Toutes les séries de Con Riley
Et si une seconde chance pouvait soigner tous les maux ?
Incapable de sauver l’entreprise familiale, Jude est rongé par les remords. La dernière chose à laquelle il s’attend est l’aide de Rob, le rival qui lui a arraché la première place à un concours de cuisine un an plus tôt.
La collaboration des deux chefs ne sera donc pas de tout repos. Surtout que Rob incarne tout ce que Jude n’est pas : il est populaire, extraverti et aime les coups d’un soir. Pour compliquer ses affaires, le jeune homme s’assume totalement, tandis que Jude n’a pas encore fait son coming out. Mais ce n’est pas tout ! La bouée de sauvetage que lui lance son rival est soumise à des conditions, allant du partage des profits à celui de son lit.
Succomber à Rob peut aussi bien mener au désastre qu’à un avenir radieux, du moins si Jude satisfait la condition ultime de Rob : celle de l’aimer publiquement.
#MM #rivalstolovers #chefs #cuisine
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"Une intrigue géniale et incroyablement bien pensée, j'étais stupéfaite et en admiration. Les personnages principaux étaient absolument attachants et adorables. Ils ont capturé mon cœur dès la première introduction." - True loveislove, Goodreads
On dit que les opposés s’attirent, mais entre un dévot et un play-boy, c’est pousser le bouchon un peu loin... non ?
La vie devrait être un jeu d’enfant pour un play-boy comme Charles Heppel. Troisième fils d’un comte, fêtard et dépravé, il vit l’instant présent. Se caser n’est pas pour lui. Pas quand Londres est pleine d’hommes magnifiques qu’il n’a pas encore invités dans son lit.
Mais pour échapper à son étouffante famille, Charles décide de postuler en tant que prof pour un poste de courte durée au fin fond des Cornouailles. Pour décrocher le job d’été parfait, deux conditions : il doit emménager avec le meilleur ami du directeur et lui apprendre à être heureux.
Vivre avec Hugo devrait être bizarre. Un esprit libre, et un homme de foi ? Un débauché, et un parangon de moralité qui a failli entrer dans les ordres ? Impossible. Mais... ne dit-on pas que les opposés s’attirent ?
#Opposés #Play-boy #Instituteur #Foi #RomanceContemporaine #MM #Angleterre
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« Ce roman nous parle de la difficulté de trouver son chemin dans la vie ainsi que du fait de tomber amoureux alors qu’on ne cherchait pas l’amour. » - Lecteur Amazon
« J’ai adoré la rencontre naturelle et hilarante des héros et le développement de leur amitié puis de leur relation au fil de l’histoire. » - Lectrice Goodreads
« Les personnages secondaires sont excellents et ont permis d’enrichir l’histoire, de lui donner plus de dimension. » - Lecteur Goodreads
Description VO :
Opposites attract in this low-angst romance filled with British snark and humour.
Life should be a breeze for a playboy like Charles Heppel. As the third son of an earl, he lives for the moment, partying and playing. Settling down isn’t for him. Not when London is full of beautiful men who he hasn’t one-and-done yet.
To escape his family’s nagging, Charles applies for a temp job that matches his playful skill set. A role in a Cornish classroom could be his until the summer, if Charles meets two conditions: he must move in with the headmaster’s best friend, and teach him to be happy.
Living with Hugo should be awkward. Charles is a free spirit, but Hugo’s a man of faith, with morals. A man who almost took holy orders before disaster changed his direction. Only far from being a chore, Charles finds that making Hugo happy soon becomes his passion.
Together, they share physical and emotional first times. Ones that change Charles, touching his soul. He wants Hugo for longer than they have left, but learning to love with his heart, not just his body, will take a leap of faith from Charles — in himself as well as Hugo.
New from Con Riley, Charles: Learning to Love is the first novel in a series based at Glynn Harber, a very special boarding school set in England’s glorious Cornwall.
♥ This shared-world series starts with Charles and Hugo, but each book follows a different couple in their own standalone novel, with a fulfilling happily ever after. Want to hear more from Charles? He stole the show in His Haven. ♥
Un an après la mort soudaine de Ben, son partenaire de longue date, Theo Anderson est toujours en deuil. La dernière chose qu’il recherche est un nouvel amant, mais comme Theo le découvre, la vie réserve parfois bien des surprises.
La force de son attirance pour Peter, un membre de son club de sports, est surprenante. Tout comme la fascination qu’il éprouve pour Morgan, le nouvel ami qu’il s’est fait en ligne. Morgan est vif et passionné sur le forum Internet qu’ils fréquentent, tandis que Peter, un ambulancier, est physiquement présent d’une manière qu’il est difficile d’ignorer.
