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$25 #Giveaway You’re So Vain by Whitney Dineen @whitneydineen Ends 9.23

September 11, 2021 By Mary



You’re So Vain: A Royal Haters to Lovers Romance
Whitney Dineen
Publication date: September 12th 2021
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance

Family drama is something Lutéce Choate struggles to avoid. With a mother who’s an award-winning country western song writer, an aunt who’s a Country Music Hall of Famer, and a brother who’s a rock star, it hasn’t exactly been a low-key kind of life, and she’s ready for a break.

Then Lu’s younger sister, Claire, goes off and gets engaged to a prince from Malquar, bringing the dreaded spotlight back to shine on their family once again. Lu wants to go to the engagement party about as much as she wants to yodel the Star Spangled Banner at the Grand Ole Opry with her crazy relatives. Alas, not going, doesn’t appear to be an option.

Alistair George Henry Bere Hale is not the heir, but the spare. Without the weight of the Crown in his future, he’s managed to live the carefree life of a man about town. That is until his younger brother gets engaged before him and their mother starts pressuring him to settle down.

Alistair represents everything that Lutéce has come to despise–he’s a rich, playboy, partier, who’s always in the spotlight… But Alistair doesn’t feel the same about Lu. In fact, he’s quite drawn to his brother’s future sister-in-law, prickles and all.

When Lu and Alistair’s mothers witness the sparks between their children, they start to make plans of their own. Will Lu relax her prejudices long enough to get to know Alistair?

Find out in the fabulously funny fourth book in the Seven Bride’s for Seven Mothers Series.

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EXCERPT:

Slipping my phone into my purse, I give myself one last look in the entryway mirror. Ben’s profile says he’s five-ten, which I know means five-eight. As I’m five-ten, I’m wearing flats so as not to make him uncomfortable.

While driving over Laurel Canyon Boulevard to meet my date at Chow’s—the latest West Side hotspot—I think about how online dating is really performed in code. Men lie about their height, their weight, and their net worth. Women lie about their age, their desire to start a family (men don’t want to hear the word “baby” come up until they’ve been married for five years), and how many boyfriends they’ve had.

Men want a young woman with minimal baggage and no obvious desire to procreate. Women want a guy who isn’t always looking for a better option. I almost turn my car around in the next driveway.

Instead, I flip on the sound system to distract myself from thoughts of bailing on tonight. My favorite Spotify playlist blasts vintage Enya through the speakers, causing my throat to fill with so much emotion I feel like I’ve just swallowed a bowling ball.

I love Enya and her ethereal melodies about memories from past lives where she was a princess and love spanned multiple incarnations. Thank God for playlists. I’ve already burned through five Shepherd Moons CDs.

By the time I pull up to the valet at Chow’s, I’m full-on bawling—damn these hormone shots! Oh, Enya, I long for the love you sing of! I can’t have always been the social pariah I am in this lifetime. Someone had to have loved me somewhere down the line.

“Ma’am, I’m going to need you to step out of the car.” Am I being arrested?

I look up and am jolted back to the present by a surfer-looking dude in a valet uniform. With a sigh worthy of a Disney Princess, I put my car in park and get out. Then I take my ticket and make my way to the front door.

Weaving through what can only be described as a throng of fashionable people—the extremes Angelinos will go to be seen at the latest, hippest, coolest place is legendary—I finally make my way inside and up to the hostesses stand. “Hi there, I’m meeting Benedict Solomon.”

The Baywatch babe wannabe looks up from her reservation book and excitedly declares, “Are you Bennie’s mom?” I’m either totally delusional about how old I look, or this girl is a cow.

“His grandmother, actually,” I tell her with a smirk. Then I raise my left eyebrow with my most intense I’m-gonna-shiv-you-in-a-dark-alley-if-you-don’t-take-me-to-my-date-right-now look. She takes the hint and leads the way.

Bennie is waiting at a table by the window. From a distance, he looks a lot younger than his JDate profile pic. A lot younger. Like twelve.

The hostess says, “Bennie, your grandmother is here. Remember, order whatever you want, and Jocko will comp the bill.”

Staring at my date, I announce, “I think there’s been a mistake.”

