Fluffy (Do-Over Series #1): Second Chance Small Town Office Romance Awkward Meet Cute Romantic Comedy

Julia Kent

Apr 2019 · Do-Over Book 1 · Julia Kent

About this ebook

It all started with the wrong Help Wanted ad. Of course it did.

I’m a professional fluffer. It’s NOT what you think. I stage homes for a living. Real estate agents love me, and my work stands on its own merits.

Sigh. Get your mind out of the gutter. Go ahead. Laugh. I’ll wait.

See? That’s the problem. My career has used the term “fluffer” for decades. I didn’t even know there was a more… lascivious definition of the term.

Until it was too late. 

The ad for a “professional fluffer” on Craigslist seemed like divine intervention. My last unemployment check was in the bank. I was desperate. Rent was due. The ad said cash paid at the end of the day. The perfect job! 

Staging homes means showing your best angle. The same principle applies in making a certain kind of movie. Turns out a “fluffer” doesn’t arrange decorative pillows on a couch.

They arrange other soft, round-ish objects.

The job isn’t hard. Er, I mean, it is — it’s about being hard. Or, well… helping other people to be hard.

Oh, man…

And that’s the other problem. A man. No, not one of the stars on the movie set. Will Lotham – my high school crush. The owner of the house where we’re filming. Illegally. In a vacation rental.

By the time the cops show up, what I thought was just a great house staging gig turned into a nightmare involving pictures of me with an undressed star, Will rescuing me from an arrest, and a humiliating lesson in my own naivete.

My job turned out to be so much harder than I expected. But you know what’s easier than I ever imagined?

Having all my dreams come true.

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"Heartwarming and intensely emotional, Our Options Have Changed is witty, sexy and hilarious with a heroine you admire and a hero you can't help falling in love with." -- Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author

"Reading a Julia Kent book is like taking a vacation with your best friends. They'll make you laugh, tug on your heartstrings, and leave you wanting more." -- New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster

"Kent and Reed create rom com magic in this friends to lovers romance. Laughter, tears, and all the swoons." -- USA Today Best Selling author Daisy Prescott

"Witty, sexy, funny and delightfully delicious--love it from beginning to end."-- USA Today bestselling author T Gephart

"An utterly charming celebration of the messiness of love, life, and motherhood... every woman deserves a Nick." -- Laurelin Paige, New York Times bestselling author

Reader and Blogger reviews:

"Move over Sophie Kinsella and make way for Julia Kent. I haven't laughed so much since the Shopaholic series." -- Reader review

"Shannon reminds me of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum character..." -- Reader review

"Another best seller by the Queen of romantic comedy." -- Reader review

"Kent took this fun, sexy tale and gave it a depth that made it so darn easy to read." -- Glass Paper Ink Bookblog

"Nothing has made me laugh out loud this much since I read Bridget Jones' Diary many, many years ago." -- Reader review

"This book is a MUST READ and I can't WAIT for the next one!!!" -- Reader review

"...Julia Kent has once again brought the laugh until you cry scenes, but has added a new aspect to her writing..." -- Avid Reader Book Reviews

"The characters in this book are absolutely magnetic and you can't help but be drawn into their lives." -- Reader review

"This book is bursting at the seams with all the fun and witty banter!" -- Eargasms Audiobook Reviews

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Perfect for readers of Emma Chase, Penny Reid, Lauren Blakely, Sally Thorne, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Kendall Ryan, Kristan Higgins, Helena Hunting, Sophie Kinsella and Alice Clayton.

Audiobook narrated by Erin Mallon.

 

Ratings and reviews

I gave it 3 because I really did laugh out loud a few times. I liked the story but I thought she literally ran away too much. She was so unsure of herself and it was frustrating that she never seemed to grow in her confidence until close to the end. I liked how her crazy friends supported her because everyone needs that one that is a real "ride or die" and can cheer you up no matter what's going on. I liked the MC and thought he showed and not just told her how he felt. He didn't care what others thought and that's the attitude I wish she would have adopted earlier on in the story. But I'm glad I finished it because it turned out to be okay.

Fluffy is the perfect easy-going weekend read. It's lighthearted, sexy, and laugh out loud hilarious. Mallory is totally relatable, and Will is a complete sweetheart, so it's easy to root for this pair. The romance is a bit of a slow burn, but the story moves at a good pace with one crazy situation after another, so it feels like things happen faster than they do. I love that not only did I fall in love with the romantic couple, but the secondary characters are just as rich and interesting. This is a story that pulls a reader in and doesn't let go. One of those that you just want to dive into and stay there. We do get a nugget of lead in for whatever comes next for this crazy group of friends, and I can't wait to see where that goes. Until then. I'll be recommending Fluffy to anyone who enjoys a good RomCom.

This is one of those reads that is just an honestly good time. I don't know how many times my son gave me "the look" because I broke out in laughter. Mal is highly intelligent but a bit socially inept. Blessed with book smarts yet lacking in street smarts. For her, it is the everyday things that at times are a bit harder to comprehend. The innuendos, the facades.. why not just say what you mean and mean what you say? Like life hadn't given her enough hurdles to maneuver. Mal is not really comfortable outside of her box. She seems to prefer being the wallflower. Her straight forward interpretation of life leads to one comical event after another. Mal ends up reconnecting with her high school crush under the most embarrassing of circumstances. She was supposed to fluffing a home, something she is more than skilled at. Turns out her lack of slang knowledge may just put her in the pokey. Will was her high school fantasy. The popular jock who, back then, somehow balanced sexy and smart making it look easy. Having him suddenly appear back in her life is definitely messing with her feng shui. Torn between the need to eat and the ingrained instinct to retreat Mal finds herself in uncharted territory. Will, on the other hand, sees a second chance. A chance to grasp the one thing he let slip through his fingers. I really enjoyed how this played out. Lots of comedic relief blended with a very sweet journey of self-acceptance and understanding. Let us not overlook the dessert menu! Will is practically the perfect book boyfriend. He has his flaws but for me, they only made him more endearing. The storyline plays a bit into fantasy land but it worked well with the cast and their personalities. There were a few scenes that had my hackles up(mal's behavior at the reunion) and at times I wished I could deliver some attitude adjustments to some of the characters. But overall? A great read that had me laughing

About the author

 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Julia Kent writes romantic comedy with an edge. Since 2013, she has sold more than 2 million books, with 4 New York Times bestsellers and more than 19 appearances on the USA Today bestseller list. Her books have been translated into French and German, with more titles releasing in 2019.

From billionaires to BBWs to new adult rock stars, Julia finds a sensual, goofy joy in every contemporary romance she writes. Unlike Shannon from Shopping for a Billionaire, she did not meet her husband after dropping her phone in a men's room toilet (and he isn't a billionaire she met in a romantic comedy).

She lives in New England with her husband and three children where she is the only person in the household with the gene required to change empty toilet paper rolls.