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{"id":2180,"date":"2020-07-26T09:45:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-26T09:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2180"},"modified":"2020-07-26T10:07:04","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T10:07:04","slug":"texas-reads-romance-roundup-maida-malby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/?p=2180&lang=ar","title":{"rendered":"Texas Reads Romance Roundup with Maida Malby"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author Maida Malby’s roundup of the latest in Texas romance or romance by Texas authors<\/p>\n

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Tropes abound in romance: enemies-to-lovers, friends-to-lovers, fake engagement, sibling\u2019s best friend\/best friend\u2019s sibling, marriage of convenience, etc. A favorite of many writers is the fling\u2014the lovers agree to a short-term relationship (one-night stand, while on a vacation, for the duration of the project), but of course they fall in love, and by the end of the book, they\u2019re ready for a longer commitment. This is the main theme of the two romance novels featured this month.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Second-Chance Fling $\"\"$ <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In Makenna Lee<\/strong>\u2019s debut, Her Second Chance Cowboy<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,<\/em> world-traveling photographer Reese Turner visits Cypress Creek, Texas, to complete a photo assignment and buy back her grandparents\u2019 cottage, only to run into an old flame, rancher James MacLachlan. Reese has sworn off men, intending to focus on her career. James has seen how love can hurt from his parents. Unwilling to risk his heart, he decides to stick to casual affairs. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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They agree to engage in a fling while she\u2019s in town. That is all Reese is willing to give to the man who broke her heart once before. That is all James has to offer to the woman who will be leaving to fulfill her ambitions soon. This second-chance affair is only about living out a fantasy, but love has other plans. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Makenna Lee<\/strong><\/a> is an award-winning romance author living in the Texas Hill Country with her real-life hero and their two children. Her writing journey began when she mentioned her story ideas, and her husband asked why she wasn\u2019t writing them down. The next day, she bought a laptop, started her first book, and knew she\u2019d found her passion. Makenna is often drinking coffee while writing, reading, or plotting a new story. Her wish is to write books that touch your heart, making you feel, think, and dream. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A Stranded Fling $\"\"$ <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

San Antonio accountant Claudia Molina follows A Well-Structured Life<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Every day is the same, everything is scheduled in her calendar. A broken marriage and her son\u2019s death made Claudia wary of men. Her pristine home, book club, and job are enough. That is, until she meets Blake Campos, truck driver and biker\u2014a most atypical client. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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After losing a management position because of a nasty divorce, Blake has a jaundiced view of women. For him, they\u2019re for momentary pleasure. That is, until he unexpectedly bumps into his new accountant Claudia at a motorcycle rally. Until a snowstorm strands them for two days, in one room, with no heat except for what they could generate from each other. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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L. M. Gonzalez<\/strong><\/a> writes about the loves and lives of Latinas and the challenges of romance the second time around. Her stories, set against a backdrop of strong Latino culture blended with an American lifestyle, are refreshing and capture the essence of everyday Hispanic life. Texas-born and bred, L. M. has been living in San Antonio since 1988, when Loop 1604 and Potranco Road were mostly trees, cows, and one Diamond Shamrock gas station.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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