Beautiful Beginning

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About The Book

The Beautiful Bastard series—from the New York Times bestselling authors behind Love and Other Words and The Unhoneymooners—continues in this new novella—back when not being able to stand each other also meant not being able to keep their hands of each other, neither Bennett nor Chloe could have seen this day coming.

One beautiful bastard of a groom. The most beautiful bitch of a bride. A panty-ripping office hook-up turned true love everlasting.

Wedding bells can’t chime soon enough for Chloe Mills and Bennett Ryan. Chloe, exasperated and stressed by all the last-minute to-dos, is on the verge of saying “I do” to eloping. For his part, Bennett’s so worried about being distracted by Chloe’s body that he makes a no-sex-until-the-wedding-night rule that only seems to be making things worse by continually backfiring on him. As their crazy families descend for the big day—only a few of them actually trying to be helpful—the fiery lovers are about to test whether the couple that argues together can keep it together long enough to exchange rings, and not just heated words.

Appearances

JUL 13
6:30PM
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In-conversation with Susan Lee and Nikki Payne

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Triple Crown Pavilion
1780 Plantside Drive
Jeffersontown, KY 40299
JUL 14
6:30PM
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The Historic Artcraft Theatre
57 N Main Street
Franklin, IN 46131
JUL 15
7:00PM
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Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church Celebration Campus
919 S Washington Street
Naperville, IL 60540
JUL 16
7:00PM
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In-conversation with Susan Lee & Julie Soto

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The Sun Theater
3625 Grandel Square
St. Louis, MO 63108
JUL 17
7:00PM
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In-conversation with Susan Lee, Julie Soto, & Ali Hazelwood

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Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 W 47th Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
JUL 18
12:00AM
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Barnes & Noble
2910 Pine Lake Road
SouthPointe #2339
Lincoln, NE 68516
JUL 19
6:00PM
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Ames City Auditorium
520 6th Street
Ames, IA 50010
JUL 20
7:00PM
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Quincy Hall
1325 Quincy Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
JUL 22
12:00AM
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Liberty Station - Vesper Venue
2875 Dewey Rd
San Diego , CA 92106

About The Author

© Chandra Wicke
Christina Lauren

Christina Lauren is the combined pen name of longtime writing partners and best friends Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, the New York TimesUSA TODAY, and #1 internationally bestselling authors of the Beautiful and Wild Seasons series, Autoboyography, Love and Other Words, Roomies, Josh and Hazel’s Guide to Not Dating, The UnhoneymoonersThe Soulmate EquationSomething WilderThe True Love ExperimentThe Paradise Problem, and The Romance Revival. You can find them online at ChristinaLaurenBooks.com or @ChristinaLauren on Instagram.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Gallery Books (November 19, 2013)
  • Length: 128 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781476751740

Raves and Reviews

“The perfect conclusion to Bennett and Chloe’s sexy, riotous, and addicting love story!” 

– Susan Lee, author of The Romance Rivalry

“Hot . . . if you like your hook-ups early and plentiful..."

– EW.com

“The thing that I love the most about Christina Lauren and the duo’s Beautiful books is that there is always humor in them. As well as hot steamy moments and some of the sweetest I love you’s.”

– BooksSheReads.com

"The perfect blend of sex, sass and heart, Beautiful Bastard is a steamy battle of wills that will get your blood pumping!"

– S.C. Stephens, bestselling author of Thoughtless

“Filled with plenty of hot sex and sizzling tension.”

– RT Book Reviews

“…deliciously steamy…”

– EW.com

“Smart, sexy, and satisfying...destined to become a romance classic.”

– Tara Sue Me, bestselling author of The Submissive,

 “A devilishly depraved cross between a hardcore porn and a very special episode of The Office…For us fetish-friendly fiends to feast on!!”

– PerezHilton.com

Beautiful Bastard has heart, heat, and a healthy dose of snark. Romance readers who love a smart plot are in for an amazingly sexy treat!”

– Myra McEntire, author of Hourglass

"Beautiful Bastard is the perfect mix of passionate romance and naughty eroticism. I couldn’t, and didn’t, put it down until I’d read every last word."

– Elena Raines, Twilightish

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