Movies:
Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend Jeremy on February 29, leap day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.”
Director: Anand Tucker.
Writer: Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont.
Cast: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode.
Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.”
Director: Greg Berlanti.
Writers: Ian Deitchman, Kristin Rusk Robinson.
Cast: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel.
An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys.”
Director: John Badham.
Writers: Louis Venosta (story), Eric Lerner (story), David Seltzer (screenplay).
Cast: Mel Gibson, Goldie Hawn.
A former Secret Service agent takes on the job of bodyguard to a singer, whose lifestyle is most unlike a President’s.”
Director: Mick Jackson.
Writer: Lawrence Kasdan.
Cast: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston.
When a hostage situation arises on a private plane with the daughter of a billionaire on board, Major John Masters must stop the terrorists and land the plane.”
Director: Jim Wynorski.
Writers: Jim Wynorski, William Langlois, Paul A. Birkett.
Cast: Antonio Sabato Jr., Brianne Davis.
TV Mini Series:
Destinies collide when extreme weather traps travelers and workers at an airport, forcing them to spend the final hours leading up to Christmas together.”
Country: Norway.
Director: Per-Olav Sørensen.
Writers: Per-Olav Sørensen, Lars Saabye Christensen, Jan Trygve Røyneland.
Cast: Ida Elise Broch, Maibritt Saerens, Jan Gunnar Røise, Valter Skarsgård, Dennis Storhøi, Jon Øigarden, Ariadna Cabrol, Ravdeep Singh Bajwa, Hanna Ardéhn, Ibrahim Faal.
Young Adult Books:
Hannah Reynolds, Eight Nights of Flirting (2022)
Pitch:
Sixteen-year-old Shira is on a mision to find the perfect boyfriend over Hanukkah, but after getting snowed in on Nantucket with her nemesis-slash-former-crush, her plans begin to go off the rails.”
Book Blurb:
Shira Barbanel has a plan: this Hanukkah, she’s going to get a boyfriend. And she has the perfect candidate in mind—her great-uncle’s assistant, Isaac. He’s reliable, brilliant, and of course, super hot. The only problem? Shira’s an absolute disaster when it comes to flirting.
Enter Tyler Nelson, Shira’s nemesis-slash-former-crush. As much as she hates to admit it, Tyler is the most charming and popular guy she knows. Which means he’s the perfect person to teach her how to win Isaac over.
When Shira and Tyler get snowed in together at Golden Doors, they strike a deal—flirting lessons for Shira in exchange for career connections for Tyler. But as Shira starts to see the sweet, funny boy beneath Tyler’s playboy exterior, she realizes she actually likes hanging out with him. And that wasn’t part of the plan.
Amidst a whirl of snowy adventures, hot chocolate, and candlelight, Shira must learn to trust her heart to discover if the romance she planned is really the one that will make her happiest.”
Adult Books:
Olivia Dade, All the Feels (2021)
Book Blurb:
Following Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade returns with another utterly charming romantic comedy about a devil-may-care actor—who actually cares more than anyone knows—and the no-nonsense woman hired to keep him in line.
Alexander Woodroe has it all. Charm. Sex appeal. Wealth. Fame. A starring role as Cupid on TV’s biggest show, God of the Gates. But the showrunners have wrecked his character, he’s dogged by old demons, and his post-show future remains uncertain. When all that reckless emotion explodes into a bar fight, the tabloids and public agree: his star is falling.
Enter Lauren Clegg, the former ER therapist hired to keep him in line. Compared to her previous work, watching over handsome but impulsive Alex shouldn’t be especially difficult. But the more time they spend together, the harder it gets to keep her professional remove and her heart intact, especially when she discovers the reasons behind his recklessness…not to mention his Cupid fanfiction habit.
When another scandal lands Alex in major hot water and costs Lauren her job, she’ll have to choose between protecting him and offering him what he really wants—her. But he’s determined to keep his improbably short, impossibly stubborn, and extremely endearing minder in his life any way he can. And on a road trip up the California coast together, he intends to show her exactly what a falling star will do to catch the woman he loves: anything at all.”
Sariah Wilson, Roommaid (2020)
Book Blurb:
Madison Huntington is determined to live her dreams. That means getting out from under her family’s wealth and influence by saying no to the family business, her allowance, and her home. But on a teacher’s salary, the real world comes as a rude awakening—especially when she wakes up every morning on a colleague’s couch. To get a place of her own (without cockroaches, mold, or crime scene tape), Madison accepts a position as a roommaid. In exchange for free room and board, all she needs to do is keep her busy roommate’s penthouse clean and his dog company. So what if she’s never washed a dish in her life. She can figure this out, right?
Madison is pretty confident she can fake it well enough that Tyler Roth will never know the difference. The finance whiz is rich and privileged and navigates the same social circles as her parents—but to him she’s just a teacher in need of an apartment. He’s everything Madison has run from, but his kindhearted nature, stomach-fluttering smile, and unexpected insecurities only make her want to get closer. And Tyler is warming to the move.
Rewarding job. Perfect guy. Great future. With everything so right, what could go wrong? Madison is about to find out.”
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