Love Like This (The Romance Chronicles—Book #1)
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He realized then just how much he missed her. Contact between them since she’d left had been minimal. Just a message to say she was home safe. He hadn’t wanted to bombard her but to give her space to readjust to New York life. Now he wasn’t sure if he could keep holding off. He desperately wanted to speak to her, even if only to congratulate her on the success of the piece.
While Orin was busy taking booking after booking, Shane decided to call Keira.
“Oh hi, Mr. Lisdoonvarna,” she said brightly when she answered the call. “I was about to call you.”
“You were?” he replied. “The Queen of the Burren wanted to call lowly old me?”
“Yes,” she replied, giggling. “My article has gone live. I thought you might want to read it.”
“Already have,” Shane said. “It’s brilliant. And Orin’s phone has been ringing off the hook all morning with bookings.”
“Really?” Keira exclaimed. “That’s wonderful news!”
“That’s why I was calling, actually,” Shane said. “I wanted to congratulate you. Everyone’s buzzing about the article online. You deserve it.”
“Thanks,” Keira replied in a sunny voice.
Shane suddenly found himself lost for words. He felt like he should ask her how New York City was treating her, how she was doing camping out on Bryn’s couch. But instead, he realized there was only one thing he wanted to say.
“Keira, I love you.”
There was a long pause. “You do?”
“Yes,” Shane said, and he realized he hadn’t felt this certain about anything for a very long time. Since Deidre, even. “I can’t stop thinking about you. I miss you like crazy. I know we sort of spoke about carrying on once you went home without really deciding, but I think we can make it work. If I save up enough money to, can I come and see you in New York City?”
“Actually,” Keira began, and Shane felt a crushing sensation in his chest. She was going to turn him down. Of course she was. For her, this was just a fun little fling in a foreign country. He’d been an idiot to think it was real.
She continued. “You might not need to save up at all.”
Shane paused, frowning with confusion. “I don’t get it.”
“My boss gave me a bonus,” Keira said. “Enough to fly you out to New York. I have a week off. What do you think?”
Shane almost dropped the phone with surprise. “You can’t spend your hard-earned bonus on me. It wouldn’t be right.”
“Would you feel less guilty if I told you it would only be about fifteen percent of what I was given?”
Shane couldn’t believe it. Keira must have been given a hefty bonus if flights to New York City from Ireland were such a small percentage of it! He still felt bad about accepting it, but at the same time, there was more than one way he could think of to repay the favor.
“Well, the festival’s over,” he said. “There’s nothing in the way of employment keeping me in Ireland at the moment.”
“Is that a yes?” Keira asked, brightly.
Shane felt a tingle of excitement race through him. He could hardly believe what he was hearing. “You really want me to come to New York?” he asked. “This isn’t a trick?”
Keira laughed, her voice like a tinkling bell. “No trick! Shane, there’s nothing more I want in the entire world. I love you and miss you like crazy too. It’s kind of unbearable. So, what do you say?”
Shane exhaled the breath that had stuck in his lungs. The thought of reuniting with Keira filled him with joy and excitement. “Yes. Yes, of course!”
“Then it’s a date,” Keira replied.
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LOVE LIKE THAT
(The Romance Chronicles—Book 2)
“Sophie Love's ability to impart magic to her readers is exquisitely wrought in powerfully evocative phrases and descriptions….[This is] the perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads.”
--Midwest Book Review (Diane Donovan re: For Now and Forever)
“A very well written novel, describing the struggle of a woman to find her true identity. The author did an amazing job with the creation of the characters and her description of the environment. The romance is there, but not overdosed. Kudos to the author for this amazing start of a series that promises to be very entertaining.”
--Books and Movies Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re: For Now and Forever)
LOVE LIKE THAT (The Romance Chronicles—Book #2) is book #2 in a new romance series by #1 bestselling author Sophie Love.
Keira Swanson, 28, returns to New York, her head spinning from her Ireland trip and still madly in love with Shane. But when a surprise event comes between them, their relationship may have to end.
Keira is a star at her magazine, though, and they give her their next plum assignment: to travel to Italy for 30 days and discover what the Italian secret is to love.
Keira, still reeling from her Ireland trip, finds her high expectations for Italy dashed, as nothing at first goes as was planned. In her whirlwind trip through Italy, spanning Naples, the Amalfi Coast, Capri, Rome, Verona, Venice and Florence, Keira begins to wonder if the Italians really do hold a secret to love.
That is, until she meets her new tour guide—and everything she thought she knew is turned on its head.
A whirlwind romantic comedy that is as profound as it is funny, LOVE LIKE THAT is book #2 in a dazzling new romance series that will make you laugh, cry, and will keep you turning pages late into the night—and will make you fall in love with romance all over again.
Book #3 is now also available!
LOVE LIKE THAT
(The Romance Chronicles—Book 2)
Sophie Love
#1 bestselling author Sophie Love is author of the romantic comedy series, THE INN AT SUNSET HARBOR, which includes six books (and counting), and which begins with FOR NOW AND FOREVER (THE INN AT SUNSET HARBOR—BOOK 1) —a free download on Amazon!
Sophie Love is also the author of the debut romantic comedy series, THE ROMANCE CHRONICLES, which begins with LOVE LIKE THIS (THE ROMANCE CHRONICLES—BOOK 1).
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BOOKS BY SOPHIE LOVE
THE INN AT SUNSET HARBOR
FOR NOW AND FOREVER (Book #1)
FOREVER AND FOR ALWAYS (Book #2)
FOREVER, WITH YOU (Book #3)
IF ONLY FOREVER (Book #4)
FOREVER AND A DAY (Book #5)
FOREVER, PLUS ONE (Book #6)
THE ROMANCE CHRONICLES
LOVE LIKE THIS (Book #1)
LOVE LIKE THAT (Book #2)
LOVE LIKE OURS (Book #3)