Author Bio:

USA Today Bestselling author Whitney Dineen is a rock star in her own head. While delusional about her singing abilities, there’s been a plethora of validation that she’s a fairly decent author (AMAZING!!!). After winning many writing awards and selling nearly a kabillion books (math may not be her forte, either), she’s decided to let the voices in her head say whatever they want (sorry, Mom). She also won a fourth-place ribbon in a fifth-grade swim meet in backstroke. So, there’s that.

Whitney loves to play with her kids (a.k.a. dazzle them with her amazing flossing abilities), bake stuff, eat stuff, and write books for people who “get” her. She thinks french fries are the perfect food and Mrs. Roper is her spirit animal.

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Comments

  1. Barrie says

    September 11, 2021 at 9:36 pm

    Great excerpt! I love the glimpse into the author’s writing style.

  2. Joy Avery says

    September 11, 2021 at 9:43 pm

    This sounds like a fun read!

  3. Judy Thomas says

    September 11, 2021 at 9:45 pm

    This sounds like the kind of book I love.. and a whole lot of fun too!

  4. Amber Terry says

    September 12, 2021 at 12:09 am

    I love illustrated covers like this. I wish more authors used them. Loving this book description, too 🙂

  5. Anita Yancey says

    September 12, 2021 at 6:01 am

    It sounds like a fun read, and I love the pretty cover.

  6. Barbara Montag says

    September 12, 2021 at 7:12 am

    Adult, Comedy, Romance – I love it all!
    Great job with the excerpt.
    Thank you for sharing this.

  7. Julie Waldron says

    September 12, 2021 at 7:16 am

    Cute cover, sounds like a fun read.

  8. Marcy Meyer says

    September 12, 2021 at 8:59 am

    The cover looks cute. Sounds like a good read.

  9. Deborah D says

    September 12, 2021 at 11:12 am

    How long was the writing process?

  10. Shelly Peterson says

    September 12, 2021 at 11:23 am

    Sounds like a good read

  11. Dianne Casey says

    September 12, 2021 at 12:42 pm

    Sounds like a great book. Adding to my TBR list.

  12. heather says

    September 12, 2021 at 1:49 pm

    This sounds like one that will keep me interested and reading.

  13. Debbi Wellenstein says

    September 12, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    This looks delightful. Thank you for the giveaway!

  14. Rosie says

    September 12, 2021 at 7:01 pm

    Alistair and Lu – oh wow, need to see what happens here, and I love the excerpt!

  15. Glenda M says

    September 12, 2021 at 7:37 pm

    I really enjoyed the excerpt!! Thanks for the laugh!

  16. Thomas Gibson says

    September 12, 2021 at 8:26 pm

    Cover looks awesome! Excerpt is intriguing. Great work!

  17. Antoinette M says

    September 13, 2021 at 6:22 am

    Thanks for the excerpt. Sounds great!

  18. Cynthia C says

    September 13, 2021 at 7:26 am

    The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

  19. Tina R says

    September 13, 2021 at 9:18 am

    Sounds like a fun story. Thanks for sharing the excerpt.

  20. Merry says

    September 13, 2021 at 10:05 am

    This sounds like a good book.

  21. David Hollingsworth says

    September 13, 2021 at 2:11 pm

    This sounds like a really good read for the end of summer.

  22. Bonnie says

    September 13, 2021 at 2:38 pm

    What a fun romance! Great excerpt. I’d love to read more.

  23. Latifa Morrisette says

    September 13, 2021 at 5:49 pm

    Sounds like a good read.

  24. bn100 says

    September 13, 2021 at 8:48 pm

    looks fun

  25. David Hollingsworth says

    September 14, 2021 at 11:30 am

    Sounds like a great book!

  26. linda harrison says

    September 14, 2021 at 12:19 pm

    A romance and comedy — what could be better!

  27. Leela says

    September 15, 2021 at 1:01 am

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  28. Bea LaRocca says

    September 15, 2021 at 3:57 pm

    A cute cover and I loved the synopsis and excerpt, this is a must read for me. Thank you for sharing the book and author details

  29. clynsg says

    September 21, 2021 at 12:59 pm

    Anything that has the possibility of standing up to Seven Brides for Seven Brothers is worth a read!

  30. Amy Green says

    September 22, 2021 at 6:29 pm

    Growing up in the 1980’s, I became a music fanatic and was fascinated to learn how the royals’ lives actually worked. This book married both worlds beautifully.

  31. Jill Myrick says

    September 22, 2021 at 8:38 pm

    This book sounds like it’s going to be a really fun read.

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