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Earning It: A Romantic Comedy (Stolen Moments Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Angela Quarles (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 694 ratings
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"Fun and flirty, EARNING IT is a winner!" --  Avery Flynn, USA Today best selling author of The Negotiator

One blind date. One case of mistaken identity. One Navy SEAL faced with his high school crush. What could go wrong?

And her hookup? A gorgeous lawyer.

It should've been simple. A hot, sweaty afternoon quickie and never the two should boink, er, meet again.

But it wasn't simple when she learns the next day that her hookup is not only her patient but also her old high school nemesis Luke Haas, or Haashole as she called him. All grown-up and a Navy SEAL and...and...brawny and maddening and omg-so-hot.

EARNING IT is a steamy second chance, enemies-to-lovers standalone romantic comedy from RITA Winning and USA Today bestselling author Angela Quarles with a happy-ever-after and no cheating or cliffhangers. Warning: there's a scene where guys get all hot and sweaty playing the ancient Irish sport of hurling, just sayin'

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"Quarles plays with the pacing conventions of contemporary romance to burn hot and bright. There's just enough backstory and character development to keep the plot moving." --Library Journal

"...a steamy affair..." -- Publisher's Weekly

"Sizzles with heat, sparkles with charm...you'll savor every sexy, emotion-packed moment!" -- Julie Anne Long, USA Today best selling author of the Hellcat Canyon series

"Fun and flirty, EARNING IT is a winner!" -- Avery Flynn, USA Today best selling author of The Negotiator

"Witty, charming, and wonderfully romantic! I loved these characters and the addictive fun of watching them win each other over!" -- Annika Martin, NYT bestselling author

"Get ready to swoon hard for a Navy SEAL! Angela Quarles' first contemporary romance is hot and funny and delivers everything I want in a sexy read. This series is a feast of military and sports heroes--the best possible combination for romance readers!" -- Ainsley Booth, USA Today bestselling author of Prime Minister

"Sweet and steamy, Earning It is a super fun take on the mistaken identity theme set against an unusual sports romance backdrop. A great read!" -- Kate Meader, USA Today bestselling author of the Hot in Chicago series

"Pepper and Luke sizzle...my e-reader almost caught fire during a few sexy scenes. This read was sweetness and smolder with just the right dash of swoon. Whip-smart writing and sly humor abounds-simply my favorite kind of read! Angela Quarles is an up-and-coming contemporary romance writer to watch." -- Lia Riley, author of the Off the Map and Hellions Angels series

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* No cliffhanger* Complete HEA
* Can be read as a standalone

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0762TQR2R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (October 4, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 4, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1790 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 161 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 694 ratings

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An avid reader herself, Angela Quarles writes books she'd like to read--laugh-out-loud, smart, sexy romances that suck you into her worlds and won't let you go until you reach The End. She is a RWA RITA® Winner and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, time travel, and steampunk romance. Her steampunk, Steam Me Up, Rawley, was named Best Self-Published Romance of 2015 by Library Journal and Must Love Chainmail won the 2016 RITA® Award in the paranormal category, the first indie to win in that category. Angela loves history, folklore, and family history. She decided to take this love of history and her active imagination and write stories of romance and adventure for others to enjoy. When not writing, she's either working at the local indie bookstore or enjoying the usual stuff like gardening, reading, hanging out, eating, drinking, chasing squirrels out of the walls, and creating the occasional knitted scarf.

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She has a B.A. in Anthropology and International Studies with a minor in German from Emory University, and a Masters in Heritage Preservation from Georgia State University. She was an exchange student to Finland in high school and studied abroad in Vienna one summer in college.

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Gatorfan
5.0 out of 5 stars great read, loved it--hero to die for
Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2017
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Ok, lots to say. First, this is a stand alone read with a HEA. Like another reviewer, I didn't find it funny, (like By the Book by Nancy Warren), but I did find their inner thoughts amusing. Second, I LOVED the story. The hero is to die for. A big ex-Navy SEAL, he has a heart of gold and soft as a marshmallow. A very bad childhood with an abusive father shaped his inner belief of himself. Your heart aches for him to have gone through that as a child and then have it shape him as a man. But, that is not all the story. He is a team player and he needs that feeling to exist in his mind. He found that feeling of brotherhood with his hurling team. I had to go to Google and look up hurling. I had a whole different definition of that word. What a beast of a sport. Being men, I can understand their attraction to the game (even though women also play). But, wow, these guys take a beating.

The story is about our hero finding himself and his own self worth. Now, it is not a serious lesson here, it is a fun, light-hearted telling of a very good romance. The heroine is a sports medicine doctor. She has her own set of issues to work through. She is smart, funny, sexy and on a quest to find herself as well. I thoroughly enjoyed the story. It was funny in parts, serious, sad and then victorious. Again, I loved this hero! He had it all and then some. A great read and I definitely recommend it. Now, be warned it is sexy as heck so if that is a problem for you, look elsewhere. This is not your mother's Christian romance!! This one vibrates with an electrical sexual charge. Fun, fun, fun.

