Eighty-One Nights by Georgia Cates
Release Date: April 9th 2019 by Georgia Cates Books, LLC
Series: Beautiful Illusions Duet #1
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
Beautiful, penniless American girl meets handsome, wealthy Scotsman.
Sounds like the beginning of a fairy-tale romance?
It’s not.
This story begins with a contract.
And an exchange of money.
A lot of money.
An angel perches nervously on one shoulder.
A devil lounges smugly on my other.
And even that dark little bastard is leery of what I’m doing.
Maxwell Hutcheson wants the girlfriend experience.
All of it.
And I’m going to give it to him.
I’m not supposed to enjoy being his whore.
I’m also not supposed to fall in love with him.
But I do. Both.
When our contract expires, I will walk away.
Because I have to.
But he’ll always have a piece of me.
I’ll mask my sorrow with a smile.
I’ll hide my love with indifference
… all while it’s killing me softly.
A fairy-tale romance.
It isn’t mine to have.
And this man I’ve come to love so dearly isn’t my happily ever after.
About Eighty-One Nights:
While the characters from Eighty-One Nights are entirely new, their storyline is a combination of fresh material and carefully selected themes, scenes, and settings from The Beauty Series, The Sin Trilogy, Dear Agony, and Indulge. This is intentional. I chose some of my favorite elements from previous releases and interjected them into Hutch and Lou’s story. Let’s call it a “story fusion” between our old favorites and new material.
(This title was very briefly released as The Girlfriend Experience under a pen name. This edition contains new and updated material different from that of the original release.)
Sounds like the beginning of a fairy-tale romance?
It’s not.
This story begins with a contract.
And an exchange of money.
A lot of money.
An angel perches nervously on one shoulder.
A devil lounges smugly on my other.
And even that dark little bastard is leery of what I’m doing.
Maxwell Hutcheson wants the girlfriend experience.
All of it.
And I’m going to give it to him.
I’m not supposed to enjoy being his whore.
I’m also not supposed to fall in love with him.
But I do. Both.
When our contract expires, I will walk away.
Because I have to.
But he’ll always have a piece of me.
I’ll mask my sorrow with a smile.
I’ll hide my love with indifference
… all while it’s killing me softly.
A fairy-tale romance.
It isn’t mine to have.
And this man I’ve come to love so dearly isn’t my happily ever after.
About Eighty-One Nights:
While the characters from Eighty-One Nights are entirely new, their storyline is a combination of fresh material and carefully selected themes, scenes, and settings from The Beauty Series, The Sin Trilogy, Dear Agony, and Indulge. This is intentional. I chose some of my favorite elements from previous releases and interjected them into Hutch and Lou’s story. Let’s call it a “story fusion” between our old favorites and new material.
(This title was very briefly released as The Girlfriend Experience under a pen name. This edition contains new and updated material different from that of the original release.)
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{EXCERPT}
Damn.
My life has become a tragic circle of desperation to move on but plagued by the inability to do so because of the expectations of friends and family. I know that they love me and want only the best for me, but they’re making me miserable.
So fucking miserable.
Am I wrong for wanting a woman in my life? I don’t think so. At least not when I consider the circumstances that led to this place that I’m in.
“Lovely to see you again, Mr. Hutcheson. Please come in.”
“Thank you.”
Cora sits behind her desk and I take the chair across from her. Someone on the outside looking in might mistake our interaction for a meeting between an investment fund manager and his client. But this meeting is about something entirely different.
I’m here to pay for Lou’s time. Pay for the use of her body.
I’m buying Lou. I’m not proud that it’s come to this.
Cora laces her fingers together and places them on her desk. “I’m keen to hear what you think of Lou.”
Her smile screams self-satisfaction. And it should. This woman is good at what she does.
“Lou is everything that you promised.” And more. So much more.
“I knew that she would be, but the real question remains to be answered: is she everything that you’re looking for in a companion or would you like to meet another girl before making your final decision?”
I don’t care for the way that I feel when I consider the possibility of never seeing Lou again. “I don’t need to meet other inamoratas. Lou is my choice. We clicked.” Or at least I think that we did. It could all be an act, her playing the role of an inamorata.
Cora winks at me. “Lou feels the same. She’s happy with your pairing.” I’m relieved to hear the affirmation even if it does come secondhand. “She accepts your proposal and has agreed to move forward with the companionship agreement.”
I’m soaring above the clouds. “Grand.”
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Georgia Cates is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling Author of The Beauty Series. She resides in Mississippi with her husband and two daughters. Please visit georgiacates.com for additional information.
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