LIKE IT'S 1999: a nostalgic romantic comedy novella
About this ebook
Love 'em and Leave 'em Alice Kim and "Hot" Steve Lowell are perfect for each other. It'll only take them ten years to figure that out.
Just because they throw the most bodacious wedding party ever…
Just because they're perfect partners in pranksJust because they love all the same boss movies…
Just because they share one totally bangin' night of sex together…
Does not mean they'll break the One Time Rule.
Even if they do… they don't do relationships.
And they're never getting married.
Like, ever.
In this friends-to-lovers, marriage-pact novella spanning the last decade of the 20th century, life forces a playboy and a playgirl grow up—and grow apart—before giving them a chance to create a happy-ever-after they can actually be happy about.
★★★★★ “A special story that spans a decade. It wasn’t at all what I was expecting, but everything I needed. Steve and Alice are meant to be, but like Harry and Sally, it takes them a while to figure it out.” That’s What I’m Talking About
★★★★★ “Full of humor and on-point nostalgia references and movie quotes. Makes me long for the last decades of the 20th century when times were simpler and fun...Highly recommended as well as the other books in the Boston Classics series.” Comfy Chair Books
★★★★★ “Highly recommend it for all fans of contemporary(-ish) romance and romantic comedy.” Laurie Reads Romance
★★★★★ “Sweet, sexy, with lots of compelling funny characters that made you want to read more.” Lost in Booklandia
★★★★★ “A fun NYE novella that spans a decade and will have you laughing.” Book Addiction Reviews
★★★★★ “One of those novellas that feels longer than it is, but in all of the good ways.” YA It’s Lit
★★★★★ "This book grabbed my attention right from the start and captivated it straight to the end." Goodreads review
★★★★★ “Funny and sweet and sexy and transports you to the 1980’s and 1990’s.” Bookbub review
★★★★★ “This is a love story between two commitment-phobic people, and it’s delightful! I loved watching them grow up and learn what they want in life, and finally finding each other. Again. Though it took ten years.” Goodreads review
★★★★★ “a funny, feel-good novella that is themed perfectly to ring in the new year!” Goodreads review
★★★★★ “What can I say? I loved everything about this book! The author engaged me from the 1st quote and I enjoyed strolling down memory lane while reading this sweet and funny story.” Goodreads review
★★★★★ “Well written romance where timing is everything.” Bookbub review
★★★★★ “Fun novella that took me back to the good old days!” Bookbub review
★★★★★ “The perfect friends-to-lovers between a playboy and a playgirl.” Bookbub review
★★★★★ “An entertaining love story with lots of fantastic, nostalgic references.” Bookbub review
★★★★★ “Fun, flirty, with some drama.” Bookbub review
★★★★★ “It's the perfect pick me up for an afternoon listen and if you are movie buff like me, you will love all the quotes!!” Bookbub review
★★★★★ “Absolutely adorable… a fun, unique romance with humor and a little bit of spice.” Bookbub review
★★★★★ “A novella that reads as a full story; you get to know the characters and their story.” Bookbub review
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About the author
KAREN GREY is the pen name for award-winning narrator Karen White. A stage, screen and radio drama actor in Boston, New York and Los Angeles in the late 20th century, she started recording books in 1999. Now back in her home state of North Carolina, she shares a home with her family and (probably) too many pets, where she continues to narrate audiobooks as well as make up stories.
The first three novels (and two novellas) in her Boston Classics series of retro romcoms released in 2020-2021, with more to come. What I'm Looking For, #1 in the series is the winner of AudioFile Magazine's Earphones Award, the NJ Romance Writers' Put Your Heart in a Book contest and Hearts Through History’s Romance Through the Ages contest in the Modern History category.
