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80's Baby: Series 2
Series · 7 books · 2022

Books in series

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#1

Sweet Child O' Mine

2022

Sure, I saw the “No Cruising” signs in the parking lot of Pine Grove Galleria, but I didn’t really think they were serious! Who could blame me, though, after being handed the keys to my sister’s gnarly Mustang convertible for one bodacious Friday night? Awesome, right? Well, it was until I got pulled over by a mall cop and was given a ticket. At court, the judge gave me a jail time or community service. I almost chose the slammer because I’m way too awesome for the other option, but then I discovered I could serve out my sentence at a radio station. Totally bitchin’ since I’m a rocker chick at heart. It doesn’t hurt that the hottest guy on the planet works at the station. He’s a total nerd, but I find myself being drawn in. Can I survive community service and keep my heart intact? The minute I saw Gretchen, I knew I wanted her, but I also knew we are from completely different worlds. I like good jazz and quiet love songs that you can dance to. She likes hair metal bands and something called a “Power Ballad.” Our two worlds collide every Saturday while she’s doing her community service. I have to figure out a way to let her know how I feel before the end of her sentence, or she’ll be lost to me forever. I can’t let that happen. What am I willing to do to prove that she’s the love of my life...maybe even “sweet child o’ mine”, to use her phrase? Stick around and find out. Once again we're going back to the radical 1980s! Make that mixtape, pull on your legwarmers, and moonwalk your way through these fun stories set in Pine Grove. Hit Skateland, the soda shop, the arcade, and of course, Pine Grove Galleria in this set of totally sweet and steamy standalone stories from some of your favorite authors set in the decade of decadence. It’s the 80s, baby!
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#2

Jessie's Girl

2022

Picture it: Pine Grove, Louisiana. The year is 1986. A clueless divorced man stumbles into a world he never knew existed: aerobics class. Stacy: I’ve always been the practical one in my friend group. Level-headed. Responsible. Cautious. Until the day HE came into my aerobics class… Jessie: After I got divorced I decided it was time to get back into shape. I’d let myself get a bit soft over the years I was married. I was lifting weights at the community center when another guy said that aerobic exercise was the key to burning fat. When I saw a sign for Aerobics class, I figured that was the ticket. Until I walked into a room full of women wearing brightly colored tights and leg warmers, bouncing around doing complicated routines. At first, I thought I was in the wrong place, but when I see my totally bodacious instructor Stacy, I know it was meant to be. I’m knocked right on my butt, and it’s not just because I tripped over my own feet doing the grapevine step. It’s love at first sight for me, but unfortunately, the feeling is not mutual. Yet. I’m never going to be a rock star heartthrob, but you can bet your Walkman that when the music’s over, Stacy is going to be Jessie’s Girl. Welcome to the 80s Baby series, a series of fun instalove romances set in the 1980s. Each book is a standalone with a totally tubular happily ever after.
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#3

She Drives Me Crazy

2022

It’s the 80s, baby! HOLLY Working in retail is a drag, but it pays the bills-barely. When my on-again, off-again boyfriend dumps me, my besties take me to Skateland to get my mind off my troubles. Who knew trouble skated? He’s tall, blond, and too cute. Things get crazy serious fast, but can an older man who has his act together truly love someone who’s just muddling through life? SHAWN Work, work, and more work is my life. Picking up my slacker brother’s shift as a skate guard isn’t how I like to spend my Friday evenings. I expect to tolerate the night not to lose my heart to a whirlwind on skates. She’s playful and sweet and all I can think about. But why would someone like her want to settle down with a boring workaholic like me? She Drives Me Crazy is a short, sweet and steamy totally rocking 80s story featuring a sassy heroine and the serious older man who wins her heart. It’s a standalone with no cliffhangers and a very satisfying HEA!
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#6

Lost In Emotion

2022

Sparks fly when Tiffany locks eyes with Justin in a night to remember. A connection instantly formed, Tiffany hopes their paths will cross again, while Justin also finds any excuse to see her. Yet, the more they meet, the more differences are highlighted. Justin could never fall for a rich kid, someone who has always had everything. Coming from a troubled childhood, he understands the inequality between their lives all too well. Judging friends and past traumas block their road to romance, threatening a disastrous end. The contrasts in their lives prove to be a thorn in their bond… but will love conquer all?
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#7

Any Way You Want It

2022

In the heart and heat of Louisiana, Kerry has been in love with Clyde for as long as she can remember. Too bad he's her older brother's best friend and doesn't even know she's alive. Or so she thinks. Fall in love with Clyde & Kerry as he gives it to her any way she wants it. Grab your oversized sweatshirt and join them on a Journey they'll never forget.
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#10

Another One Bites the Dust

2022

Kelley works at Skateland and collects broken hearts. Corey's coming home to get his back. Will a single night be enough to reignite their flame? Another One Bites the Dust is a second chance at first love romance set in the greatest decade of all time. Welcome to 1980. As always, this book comes with a promise of no cliffhangers and a steamy, happily ever after. Read this book if you want to check out for an hour and head back to a simpler time. Get ready to laugh and fall in love with Kelley and Corey! Start reading today.
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#11

If Looks Could Kill

2022

Jillian: Nobody knows my secret. I'm a twenty-seven year old who's never been involved. I work as the manager of Sexy Nights, the most popular lingerie store at Pine Grove Galleria. I'm happy with my life as it is but my friend's older brother seems to have made it his mission in life to irritate me. Day after day he challenges me, annoys me and haunts me. Until I find myself looking forward to seeing him, needing every minute alone with him. Wanting more from him than I've ever wanted before. Michael: My store and the mall are my home. It's all I've ever needed. Except for my sister's best friend. She's the frilly, sexy little woman that I dream of every night. But I've never been able to get her to notice me. Now I've got her attention. I've pitted my outdoor company against her lingerie store as the highest earner for this month. The winner has bragging rights and the loser has to do anything the winner dares them to. She's doing everything to win but little does she know, she's the only prize I need.

Authors

Elsie James
Elsie James
Author · 68 books

Elsie James is proud to be lifelong curvy girl. She found her prince charming a decade ago after kissing a ton of frogs. Now, she helps her characters find their happily ever afters and has fun with her readers, The Treat Tribe, along the way. Elsie writes sweet, steamy and short romance stories with a guaranteed Happily Ever After. You can connect with Elise on Instagram or Facebook: @authorelsiejames

Lisa Freed
Lisa Freed
Author · 47 books

Lisa's a sucker for anything romance. From middle school on she was sneak reading her mom's romances. Big, beefy man on the cover? She was there! Alphas, Billionaires, and English Lords- oh my! But at the end of the day a tender tyrant is what truly made her little heart go pitter patter. She writes feel-good stories about imperfect people finding their HEA. Because it's not a romance without a most satisfying HEA.

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