Les deux hommes mènent à leur façon Theo vers l’acceptation : il doit oublier le souvenir de Ben s’il veut prendre un nouveau départ avec un nouvel amant.
Mais être honnête sur les raisons qui l’ont poussé à s’isoler pendant si longtemps signifie qu’il doit affronter celle pour laquelle il a perdu Ben… Lorsqu’il s’apprête à s’engager, Theo découvre qu’il n’est pas le seul à être hanté par le passé. Que ce soit avec Peter ou avec Morgan, choisir d’aimer à nouveau ne sera peut-être pas le défi le plus difficile pour Theo.
Description VO :
"Seattle Stories: Book One"
A year after the sudden death of his longtime partner, Ben, Theo Anderson is still grieving. The last thing he's looking for is a new lover. But as Theo soon discovers, sometimes life has other plans.
While Theo experiences a powerful physical attraction to fellow gym member Peter, it's his new online friend, Morgan, who provides the intellectual challenge to make him come alive. Morgan is witty, brave, and irreverent, and Theo is ready to take the plunge... until he discovers Morgan might be half his age.
Theo's late partner was significantly older-enough to strain Theo's relationship with his family-and the potential of another relationship being cut short leaves him gunshy. Theo needs to lay Ben's memory to rest, reconcile with his family, and rekindle neglected friendships if he's to start afresh with a new lover. But Theo isn't the only one with a past.
His biggest challenge, in living after Ben, might not be his to face.
Five years ago, an accident fractured Gabe Cooper’s family. Believing it was broken beyond repair, Gabe and his best friend Jamie Carlson left Minnesota behind for San Diego sunshine and college. Now another crisis brings Gabe home to help his ailing father, and he finally has to face the guilt that kept him away for so long.
Scott Stark also returns to Minnesota, with his young niece and nephew in tow, shouldering new family responsibilities. While Gabe comes to grips with his past, Scott struggles to accept his present role as a substitute parent, caring for two children, each with different needs. As Gabe and Scott get to know each other, reclaiming family life almost seems possible. Only two things stand in the way of love: Gabe’s unresolved relationship with Jamie, and Scott’s plan to leave Minnesota as soon as he can. Both men will have to accept past mistakes if they want to salvage a future together, and time is running out.
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~ Will Jason’s third time as a best man lead to first-time love for Vanya?
After fleeing violence in Moscow, student teacher Vanya Petrov winds up lonely in a run-down London hostel. At least visiting the Bond Street store where his roommate works lets him practice his English, but as Vanya's vocabulary expands, so does his isolation, especially when he sees happy couples planning their perfect weddings.
According to Jason Balfour, weddings are a waste of time and money. After all, he’s been best man for his brother twice already. Saying that a third marriage will end in divorce too leads to an angry ultimatum: to save his relationship with his brother, Jason must meet his fiancée, at last, and make a good first impression.
Jason’s need to dress to impress brings him and Vanya together. Language is no barrier to falling in love with the young and fragile Russian, and neither is their age difference. But Vanya’s bruised soul carries secrets that could rip them apart. As the wedding draws near, Vanya must confess, and soon, or risk losing Jason—his own best man in Britain.
Jon’s future in New York should be bright. He’s on the corporate fast track as an executive problem solver, yet he can’t help feeling hollow. Yearning for a life spent outdoors makes no sense if he wants to flourish in this city, nor does losing his cool with clients when they make bad decisions. Only leaving the East Coast behind for three months can save his business reputation.
His exile in Seattle has unexpected upsides. Jon’s rented home has a garden where his true passions blossom. It’s overgrown yet idyllic—perfect if he didn’t have to share it with another tenant. Tyler might be as cute as hell, and their landlady adores him, but Jon can’t let himself fall for someone who seems lazy.
Three months could be enough time to see Tyler clearly, but choosing which to nurture long-term—love or a business career—might take Jon longer than one summer.
Winning the United Kingdom’s favorite singing contest is a challenge for half-Afghani Pasha Trueman. He doesn’t have the best voice, but success would be life-changing. His strategy is simple—he’ll make the British public love him.
Ex-soldier Ed Britten has a different agenda. Winning means he’ll keep a promise made after a deadly Afghan ambush. His voice is his weapon, but he leaves his heart unguarded.
Ed and Pasha’s discovery that the contest isn’t a fair fight calls for creative tactics. Staging a fake love story could bring victory, only there’s more at stake than the prestigious first prize. If winning means surrendering each other, they could both end up losing.
