A group of men who secretly rely on romance
novels to inspire them in their lives? Seriously??
In this smart, snarky rom-com, an out-of-work
pastry chef and a nightclub owner set out to take down a celebrity chef who's a
sexual predator.
The Bromance Book Club, the
first in this edgy rom-com series, focused on Thea Scott's marital woes with
her husband, Gavin--a professional baseball player who led a book club where
accomplished Nashville men covertly discuss romance novels. In the second
installment, Thea's headstrong, sarcastic sister, Olivia "Liv"
Papandreas, takes the lead.
Distrustful
of men, single Liv works as a pastry chef at an upscale restaurant owned by
celebrity chef Royce Preston. Liv's world is turned upside down when Braden
Mack, a local nightclub owner--and member of the Bromance Book Club--comes to
dine at the restaurant. In an effort to impress his latest conquest, Mack
orders the restaurant's signature dessert--a $1,000 chocolate cupcake featuring
edible gold ornaments and served with a 24-carat-gold spoon. When Liv drops the
pricey cupcake into the lap of Mack's new lady friend, her career plummets.
Matters grow worse when Liv later witnesses Royce forcing a female staffer into
a compromising position. Mack's empathy for Liv's sudden unemployment, coupled
with news of Royce's predatory behavior, urges him to ally forces with Liv and
members of the book club to take down Royce. Inspired in their quest by wisdom
gleaned from a dark romantic suspense novel, the book club members also coach
Mack on how romantically to woo jaded Liv.
The
quick-witted banter between Liv and Mack rises like cream to the top of this
smartly conceived romance. In Undercover
Bromance, Lyssa Kay Adams
dishes up snarky, high-octane laughs, serious themes and delicious plot twists.
UndercoverBromance (Bromance Book Club #2) by Lyssa Kay Adams
Berkley, $16.00 Paperback, 9781984806116, 352 pages
Publication Date: March 10, 2020
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