Julie Olivia

Some people have a voice for radio, but I must have a fanny for infidelity. This is why I bought a one-way ticket from London to New York and decided to ignore all men forever. And then I meet Owen.

Owen holds all the red flags I can’t resist: mysterious and handsome, sarcastic with a clever smile… Plus, he works in tech like I do? Here’s my knickers, good sir.

But, a few cybersecurity breaches at my job means I don’t have time for anything, especially not a classic New York City romance. The bad part is I think the break-ins are coming from the same source. The worst part is that Owen is quickly stealing my heart.

The more time I spend with mysterious, handsome Owen, the more I wonder if maybe he’s the man I’ve been looking for all along. And unfortunately for me, I think that statement might be true in more ways than one.

A Romantic Comedy

Thick As Thieves

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“Yes, but I should know what I’m doing.”

“It’s okay if you don’t. You’re making mistakes just like the rest of us.”

“My perfectionist bones are quaking.”

It’s in this moment that I’m hit with how much I truly care for her. I knew it before, but the idea of leaving here without her now seems so awful and miserable it’s almost ridiculous.

So I laugh, because I never want to hear the words ‘break up’ come from her mouth again.

In the midst of this madness, all I want to do is grab her by the arms and kiss her. I want to kiss her and never stop, carry her in my arms across the city until I’m weak in the knees, hoist her up to the top of the Empire State Building like King freaking Kong and proclaim how proud I am that she’s mine.

Just her, and the decision to make her first priority comes as easy as breathing for me. It’s the obvious choice.

“I’m gonna let you in on a secret: just because life gives you lemons doesn’t mean you need to be put off by the sour taste.”

“I have been crazy about you since the day I saw you. You have to know that. And listen, if you don’t want me because of this mess, I get it, but I’ll be honest…I’m not gonna stop trying until you see that we’re made for each other.”

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