sale at PillowTalkBooks:
If you are not already following me, check out my BookBub page and my Goodreads page to see all of my books including my preorder for Chasing Romeo coming out May 25, 2021!