I was not paid for this review. I am not a writer nor do I know one. I am not kin to this author. I am a reader and this is my opinion, nothing more, nothing less. 12/25/17.
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XAR
4.0 out of 5 stars Inadvertent second purchase and re-read that didn't hold up the second time around.
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2018
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I didn't realize it when I purchased this, but I had already read this story in the Some Like It Geek anthology. My review of it from that follows:

"I really enjoyed this story! The sports premise was a unique one, though I really didn’t care for the blatant deception that the hero employed with the heroine! Luke was a decent enough hero, and Pepper was a very realistic portrayal of a woman burned. Definitely will look for more from this author! 4 stars"

Upon re-reading it, I found that I was much more annoyed with Luke's deception, and the problems he caused because of it. It lowered my rating of the story half a star, but since I can't put in a 3.5 star rating, I had to round it, and I chose to round up, due to my previous rating. I am interested in the next books in the series, so this wasn't a total loss!
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Yvette H
3.0 out of 5 stars cute story
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2018
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Quick read. Luke and Pepper went to high school together and he was her arch nemesis. Senior year her ruined her science fair project. She remembers him as a scrawny, pimply faced jerk. When they meet up 10 or so years later she does not recognize him. He is now a hot ex navy seal. He recognizes her immediately and a case of mistaken identity results in a rocky start to their reunion. The romance was cute. I didn't find much humor. Both characters have a few self esteem issues and that played a large part in their relationship issues. Interesting story line with a new to me sport. The author gets points for not following the script with the usual, football, hockey or baseball player.
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meganissima
5.0 out of 5 stars A really, really fun read with feels that span from funny, tender, frustrating, and super hot. I'm a fan.
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2018
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Funny, sexy, a little angsty, but such a joy to read! I really liked the whole cast of characters and am looking forward to reading more from the Stolen Moments series. There's so much to like about this particular book that kicks it all off. We have Pepper who has just come out of a rather unfortunate situation, a break up and a suspension from work. With a new job and a fresh start in her home town her life is looking up. If it weren't for the blind date she's heading to her day would be great. A misunderstanding puts her across the table from her high school nemesis, Luke Haas.

Luke can't believe his luck. Struggling with the lack of life that penetrates his emotional walls he is floored by Pepper's presence not just in the cafe but at his table. If only she weren't calling him by someone else's name. He decides to let the misunderstanding slide and that one mistake takes them to his place where they share something incendiary. Neither one wants to forget it but those were the rules...

Jobs, sports, and secrets take them from high to low and back again. Watching them make mistakes, find forgiveness, shut each other out, let one another in, and ultimately devote themselves to a future with one another was highly entertaining. Their banter is fun and their chemistry is absolutely hot. The feels are also quite abundant as is the honesty that they finally share. There wasn't enough time and too few pages to adequately work through Luke's history but they're well on their way and with what Pepper and Luke have a chance to build up to this point puts them into a really great place and I believe in their future. I loved reading their story.
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Deb D
4.0 out of 5 stars Second Chance Romance
Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2018
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Earning It by Angela Quarles is supposed to be a romantic comedy, and it did have some humor in it, but there was more angst than comedy. This book is written in first person/alternating point of view format, my least favorite...I think this is a book that would have worked better in 3rd person. Pepper and Luke's second chance story was loaded with drama, bits of humor, sizzle and fantastic characters. I know this sounds like a negative review, but I did enjoy reading Earning It. Earning It is book 1 of the Stolen Moments Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
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Jodie
3.0 out of 5 stars It was just okay
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2019
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I wouldn't really call this a "humorous fiction" book. It had some smile moments but nothing like I expected with that category. I'm not a huge sport romance fan and the sport was unknown to me to begin with so I was really wasn't invested in the game details (I skimmed over it to be honest). All that being said just made this a so-so read for me. Yes, there was romance and sex but it just didn't make for one of those unforgettable reads.
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Miss Claire L. Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable read <3
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2018
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As good as the second book (I read them out of order). A fun, quick and flirty read, if you are looking for a few hours of escapism.
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Lynall
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense
Reviewed in Australia on December 27, 2017
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This story is intense and meaningful, it speaks of the emotional and psychological baggage carried by two people from their teen years. Getting together doesn’t fix them but they can help each other. A great read with an emotional story
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May Canterbury
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting sports based romance
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 5, 2018
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Pepper returns to her home town after completing her studies. She is set up on a blind date by a friend. The guy she actually meets is Luke - the one who embarrassed her in school. He had always liked Pepper and takes the chance to have one night. He has changed so much from the pimply youth with braces and his physique has been honed by being a seal and playing an obscure game of hurling. The chemistry is so good. She meets him again on the first day of her new job and is not best pleased when she realises who he actually is. They both have things to work through and it was a nice story. The end was a bit abrupt though.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Hmmmm
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2017
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After reading the description of the story, it had all the makings of a good read.
The reason for the 3 stars...although I was really enjoying the story, and it interested me from the first page , it was the abrupt ending and the amount of time you spent inside the characters head. I’m glad I got this book for free, otherwise i would have been totally gutted. I just didn’t get the satisfaction after finishing this book like I’ve done with other books I have read.
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Maggie
2.0 out of 5 stars Bit flat
Reviewed in Australia on January 7, 2018
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Found pepper to be a little annoying and the story fell a little flat. Then it just ended so suddenly i felt it rushed
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