The Boyfriend Swap
by Meredith
Schorr
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GENRE: Romantic
Comedy
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BLURB:
Is Christmas really the most wonderful time of the year? New Yorkers
Robyn Lane and Sidney Bellows aren’t so sure. Robyn has always dated struggling
creative types. For once, her parents would love her to bring someone with
health insurance and a 401(k) to their Chrismukkah celebration. Her actor
boyfriend doesn’t qualify. While across town, Sidney’s professional life
already belongs to her parents. She’s an attorney at her father’s law firm and
she works tirelessly to keep her love life private. If she brings her lawyer
boyfriend to their annual Christmas extravaganza, her parents will have the
wedding planned by New Year’s Eve.
A mutual
friend playfully suggests they trade boyfriends for the holidays. The women
share a laugh, but after copious amounts of wine, decide The Boyfriend Swap
could be the perfect solution. This way, Robyn can show off her stable attorney
boyfriend and Sidney’s high-society family will take no interest in her flaky
actor beau.
It’s a
brilliant plan—in theory. In practice—not so much. When Will turns out to be
the boy-next-door Robyn crushed on hard throughout her teenage years, and
Sidney’s family fawns all over Perry like he’s an Oscar-winner rather than a
D-list wannabe, one thing is certain: The Boyfriend Swap might just change
their lives forever.
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EXCERPT:
“Give the idea a minute to percolate,” Sidney said
calmly. Her mouth remained in a straight line, indicating she wasn’t joking.
My stomach quivered with unease, but I took calming
breaths to settle down. According to Anne Marie, Sidney was very opinionated
and sometimes wouldn’t shut up until she got her way. I’d just let her keep at
it until her throat hurt or she passed out from too much wine.
Sidney continued, “If left to our own devices, the
holidays are going to blow chunks, but if we pool together, we’ll all be better
off. And it’s only for a few days. It’s the perfect solution to our mutual
problem.”
I stood from the table and removed a bottle of
water from the refrigerator. I poured a glass and placed it in front of her.
Hopefully she’d take the hint. The wine was clearly going to her head.
“What do you say?” she asked the minute I sat back
down.
The girl had to be on more than fermented grape
juice. Hallucinogenics maybe? Whatever influence she was under, she clearly
believed her ludicrous plan had merit and I was going to have to put my foot
down. “I say that I’m a grown woman and shouldn’t need to lie to my parents
about who I’m dating.”
Sidney nodded. “I agree. You shouldn’t.”
A breeze of relief zipped through my core. “Glad
we’re on the same page.”
“You shouldn’t have to lie, but in our case, we
sort of do. If we want to make it to the New Year without requiring a
straitjacket, that is.” She smiled, a slick grin I was certain both assured her
clients and put the fear of the devil in her adversaries in equal measure.
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
A
born-and-bred New Yorker, Meredith Schorr discovered her passion for writing
when she began to enjoy drafting work-related emails way more than she was
probably supposed to. After trying her hand penning children’s stories and
blogging her personal experiences, Meredith found her calling writing romantic
comedy and humorous women’s fiction. She secures much inspiration from her day
job as a hardworking trademark paralegal and her still-single (but looking)
status. Meredith is a loyal New York Yankees fan, an avid runner, and an
unashamed television addict. To learn more, visit her at
www.meredithschorr.com.
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