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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 Hot in the City : A Romantic Comedy Story Collection
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'Hot In The City is a collection of short romantic comedy stories and novellas, and all are set in author Cassandra O'Leary's home city of Melbourne, Australia. Chocolate Truffle Kiss: A Romantic Comedy Novelette - An older woman meets a younger man in a story full of pining. A lonely writer, a hot rockstar barista, a cafe setting with stolen moments, poetry and chocolate. Tree Love: A Romantic Short Story - A short story with a sweet second chance romance, an urban lumberjack and emails to trees! Girl Under The Christmas Tree: A Steamy Holiday Romance Novella - A prequel to the novel Girl on a Plane, featuring Yuki, a hotel staffer looking for adventure, and Declan, an Irish IT CEO with a broken heart. They come together right before Christmas for just one night. Friday I'm In Love: A Short and Sweet Story- A brand new story set in a pyjama company in the middle of the city. Featuring a Japanese-Australian beefcake, a wacky computer nerd, workplace romance, spying and wardrobe malfunctions. Girl On A Babymoon - a new novella! Sinead and Gabriel from Girl on a Plane return, five years later. It's their anniversary, and Sinead has a big surprise for Gabriel. A romantic getaway and steamy role-playing feature in this laugh-out-loud story of a marriage in trouble, or maybe, a marriage that will be stronger than ever!' 

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Chocolate Truffle Kiss : A Novelette, Cassandra O'Leary , single work novella romance

'A sexy romantic comedy novelette with added chocolate!

'Your eyes meet mine, then retreat
'Softness behind glass
'Let me break your barriers

'The poem on the blackboard enticed her to enter. Just like everyday…Writer, Beth, visits the same café every afternoon, enjoying her latte and a chocolate truffle while scribbling in her notebook. The delicious treats keep her coming back day after day, not to mention the inspiration she finds there – Samuel. The barista is tall, dark and delicious, and his stare could melt chocolate from a hundred paces. Is Samuel writing the blackboard poems especially for Beth? Could he be watching and wanting her too?'

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Tree Love, Cassandra O'Leary , single work short story
Girl under the Christmas Tree, Cassandra O'Leary , single work novella romance
'A steamy Christmas Eve date has them both wanting more, but Yuki isn't supposed to fraternize with hotel guests. Not even a cheeky, handsome guest who also happens to be one of the youngest tech CEOs in Ireland. She definitely isn't supposed to stay in his hotel suite, even if it is just a fling for one night only. What if she loses her Christmas bonus or gets fired? Declan wants nothing more than to keep Yuki, the girl under his Christmas tree. But he only has days in Melbourne, Australia before he has to fly back to Ireland for Christmas, then back to work. Is it foolish to risk putting his heart on the line again, when it was recently battered and bruised by his cheating ex-fiancee? Yuki's about to embark on a life full of adventure...but will she get to keep Declan as part of the package deal? She hopes so. It's her number one Christmas wish.' (Publication summary)
Friday I'm In Love, Cassandra O'Leary , single work short story
Girl On A Babymoon, Cassandra O'Leary , single work novella
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