Join me in celebrating the release of CLEVER GIRL by Laralyn Doran. This is the third standalone novel in the Driven Women series featuring strong women and the men who fall for them. Come check out Mia and Gus before downloading your copy. You’re going to love this friends to lovers romance. Hey, be sure to enter the giveaway.
Clever Girl
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Mia St. James
Men want me. I rev their engines.
No, really, it’s my job to make their cars go faster.
Some say I’m the perfect woman—but not Gus Quinlan.
In college, I knew not to lose my heart to him. Yet, he still managed to break it.
Years later, he helps me land a dream job with a women-led race team.
He even invites me to be his roommate—that’s how far in the “friend zone” I am.
Until he kisses me and promises I’m more.
Some say I’m sharp, others say clever…but when it comes to Gus, I can be such a fool.
Is my heart strong enough to give him a second chance when the smart thing to do is to leave him in the rearview mirror?
Gus Quinlan
In my life, I have women I date and friends who are women…and then there is Mia St. James.
She crashes into my well-constructed world with the sweetness I remember
and a new sexy confidence that has me spinning my wheels.
My friends warn me not to cross that line.
Until we’re on a romantic beach under the moonlight, and…come on—I couldn’t not kiss her.
When forced to relive a trauma, I misread the data and destroy our bond.
I can rebuild a hundred-thousand-dollar engine…but how do I repair us?
Read a teaser…
Screw this, she can tell me why she’s prickly later. I turned on the charm. Stepping closer, I reached for her hand, softly taking it between both of mine as two lovers would. I stared up at her from beneath my lashes, leaning forward and brushing my lips across her cheek, drawing back slowly and deepening my voice. “Hey there, Mia Darlin’”
She pulled her hand out of mine, shoved my chest, her other hand on her hip. She fought it—the laughter, but the smirk wouldn’t be denied. “What have I told you about calling me darlin’? And wipe that stupid grin off your face, your charms and good looks don’t work on me, remember?”
I threw my head back and laughed, dragging her in for a true hug.
She softened in my hug and patted my back, accepting the greeting as I rocked her back and forth.
Harper and CJ walked up behind us, one of them commenting, “Oh, yeah. She’ll fit in just fine.”
Copyright © 2023 by Laralyn Doran
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About the Author
Laralyn Doran is a multi-award winning writer of fun, contemporary romance and dark, urban fantasy romance. Her latest manuscript, “A Fast Woman” is an “enemies-to-lovers” racing romance, set to release in the fall of 2020 and will be the first in the “Driven Women” series. In 2019, “A Fast Woman” was awarded The Writer Award, given by the Land of Enchantment Romance Authors (LERA). Laralyn is a proud special needs mom, and an autism and dyslexia awareness advocate. She lives in Maryland and is a member of Romance Writers of America, Central Pennsylvania Romance Writers, Washington Romance Writers, and other affiliate chapters, where she met some amazing and supportive authors who have had the patience of saints and given her more than one kick in the backside.
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Audrey Stewart
I am so excited to read the “Driven Women” book series by Laralyn Doran.
Susan Smith
I love reading friends to lovers romance stories. Great cover!
Wendy
I love that she’s on an all-female race team, she sounds like a real intelligent and tough woman.
Debbie Haupt
Really cool cover
Sophia Rose
Fun that she works on the cars.
Bea LaRocca
Congratulations on the release of Clever Girl, this sounds like a great story and I can’t wait to read it! Thank you for sharing your bio and book details and for offering a giveaway
Lover of Romance
This one looks so great, I also love that cover, definitely has a sexy vibe to it. I just love a competent character! Thanks for sharing, definitely adding this one.
Kimberly
I hope you love Gus & Mia’s story.