Author: Lauren Helms
Publication Date: March 2020
Born from money, Levi
was destined to take over the family business. Emmy has always had a crush on
her bestie’s big brother, but she hadn’t planned on shaking things up. When a
kiss turns into more and a secret is being kept, can they build flawless foundations?
Readers will fall in love with this best friend sibling romance from Lauren
Helms. The 425 Madison series is back with season two and FLAWLESS FOUNDATIONS
is now live!
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Levi
It's no secret I was born from money. And I'm destined to
take over the family business, King Cosmetics when my father retires.
At least that was the plan.
Until my father decided to impose some stupid rule about
being married before I take the reigns. Everything I've worked for hangs in the
balance and the future of the company is in jeopardy without a King behind the
controls.
I never considered Becca part of the plan for taking over,
but when one kiss leads to so much more, I can't help but wonder if she's the
answer to my problem.
Becca
There are two things I love - my beauty blog and Levi King.
Coming from the same social circle has given me ample
opportunity to crush on the next generation of King Cosmetics, but he made it
clear a long time ago that I would never be anything more than "like
family" to him.
Feeling the need for some serious changes in my life, I
start shaking things up.
It wasn't part of my plan to kiss Levi, but one kiss could
never be enough. When that kiss turns into a relationship and I find out that
Levi's been keeping a secret, I begin to question if our love affair was too
good to be true.
Looks like we're about to find out if we can truly build
flawless foundations for the rest of our lives. After all 425 Madison is the
perfect place to fall in love.
Excerpt
copyright @ Lauren Helms 2020
"Em, is there anything at Envirogal open? I don't know,
maybe in research and development?
Or even the finance department? Maybe it's time to put my
degrees to use?"
She pops out her bottom lip. "I really don't think we
have any openings that would fit what you're looking for or would enjoy. But I
will definitely talk to HR on Monday." I deflate a little at her response.
Damn it. She was a great resource in the field I would want to work in since I
clearly have to work.
"Oh, you should talk to Levi. King Cos is always
hiring. They are just so much bigger than Envirogal. I'm sure he'd be able to
find you a great job!" She's all excited about the prospect, she's also
completely unaware of my distaste for her brother, Levi King.
Well, if she is aware, she does a great job of ignoring it.
Just the thought of her tall, slender, dark-haired, brown-eyed brother makes me
twitchy. Then, of course, my next thought goes to the fact that he now lives
just down the hall. Which means at any time, he could just show up. Don't get
me wrong, I'm happy that Emmy's relationship with her brother is stronger than
ever. She deserves it since she has some of the worst parents, but I was as
happy as a clam not seeing Levi on a regular basis.
I've known Levi King since I was a freckle-faced,
braces-wearing preteen. We've always gotten along but were never friends. With
him being two years older than us and seeing him being a nice big brother to
Emmy, instead of an asshole like a lot of the other brothers in our social
circle, I had it bad. My crush on him grew pretty quickly way back then.
Unfortunately for me, that crush never really faded, but instead grew as the
years went by. That is, until college.
It all ended one night in my Sophomore year. Emmy and I
visited him at Harvard one weekend. He was a senior and surprisingly welcomed a
visit from his sister. He took us out with a few of his friends to their local
hang out and, well, let's just say I had a lot to drink. I decided
with my liquid courage that I'd flirt a little. He flirted
back, to my surprise and extreme excitement. Toward the end of the night, I
thought I was actually getting somewhere. So, when I finally kissed him, I was
in heaven. Until he pushed me away and told me I was drunk, and he'd never take
advantage of a woman under the influence. Okay, so I can commend that. But
drunk me just kept pushing until he delivered his final blow. "Becca,
you're like a sister to me, nothing can ever happen between us."
Ouch. You know what's worse than being friend-zoned? Sister-zoned.
Don’t Boyfriend
Maintenance by Lauren Helms from the first season of 425 Madison Ave.
“Boyfriend Maintenance is a charming little faux romance
story that comes brimming with loads of emotion and steam. This unlikely
pairing strike up a deal that leads them in a direction neither saw coming, and
boy was it fun to watch them try and resist the sparks, and unexpected
chemistry.” —RedsRomanceReviews on Boyfriend Maintenance
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About Lauren
Lauren Helms has forever been an avid reader from the
beginning. After starting a book review website, that catapulted her fully into
the book world, she knew that something was missing. Lauren decided to take the
plunge and write her first novel. While working for a video game strategy guide
publisher, she decided to mix what she knew best--video games and romance. She
decided to take the plunge and joined NaNoWrimo and a month later, she had her
first draft.
Lauren Helms has forever been an avid reader from the
beginning. After starting a book review website, that catapulted her fully into
the book world, she knew that something was missing. Lauren decided to take the
plunge and write her first novel. While working for a video game strategy guide
publisher, she decided to mix what she knew best--video games and romance. She
decided to take the plunge and joined NaNoWrimo and a month later, she had her
first draft.
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