Get Real by Tellulah Darling
(Get Real, #1)Publication date: September 26th 2015
Genres: Comedy, New Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Magic and Mayhem in Manhattan
Francesca Bellafiore comes from a nice Jewish family — one that happens to have magical powers. Underneath her good-girl exterior, though, she’s a wannabe badass with dreams of becoming a paranormal detective.
Party boy Rafael Muñoz does everything possible to publicly disappoint his high profile father. Privately, it’s a different story. His carefully crafted bad boy reputation masks the fact he’s a master illusionist, forced into solo covert ops. The role is wearing thin and Rafael longs to be part of a team.
When Francesca and Rafael meet, it’s love at first sight… For about five minutes. Rafael is spectacularly attractive—and, Francesca discovers, fully aware of the fact. Rafael knows from experience that girls like Francesca are more trouble than they’re worth.
So it sucks big time when they’re caught in a web of magic, minions, secrets, and enough sexual tension to power NYC. Their only chance to save the city and survive is to team up, trust each other–and maybe even fall in love.
Provided they don’t kill each other first.
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Get Real is a romantic comedy, urban fantasy whirlwind with sass, sex, and swoon.Excerpt:
Get
Real Teaser
POV: Rafael
I
shoved my hands into my pockets, jiggling the loose change and
wanting some kind of confron- tation. I stepped outside. That girl
with Byron who’d been staring and laughing earlier was candidate
numero uno. Want
to diss me? Do it to my face, chica.
I
found her healing a gash on some guy’s cheek, holding a vase in her
free hand while berating him for his choice in headwear. “Va bene.
Go,” she ordered.
He
slunk away with a sheepish look and I stepped up, my shadow falling
over her.
“If
you need medical services it better not be alcohol poisoning because
I will not let you enjoy it.” She turned. Her fingers tightened on
the rim of the vase at the sight of me.
“Hi,”
I said.
She
raised her chin, regarding me levelly with these amazing dark brown
eyes. “It’s you.” Her sexy Italian accent hooked into me.
“Apparently.”
She
fumbled the vase.
We both grabbed the same edge before it could hit
the ground, my hand landing on hers. Her skin
was
cool and smooth. The rest of her was twitchy and flustered. It
cheered me up in a petty way. “Rafael. Call me Rafa. Official
friend of the Byron–Jones
hook up.” I patted my shirt down with
my
free hand. “I had a badge but I lost it.”
“Next time ask for
a lanyard.” She tugged the vase away with a slight smile, tucking
it under her
arm
like a football. What a mouth. ¡Dios mío! “I didn’t buy tickets
to the event,” she said.
I pretended to look stern, mostly
because I wanted to check her out some more. “You boycotting
the
games?”
That got me a full–on
grin, which hit me in the gut. Who was this girl and how had I never
seen
her
before?
“Seen one game, seen them all,” she said. She walked
briskly past me back to the swing she’d been
sitting
on earlier and set the vase on the table.
I followed, sinking into
the chair beside her. “You know my name. It seems unfair I don’t
know
yours.”
She
hesitated for long enough that I wasn’t sure she was going to
answer with anything other than
“get
lost.” “Francesca,” she said at last. She flicked her bangs off
her forehead. “My mom works for your dad. You’re Javier’s son,
right?”
Those
words were like a douse of cold water. “Yeah.” I waited for her
next words. Her next look. Her obvious disdain. I stiffened, reminded
of why I had come out here in the first place and ready to rip into
her.
“She’s
a Liaison.” Even for the simplest of sentences, her hands gestured
madly. Cute. “Mirella Bellafiore.”
My
heart sunk. Now I knew exactly who she was. And wished I didn’t.
Francesca Bellafiore, golden girl. Latest pride and joy of the
Bellafiore clan and totally off–limits
to me. Javier would freak, which would be fun, but honestly? Good
girls weren’t my thing. “Yeah, sure. I’ve met her. Guess you’re
ex- cited to start all that healing stuff.”
Disappointment
and contempt?
flickered in her eyes. Apparently hot girl and I were natural ene-
mies.
Figures. I wasn’t about to be an asshole to her though. It would
ruin my façade.
I was about to make my excuses and go, but I
noticed her twisting this hideous bracelet tighter and
tighter
into her arm. “You okay?”
Her hand stilled. “Are you reading
me?”
“No,” I said with exaggerated patience. “I don’t go
around reading everyone I meet. Don’t need to
most
of the time. People telegraph enough on their own.” I nodded at her
reddened skin. She jutted her chin out. “People shouldn’t take
everything at face value.”
Like
me.
Author Bio:
Tellulah Darling
noun
Sassy girls. Swoony boys. What could go wrong?
1) YA & New Adult romantic comedy author because her first kiss sucked and she’s compensating.
2) Firm believer that some of the best stories happen when love meets comedy and awkwardness ensues.
3) Sassy minx.
Both a hopeless romantic and total cynic, Tellulah Darling is all about the happily-ever-after, with a huge dose of hilarity along the way. Her romcoms come in a variety of flavours and heat levels.
noun
Sassy girls. Swoony boys. What could go wrong?
1) YA & New Adult romantic comedy author because her first kiss sucked and she’s compensating.
2) Firm believer that some of the best stories happen when love meets comedy and awkwardness ensues.
3) Sassy minx.
Both a hopeless romantic and total cynic, Tellulah Darling is all about the happily-ever-after, with a huge dose of hilarity along the way. Her romcoms come in a variety of flavours and heat levels.
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