SOMEONE YOU DESERVE
Harlow James
Release Date: October 4
Meet Harlow James
Steamy Romance Author
Harlow James is a pen name I use to protect my identity as a high school teacher. Keeping those two roles in my life separate is necessary, but also fun! It’s like a live two lives, and anonymity gives me the opportunity to be bold and take risks in my stories.
I stumbled upon romance novels in 2018 when I picked up Driven by Kristy Bromberg, and I was obsessed. I had just lost my grandmother too, so reading offered me an escape from reality and a chance to grieve on my own terms.
About a year later, I got an idea for my own book and started writing. I researched self-publishing and jumped in with both feet. I had no idea what I was doing!
But now I’ve built a business and hobby that I LOVE! I have an outlet that’s just for me. When I write, I’m not a mom, a wife, or a teacher…I’m a woman who gets to tell stories that no one else can.
My books are the perfect blend of heartwarming moments, full-bellied laughs, and PLENTY of steam to melt your Kindles 😉 And there are always elements of me sprinkled in to every character and story that I write.
When I’m not writing you can find me reading or spending time in my kitchen. I love to cook and feed my family and friends. Otherwise, you can find me watching comedy specials with my husband, camping with our kids, or taking naps. I live for naps 😉
Connect with Harlow James
https://linktr.ee/harlowjamesauthor
Blurb:
Rule number one of bro-code: exes, sisters—and of course, wives—are off-limits.
Don’t think about them and sure as hell don’t kiss them.
But what if your best friend dies, and suddenly you want the woman who has always been his?
Four years ago my childhood friend lost his life serving our country, and Astrid and her kids became my responsibility.
But before I knew it, something started to shift between us.
Her smile started to make my stomach twist. Our conversations gave me something to look forward to. And working with her made me appreciate just how strong she truly was.
But then one night, I did the one thing I shouldn’t have but couldn’t fight any longer—I kissed her.
She pushed me away, told me it was a mistake, and begged me to forget it ever happened.
And then she shoved me deep and fully into the friendzone, where I’ve resided since then.
Until one instance changes everything and I know for certain she’s the woman I want.
Just when I think we’re on the same page, a secret from our past threatens to destroy our future.
I shouldn’t want my best friend’s widow. I shouldn’t care what other people think.
But in the end, the only thing that matters is being someone Astrid deserves, and I’ll stop at nothing until she believes that too.
Buy Link:
https://mybook.to/someoneyoudeserve
Available in KU
💜Review💜
There are secrets about Astrid’s marriage that she has not shared with many people and when her husband passed away, she decided to keep it that way even from his best friend Penn. He has been there for her and her children over the last four years, and she has been denying her feelings for him but that is becoming more difficult to do.
Over the last year years Penn’s feelings for Astrid have deepened especially since the one kiss they shared three years earlier. He has been patient and willing to be part of her life in any way she will let him but when he feels she is ready to let another man in her life he isn’t about to let that be anyone but him.
You can feel the emotions of both Astrid and Penn as they are cautious about damaging the close relationship they share, but some things are meant to be. Penn shows Astrid that she can count on him to not only support her dreams but trust him with her secrets. Listening to the audio version only had you more invested in the characters, their story and the intense emotions they were feeling.
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