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#JustFriends Series – New Adult Contemporary Romance by Marie Cole
For the first time you can now enjoy ALL SIX books from the best-selling new adult romance series, #JustFriends in one ebook.
Follow the stories of Elly and her bandmates as they discover the true meaning of friendship, heartache and love.
♥♥ “I’m a fan of friends to lovers romance. Elly and Kent’s journey was amazing!” -Lilly T. Netgalley Reviewer ♥♥
♥♥ “A romance for all seasons. I loved the Christmas theme throughout this new adult romance series. There was a little bit of everything. Second chances, surprise pregnancies, twists & turns, and lots and lots of steamy scenes between the couples. I could not put this series down. A definite must read and one of the best series I’ve read in 2017.”–Jacque T., ARC Reviewer ♥♥
Find all of this inside the #JustFriends series:
✔teen angst, ✔second chances, ✔romance, ✔lust, ✔sex, ✔sweet moments, ✔spying, ✔crying, ✔weddings, ✔kisses, ✔proposals, ✔rockers, ✔friends to lovers romance, ✔fake relationships, ✔makeovers, ✔aggravation, ✔crazy exes, ✔lots of food references, ✔some mild drug use, ✔alcohol addition and ✔an Italian mother.
Did I mention angst?✔✔
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NONFICTION
If you’re writing romance and struggling with flat characters, weak chemistry, a sagging middle, a forgettable first kiss, or a happily-ever-after that lands with a shrug, The Kdrama Cure gives you a specific place to start.
This practical romance-writing craft book turns the emotional storytelling techniques of Korean dramas into fixes you can use in your own romance novel—**no Kdrama experience required.**
Kdramas know how to make an audience ache: the slow burn that makes one look feel electric, the second lead who complicates what the main couple needs to learn, the confession viewers wait sixteen episodes to hear. The Kdrama Cure breaks down how those moments work, then helps you create an emotionally satisfying version that belongs to your characters.
This isn’t a book you read once and shelve. It’s the guide you reach for when a scene won’t land.
Inside, you’ll learn how to:
– Create layered romance characters using wounds, secrets, quirks, motivations, and meaningful side characters
– Build romantic tension with slow-burn escalation, push and pull, and conflict that grows from family, work, money, friendship, and fear
– Make chemistry believable through eye contact, touch, conversation, thoughtfulness, dates, and shared rituals
– Write the essential moments of a love story—from the meet-cute and first kiss to the confession, break-up, reconciliation, and HEA or HFN
– Strengthen sagging middles, love triangles, flashbacks, settings, hooks, and chapter endings
– Get unstuck with practical brainstorming methods that work for plotters and pantsers
Every chapter begins with a symptom romance writers will recognize:
– “My characters feel flat.”
– “My couple gets together too easily—and then the tension dies.”
– “Readers like both characters, but they don’t believe them as a couple.”
– “I want readers to cry. They are not crying.”
Then comes the cure: focused craft guidance, Kdrama examples, and questions you can apply to your manuscript right away.
New in the Revised & Expanded Second Edition:
– A Find Your Cure troubleshooting index that leads you from your exact story problem to the right chapter
– Symptom-first chapter openings and expanded revision checks
– New guidance on side characters, second leads, romantic turning points, and emotionally earned endings
– Writer’s Protection: compassionate help for the moments when the block underneath the block isn’t a craft problem
– Fresh examples and a complete cover-to-cover revision
The Kdrama Cure is for writers who want more than a technically correct love story. It is for writers who want readers to lean closer, hold their breath, ache for the kiss, and believe in the ending.
Your story already has a heartbeat. Let’s make readers feel it.