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Bookworm and the Beast

Tru Taylor

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I've been sent into the lair of the beast....

It should be a dream assignment-leave my boring day-to-day routine and travel to a seaside mansion to interview superstar author Jack R. R. Bestia. Who wouldn't want that?

Me, that's who.

He has a reputation for being reclusive and temperamental, but that's not why I'm leery of the assignment. It's because the first (and last) time I met Jack... well, let's just say I didn't make a good impression.

When I get to the mansion-which is more like a secluded castle-things don't go much better. I'm sure he's going to throw me out entirely. The only way I manage to squeak in is by signing a massive non-disclosure agreement. And I soon figure out why.

Jack has a secret-and it's a big one.

Now that iron-clad contract I signed means I have to stay here until his long-overdue book is finished-and he's not going to make it easy.

Jack acts every bit as beastly as the tabloids claimed, and I feel like a fairytale princess trapped in his tower. But every once in a while I get a glimpse of the charming (not to mention super sexy) man beneath the growly exterior and I wonder... could this beast be tamed?

Bookworm and the Beast is a full-length hot romantic comedy take on the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. It's a standalone enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, slow burn billionaire romance with no cheating or cliffhangers but plenty of humor and heart.

Each book in the Eastport Bay Billionaires series stands alone, and they can be read in any order, but they're even more fun when read together! Here's the series so far:

Bookworm and the Beast- enemies to lovers, forced proximity, growly hero and sunshine heroine, slow burn billionaire romance fun!

Bargain with the Bachelor- fake dating, high school secret crush, roommates romance!

The Baby and the Blueblood- secret baby, second chance, royal romance!

The Baby-whisperer and the Brute- Nanny and single dad, billionaire athlete, virgin heroine, forbidden romance!

The Bombshell and the Bodyguard- Best friend's little sister, Ex-military hero, Celebrity/Bodyguard Romance!

Scarlett and the Big Bad Billionaire- Enemies to lovers, mistaken identity, fake engagement romance!

The Grumpy Billionaire- Second chance, enemies to lovers, office romance!

GenresFictionRomanceHumor

278 pages

English edition · First published 2022 by Oxford South Press · ISBN 9781946166296

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NikkiNovember 2026
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The first bit was so cheesy but cute, then it got bad and then it got worse. The characters had no depth, the plot was one dimensional and honestly Bonnie and Jack were both walking red flags. The ending seemed so rushed and “they lived happily ever after without ever addressing their problems”.

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