BooksChatter: ☀ Lyrical Press Contemporary Romance: Nicole Helm, Laura Heffernan, Rebecca Crowley

Thank you for joining us for The Lyrical Press Contemporary Romance Tour! Our featured titles today are:

So Wrong It Must Be Right (Gallagher & Ivy, #1) by Nicole Helm
America's Next Reality Star (America's Next Reality Star, #1) by Laura Heffernan
Crossing Hearts (Atlanta Skyline, #1) by Rebecca Crowley

Below you will find synopsis, excerpts, trailers and purchasing links for each novel, as well as author bios and stalking information.

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Synopsis | The Books | About the Authors | Giveaway

Lyrical Press Contemporary Romance Books

Nicole Helm, "So Wrong It Must Be Right"

Laura Heffernan, "America's Next Reality Star"

|| So Wrong It Must Be Right || America's Next Reality Star || Crossing Hearts ||

So Wrong It Must Be Right by Nicole Helm

It’s all fun and games until fantasy gets real . . .

At twenty-seven, Dinah Gallagher thought she’d have it all figured out. Instead, she’s having mind-blowing online sex with a man she knows nothing about and fighting for her rightful place in the family business. Part of that battle means expanding their century-old restaurant by getting the stubborn urban farmer next door to sell them his lot.

But Carter Trask is tired of being pushed around—especially by rich families like the Gallaghers. All he has left is the little farm he’s scratched out of his grandmother’s yard. At least he can blow off steam with the anonymous woman he’s been emailing for the past eight months, who makes his every sexual fantasy come alive—even if it’s only online.

When Dinah suddenly realizes that Carter’s gardens look just like some of her mystery man’s photos, she can’t resist trying to turn her dreams into reality. Against his better judgment, Carter joins in the game. But in real life, passion has a way of becoming very complicated, very quickly. And sometimes the wrong choice can turn out to be oh so right . . .

[21 March 2017, Lyrical Press, 184 pages. This is the first book in the Gallagher & Ivy series.]

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America's Next Reality Star by Laura Heffernan

SEEKING THE SMART ONE

Twenty-four-year-old Jen Reid had her life in good shape: an okay job, a tiny-cute Seattle apartment, and a great boyfriend almost ready to get serious. In a flash it all came apart. Single, unemployed, and holding an eviction notice, who has time to remember trying out for a reality show? Then the call comes, and Jen sees her chance to start over—by spending her summer on national TV.

Luckily The Fishbowl is all about puzzles and games, the kind of thing Jen would love even if she wasn’t desperate. The cast checks all the boxes: cheerful, quirky Birdie speaks in hashtags; vicious Ariana knows just how to pout for the cameras; and corn-fed “J-dawg” plays the cartoon villain of the house. Then there’s Justin, the green-eyed law student who always seems a breath away from kissing her. Is their attraction real, or a trick to get him closer to the $250,000 grand prize? Romance or showmance, suddenly Jen has a lot more to lose than a summer . . .

[7 March 2017, Lyrical Press, 256 pages. This is the first book in the America's Next Reality Star series.]

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Crossing Hearts by Rebecca Crowley

FEVERED FATES

New to the U.S. soccer scene, not to mention the English language, compact yet explosive Chilean soccer legend Rio Vidal is driven to define a role on his new team, Atlanta Skyline. But he must also adapt to a new culture—and accept that he can’t do it alone. His beautiful interpreter, Eva, has been his voice, his refuge. But she is becoming so much more. If only he could convince her he isn’t like the other men she’s worked with, players on—and off—the field.

As a translator for pro athletes, Eva Torres is used to dealing with self-interested super stars. But Rio seems different, and she’s blindsided when he locks eyes with her across a church pew. By now, after weeks of close contact with the endearing athlete with whom she shares a language, her thoughts are far from holy. She must remind herself flirtation is probably just his default style. Plus, she’s the only one he can really talk to. But when his ambition threatens to derail his career—and their deepening connection—they’ll both have to lay their hearts on the center line . . .

[21 March 2017, Lyrical Press, 204 pages. This is the first book in the Atlanta Skyline series.]

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About the Authors

|| Nicole Helm || Laura Heffernan || Rebecca Crowley ||

Nicole Helm grew up with her nose in a book and a dream of becoming a writer. Luckily, after a few failed career choices, a husband, and two kids, she got to pursue that dream. Nicole writes down-to-earth contemporary romance. From farmers to cowboys, midwest to the west, she writes stories about people finding themselves and finding love in the process. When she's not writing, she spends her time dreaming about someday owning a barn. She lives with her husband and two young sons in Missouri. She is slightly (okay, totally) addicted to Twitter (@nicolethelm), the St. Louis Cardinals, and someday owning a barn.

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Laura Heffernan is living proof that watching too much TV can pay off: AMERICA'S NEXT REALITY STAR, the first book in the REALITY STAR series, is coming from Kensington’s Lyrical Press in March 2017. When not watching total strangers participate in arranged marriages, drag racing queens, or cooking competitions, Laura enjoys travel, baking, board games, helping with writing contests, and seeking new experiences. She lives in the northeast with her amazing husband and two furry little beasts.

Some of Laura's favorite things include goat cheese, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Battlestar Galactica, the Oxford comma, and ice cream. Not all together. The best place to find her is usually on Twitter, where she spends far too much time tweeting about writing, Canadian chocolate, and reality TV.

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Rebecca Crowley hails from Manhattan, Kansas, home of Kansas State University and ubiquitous references to ‘The Little Apple’. She pulled up her Midwestern roots to attend Barnard College in New York City, where she remained for two years after graduation before moving to London to pursue an MA at UCL. After six years, innumerable pints of lager, and too many hours spent on public transportation she made the leap to the southern hemisphere and now resides in sunny Johannesburg, South Africa.

Today she writes smart romance with flawed heroines, redemptive heroes and a dash of feminist sensibility.

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