This collection includes Clare London's first two charming London-based novellas of the With a Kick series. With a Kick is A new and enticing ice cream franchise, with a unique blend of full flavour, mischief and romance. Patrick and Lee are struggling to make a success of their alcoholic ice cream shop in the centre of tourist London. At the same time, their business partnership may take a turn towards the personal -- if either of them can find the time and nerve to go for it! Meanwhile, they cater to the wild and wonderful range of customers in the area, many of whom have their own romantic agenda. Will ice cream be the final ingredient they’re all looking for? Each story is a self-contained romance, but will follow the history of the shop throughout. Contains the stories: Pluck and Play: Curtis is a cheery young entrepreneur, secretly licking his wounds after being beaten up by his ex-lover. Handsome cowboy Riley is stranded in London without money. His consolation is his music, and his fascination is Curtis. Their music brings them together, Riley’s guitar and Curtis’ poetry. But when Curtis is threatened by his ex-lover, Riley intends to be the man to help. Double Scoop: A sudden disaster strikes the novelty ice cream shop, With A Kick, threatening the livelihood of its owner, Patrick, and also his assistant Lee. The last thing in the world Patrick wants is to hurt Lee, but deeply-held insecurities prevent him from confessing his love. And how long will Lee wait to make his own move? Hopefully the disaster brings a new opportunity for them to make a go of things.

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working with real ingredients again. The hotel kitchen was spacious and beautifully


clean, and as long as Patrick didn’t mind working outside of the main opening


hours, he had the full run of the place. Riley had even suggested they may be


able to negotiate a supply deal with the hotel when the shop was fully


late on a Friday afternoon, scrubbing out one of his deep mixing bowls, and


realised he felt hopeful for maybe the first time since the explosion. They


could do this, couldn’t they? We can start up afresh, rebuild the turnover,


discover new, witty and delicious combinations of ice cream and alcohol—and


there his thoughts stuttered to a halt. We. That was how he thought of


the business, without any conscious deliberation—him and Lee working together.


Lee had thanked him for being included in plans for the business, but that was


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