What Lovers Do by Jewel E Ann-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 24, 2022.

Shep’s found the female version of himself … and he thinks she’s perfect—perfectly unavailable.

Everyone loves Shep, the charismatic employee at Scottsdale’s newest pet store. He has shared custody of his two dogs with his annoying ex-wife and a smile that can disarm most women.

Except … Dr. Sophie Ryan.

What starts out as a disastrous first meeting, involving a coffee catastrophe and mistaken flirting, turns into an unconventional friendship.

Fake phone sex.
Dog park dates.
And eighteen holes of golf.

The problem? Sophie’s taken herself out of the dating pool for a mysterious reason, imprisoning Shep in the friend zone for eternity.

As their competitive personalities hit a boiling point, the gloves come off and so do their clothes. When Sophie’s “real” life threatens their relationship, can Shep let go of his past to chase the one that might get away?

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REVIEW:WHAT LOVERS DO by Jewel E Ann is a contemporary, adult romance story line focusing on optometrist Dr. Sophie Ryan, and pet store worker Marcus ‘Shep’ Shepherd.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Shep and Sophie) WHAT LOVERS DO follows the building romance and relationship between on optometrist Dr. Sophie Ryan, and pet store worker Marcus ‘Shep’ Shepherd. Sophie Ryan’s life is imploding all around her but meeting pet store worker Shep gives Sophie a reprieve in her otherwise disorganized life. Keeping secrets from the man with whom she will fall in love means starting off their relationship with a series of lies, a relationship that must be quickly friend-zoned, in an effort to protect both Sophie and Shep from losing their hearts. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Sophie and Shep, and the potential fall-out when the truth pushes Shep our of our heroine’s life.

Marcus ‘Shep’ Shepherd is quickly falling in love with our story line heroine but Marcus knows Sophie is keeping secrets, secrets that are about to break his heart. Having loved and lost in the past, Shep must walk away before losing his heart and everything to our story line heroine. Sophie Ryan’s world is literally out of her control, and our heroine struggles to make sense of it all. Keeping secrets from Shep means hiding behind the lies, lies that are gong to break our hero’s heart.

The relationship between Sophie and Shep is one of immediate attraction, the shared joy of dog ownership, and a quiet, palpable sexual heat but Sophie battles between head and heart, having lived through the betrayal of a previous relationship, a relationship that refuses to let go. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Sophie’s father Dalton Ryan and his wife Taryn; Sophie’s ex Jimmy, and her best friend Jules, as well as Shep’s ex Millie, co-worker Marta, and his best friend Howie.

WHAT LOVERS DO is a story of secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is entertaining and engaging; the slow-burn romance is impassioned and seductive; the characters are energetic but flawed.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jewel E Ann is a free spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor.

With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business.

After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing.

When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

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