Charlie Bishop Gets Checked Out
(2025)(The first book in the Sweet Sparkling Swoony Romance Novellas series)
A Story by Sarah Vance-Tompkins
‘I hate Valentine’s Day!’
Good Harbor librarian Charlie Bishop declares while decorating the lobby of the grand old library with all the reasons her book boyfriends are better than any IRL men. The truth is more complicated, only her besties know she wants to be somebody’s Valentine more than anything.
Construction worker Hank Carter is the hottie who lives right next door. Charlie has run into him on his way out on a late-night booty call too often to ever think that he might be boyfriend material. If she only knew that Hank’s after-hours action is all about keeping his father’s business afloat while putting his own dreams on hold.
When Charlie discovers her boss is conspiring to tear down the old library and move to a new location where fewer staff and books will be needed, she swings into action. As they collaborate to plan a Valentine’s Day Community Dance, Charlie realizes she might have seriously misjudged Hank, who dazzles her his hidden talents. With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, will Hank finally find the courage to ask Charlie to be his?
Happy Valentine’s Day! Charlie Bishop Gets Checked Out is a sweet contemporary romance novella with a single bibliophile, strong female friendships, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!
Tropes
Friends to lovers
Forced Proximity
Slow Burn
Opposites attract
Scarred Hero
Genre: Romance
Good Harbor librarian Charlie Bishop declares while decorating the lobby of the grand old library with all the reasons her book boyfriends are better than any IRL men. The truth is more complicated, only her besties know she wants to be somebody’s Valentine more than anything.
Construction worker Hank Carter is the hottie who lives right next door. Charlie has run into him on his way out on a late-night booty call too often to ever think that he might be boyfriend material. If she only knew that Hank’s after-hours action is all about keeping his father’s business afloat while putting his own dreams on hold.
When Charlie discovers her boss is conspiring to tear down the old library and move to a new location where fewer staff and books will be needed, she swings into action. As they collaborate to plan a Valentine’s Day Community Dance, Charlie realizes she might have seriously misjudged Hank, who dazzles her his hidden talents. With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, will Hank finally find the courage to ask Charlie to be his?
Happy Valentine’s Day! Charlie Bishop Gets Checked Out is a sweet contemporary romance novella with a single bibliophile, strong female friendships, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed!
Tropes
Friends to lovers
Forced Proximity
Slow Burn
Opposites attract
Scarred Hero
Genre: Romance
Used availability for Sarah Vance-Tompkins's Charlie Bishop Gets Checked Out