Lara“Is that him? The Charles Hill?”Yes, you guys. That’s exactly The Charles Hill.Single Dad. Best-Selling Author. Hot-as-Sin. And probably twice my age.He couldn’t possibly be interested in me – an ordinary small-town girl.But he makes my toes curl whenever he glances my way.We’re at work, and I know it’s wrong.But my body is telling me yes. Ok. Just one kiss. I told myself.And one forbidden … Just one kiss. I told myself.
And one forbidden kiss led to so much more…
Charles
I shouldn’t be looking at her like this.
She’s only twenty-four, and I’m way too old for her.
Everything about this is inappropriate.
The looks.
The little touches.
The way she stares at my lips when I talk.
I’m only here to hold my creative writing workshops.
But I can’t help but think about something…filthier.
I shouldn’t even think about going there.
Yet inside, I’m begging for a taste of her forbidden fruit.
I tried to fight it, but my five-year-old daughter brought her right into my place.
And I can’t resist the temptation any longer.
I have to claim her, no matter what they say.
** Author Next Door is a sexy and fun next-door romance story. It is the fourth book in the Temptation Next Door series, but it can also be read as a stand-alone. No cheating or cliffhangers. HEA guaranteed!
Other Books in the Series:
1 – Hot Dad Next Door
2 – Doctor Next Door
3 – Mr. Fixit Next Door
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I rated this book a 4.5 stars, but Bookbub does not do halves. This story is about Author Charles Hill and Student/Bookstore employee Lara. This also includes Clarissa. This is a cute story about a younger girl that is a book aficionado that loves the smell of an old bookstore. She is setting up for a workshop that is going to happen in the old store she works at when she meets her favorite author Charles Hill. He is an older man but very good looking. He is intrigued by her as well but as he is recently a divorced man, he doesn’t want to fall into the same pattern that his ex-wife Sandy did to him, which was to use him for money. She of course is on the bigger side than your normal thin crisp, but she gets the idea that he may be interested in her, so she asks him out, but is shot down as he doesn’t tell her that he has to pick up his daughter, Clarissa.
Clarissa is adorable. She knocks on Lara’s door twice as she is playing hide-n-seek with her father, and when Lara realizes that Charles is her father, the story takes off. As you know Nicole’s books all have a happy ending, so this is no exception. Of course, you must read it as there is a bit of drama in the book and a good case of hot steam to smooth you away.
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Lara is a senior in college working at a bookstore. She meets Best selling Author Charles Hill when he hosts a writing workshop at her bookstore. They have an immediate attraction to each other, that only gets stronger the more they interact. It also helps that his 5 year old daughter also likes her. Will his Ex Wife returning ruin any chance of their HEA?
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This story is as sweet as it is spicy. Lara is a girl after my own heart; obsessed with books and bookstores and authors. Charles is a man with a lot of emotional baggage; a divorce, a daughter, and a brand-new start. I love how down-to-earth these characters are. The image of Lara fangirling over Charles is priceless, and the situations Charles faces with his ex-wife will be familiar to many. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and I’m sorry it’s over already.
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Delightful storyline with instant connection between characters. Engaging from the beginning and throughout the story. Liked that there was not too much drama, but just enough to keep the storyline interesting.
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A fun afternoon romance read
Lara, a college literature student, gets a chance to meet Chuck, an international best selling fantasy author, when he comes to/the small bookstore where she works to lead a creative writing workshop. As the story progresses they keep finding themselves thrown together, a blast from the past attempts to derail them, and taking a leap of faith is their way to a HEA. Nicole Casey’s Author Next Door is a fun afternoon single dad, older man/younger woman romance read.
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The fourth book in the Temptation Next Door series. I enjoyed reading Chuck and Lara’s story and I will be looking for more in this series. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
wonderful short story. Reads easily, well-described characters with good chemistry. from me 5 stars.
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