Hold Me Close - Schroeder, Shannyn

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Résumé :
Best friends can make the best lovers. But only if they're willing to accept the risk... Maggie O'Leary is finally ready to start living again, and she has a plan. Working in her family's bar is step one. Confronting the tragedy that nearly destroyed her is step two. Reconnecting with her childhood best friend? Well, that's just a fringe benefit. But it's not long before she starts wondering...was he always this loveable and sexy? Shane Callahan has wanted Maggie for as long as he can remember. Giving her whatever she needs is second nature to him. So, when she asks him to help her conquer her fear-with a hot one-night stand-he obliges. Now, he knows a single night will never be enough. He wants it all. And he has no idea if she'll ever be able to give it to him. When all is said and done, can they hold each other close when it matters most? Or will Maggie turn her back on Shane-and on love-once and for all? Hold Me Close, book 6 in The O'Leary Family series, is a contemporary steamy, best friends-to-lovers romance. this series is full of big, Irish families, even bigger emotions, and a guaranteed happily ever after. Read today and welcome to the Chicago Irish neighborhood!...

Biographie:
After more than a year in Ireland, Maggie O'Leary is finally coming back to Chicago with a plan for her future. Confronting the tragedy that destroyed her is her first step. But to do that, she needs to work in her family's bar--something her family doesn't want. Luckily, her best friend, Shane Callahan, is her biggest support--and lovable in a way she doesn't remember. Determined to protect Maggie, Shane refuses to leave the bar when she's working late. And when Maggie boldly tells him that she wants him to help her conquer her final fear-sex-Shane knows a single night together won't be possible. The idea of a spirited Maggie in his bed is everything, but will she believe he wants her heart too? ...

Sommaire:
Shannyn Schroeder is the author of The O'Leary Family series, The O'Malley Family series, and The Doyle Family series, contemporary romances centered around large Irish-American families in Chicago. The Hot & Nerdy series is about nerdy college friends finding love. And her Daring Divorcees series follows a group of middle-aged divorcees getting back into the dating scene. Under the pen name Sloane Steele, the Counterfeit Capers series released in 2021. This Leverage-inspired heist romance series follows a group of criminals who come together as a team to right some wrongs. They accomplish this by stealing art from criminals worse than them and replacing it with forgeries.Shannyn grew up in a Northside Chicago neighborhood filled with big Irish families like the ones she writes about. Her characters get drunk, say f*ck, and eat a ton of pizza as they try to navigate life and love. Whether it's a big family of siblings unable to mind their own business or a group of friends who are thicker than thieves or a crew of criminals learning how to work together as a team, readers can relate to her characters and cheer for them. When this editor and former English teacher isn't wrangling her three almost-grown kids or drawing from her own Irish heritage for writing, she watches a ton of TV and loves to bake cookies....