LoveReading Says
"No more reckless emotions, like the first time. No more cringeworthy bad behaviour. I’d pass my bill, make history and fix the glaring black mark on my conscience. Untie the knot of guilt and shame that had, if I was being honest, twisted up my heart for five long years."
Many romance writers worry about how to have a likeable heroine, and sometimes the way to try to do this is to have a character who is a goody-two-shoes, never doing anything morally grey and are generally gooey and kind, with only bad things happening to them, not because of them – this is not the approach Winstead has taken here! Lee is ruthlessly ambitious in her (environmentally conscious) campaigning job, at the weekends a big drinker and drug-taker, refusing to get emotionally attached to anyone she sleeps with – and she cheated on her ex Ben with his rival, just because she thought he might otherwise get there first. The novel asks if they can get a second chance, when they’re thrown together again in Lee’s most important campaign yet.
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Fool Me Once Synopsis
In this fierce and funny battle of the exes, Ashley Winstead's Fool Me Once explores the chaos of wanting something you used to have.
Lee Stone is a twenty-first-century woman: she kicks butt at her job as a communications director at a women-run electric car company (that's better than Tesla, thank you), and after work she is 'Stoner', drinking guys under the table and never letting any of them get too comfortable in her bed...
That's because Lee's learned one big lesson: never trust love. Four major heartbreaks set her straight, particularly grad-school boyfriend Ben Laderman - who wasn't actually cheating, but she could have sworn he was, so she reciprocated in kind.
Then Ben shows up five years later as a policy expert for the Texas governor, just as Lee is trying to get a clean-energy bill rolling. Tension builds as old sparks reignite when they're forced to work together, fanning the flames for a romantic dustup the size of Texas.
Don't miss The Boyfriend Candidate, Ashley Winstead's next laugh-out-loud rom-com about learning to embrace living outside your comfort zone!
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781035904181 |
| Publication date: |
1st February 2024 |
| Author: |
Ashley Winstead |
| Publisher: |
Aria an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
368 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Romance / Relationship Stories
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Ashley Winstead Press Reviews
“A hilariously sharp-tongued romance with an unforgettable, unapologetic heroine. Fool Me Once is a breath of fresh air!” - Rachel Lynn Solomon, bestselling author of The Ex Talk
“A love story for every truly hot mess… A romance with bite, wit, and heart.” - Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“A simmering slow burn bursting with banter, Fool Me Once has all the raunch, humor, and charm of a Judd Apatow movie but with the kind of flawed, dynamic heroine rom-com fans have been waiting for. This is a romance for anyone who’s ever felt too messy to be loved.” - Rosie Danan, author of The Roommate
“I absolutely love a messy heroine; throw in political schemes and off-the-charts chemistry, and Fool Me Once delivers a wild, sexy ride from start to finish!” - Trish Doller, author of Float Plan
“Fresh, funny, and chaotically wonderful, Fool Me Once had me hooked from the very first page! Winstead weaves an undeniably sexy tale of will-they/won’t-they that is sure to be a phenomenal addition to every rom-com lover’s library.” - Kate Bromley, author of Talk Bookish to Me
“Sparks fly and laughs abound as Winstead rides the line between enemies-to-lovers and second-chance romance tropes. Readers will want to snap this up.” - Publishers Weekly
About Ashley Winstead
Ashley Winstead is the author of In My Dreams I Hold a Knife, The Last Housewife, Midnight is the Darkest Hour, Fool Me Once, and The Boyfriend Candidate. Her books have been translated into over a dozen languages worldwide and optioned for film/television. Ashley holds a Ph.D. in contemporary American literature and lives in Houston. You can find her at www.ashleywinstead.com
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