Sweetheart
Cookie O’Gorman
Publication date: April 25th 2024
Genres: Romance, Young Adult
Sweetheart (suh-weet-hart): Someone who is kind, friendly, and/or lovable. For reference, see Scarlett Kent.
Seventeen-year-old Scarlett Kent likes the idea of love—in theory. She’s just never had time for romance. Voted Most Likely to Succeed, founder of a youth mentoring program, and an aspiring professional violinist, Scarlett has goals—and a list of “firsts” she’d like to complete before graduation.
One thing that’s not on her list: Falling for Sam Bishop.
Flirtatious jocks who sleep through class aren’t her type—no matter how good Sam looks in his jersey. But when her car breaks down, Sam stops to help…which leads to an unexpected offer.
Sam volunteers to help Scarlett complete her list. In return, she’ll help him win back his ex.
It’s a sweetheart deal that should benefit everyone.
But between kissing lessons and pretend dates, Scarlett realizes Sam is the perfect fake boyfriend. And if she’s not careful, he could be her first real heartbreak.
This book features two souls who’re meant to be, one fake arrangement, so many heart-melting kisses and answers the question:
What happens when a perfectionist falls for a player?
“Can I ask you something?” he said.
“Okay…”
“Why are you dressed like that?”
I lifted a brow. “Like a blueberry?”
Sam gave a shrug. “I was going to say a cross between Elsa and Cinderella.”
“Well, well,” I said, “the Sam Bishop knows his princesses. Who would’ve guessed?”
“Thanks to my sister,” he said. “And I still don’t get why you keep saying the before my name. Makes no sense.”
It made sense to me.
He’d always been the Sam Bishop in my head. As in the one and only, the original, the Sam Bishop who stole my heart at age ten and refused to give it back. I couldn’t say any of that to him, though, so I just shrugged.
“I was hired to play a wedding,” I said.
“And they asked you to dress like a princess?”
I shook my head. “The bride wanted a very specific shade of blue. Not baby blue, aqua or cornflower. Royal blue is what they asked for. This is what I had, so…”
Sam nodded. “Looks good on you.”
“Yeah, right,” I said with a scoff.
“I’m serious.”
Feeling my cheeks heat, I crossed my arms.
“Gotta be honest, though, I wasn’t sure if you’d be able to fit all that in the car. That’s a lot of material.”
His words startled a laugh out of me, and I gave a mental curse. I would not be charmed by him. The guy couldn’t even remember my name for goodness sakes.
“Is part of it still hanging out the door or…?” he said innocently.
“Ha ha,” I said, “very funny, Bishop.”
“Got a laugh out of you, Kent.”
Well.
At least he remembered my last name, I thought.
“And I’m assuming if I hadn’t been able to fit inside your inadequately-sized sports car”—he scoffed—”you would’ve just left me on the side the road?”
Sam shook his head. “Nah, I would’ve just had you take the dress off.”
Cookie O'Gorman Bio: Cookie O'Gorman writes YA & NA romance to give readers a taste of happily-ever-after. Small towns, quirky characters, and the awkward yet beautiful moments in life make up her books. Cookie also has a soft spot for nerds and ninjas. Her novels ADORKABLE, NINJA GIRL, The Unbelievable, Inconceivable, Unforeseeable Truth About Ethan Wilder, The Good Girl's Guide to Being Bad, The Kissing Challenge (YA novella), WALLFLOWER, CUPCAKE, FAUXMANCE, and BOOKWORM are out now! She is also the author of NA sports romances The Best Mistake, The Perfect Play, The Sweetest Game, and The Total Knockout. Her newest release SWEETHEART came out on April 25, 2024!
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