Timothy Janovsky

A golden ticket to love… The spiciest risks lead to the sweetest rewards in this delicious, MM retelling of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dario Cotogna has a problem: he must marry by his next birthday or lose his family’s chocolate empire to his philandering brother. But Dario’s agoraphobia keeps him trapped at home, so he launches a global competition: five contestants, one week at his luxury Italian Villa and a chance to become his husband. Aspiring tattoo artist Charlie Moore isn’t looking for love – he’s looking for a miracle to save his grandparents from the bill collectors. But when Charlie meets the brilliant heir, their attraction is instant… After a whirlwind week of wine, indulgence and temptation, their chemistry grows. But will Dario and Charlie melt under the pressure…or find a love worth savouring? 🍬Searching for a bad boy bonbon 🍬 Perfect for fans of: 💸 Billionaires 🌈 LGBTQIA+ 💍 Marriage of convenience 🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫🍫 Praise for Timothy Janovsky ‘This bewitching queer contemporary from Janovsky…is a charmer.’ Publishers Weekly on Once Upon You and Me ‘Janovsky’s latest is an age-gap, forbidden romance that blends fairy-tale romance with sexier bedtime stories to deliver pure enchantment to its readers.’ Library Journal on Once Upon You and Me ‘Tartly humorous and deliciously spicy.’ Booklist on You Had Me at Happy Hour ‘Janovsky’s latest is a work nemesis-to-lovers, ‘we’re just friends with benefits until we’re so much more’ story, with two adorably awkward protagonists who it’s impossible not to root for.’ Library Journal on You Had Me at Happy Hour ‘Game show antics, idiots-in-love, and a healthy dose of steam, this book swept me off my feet. Sexy as hell, with Janovsky’s trademark wit and charm, this book is everything I want in a romance novel!’ Alison Cochrun, author of The Charm Offensive and Kiss Her Once for Me, on The (Fake) Dating Game ‘Fans of the fake-dating trope and game shows will find a lot to like here. Holden is a sympathetic narrator, and readers will happily root for him as he learns that while there are no quick fixes for grief, opening up to the right people can make all the difference.’ Library Journal on The (Fake) Dating Game Wondering what to read next? Try more of Timothy Janovsky's books! The (Fake) Dating Game by Timothy Janovsky (A spicy queer game show romance) You Had Me at Happy Hour by Timothy Janovsky (One night with the restaurants hot new hire and everything changes…) Once Upon You and Me by Timothy Janovsky (A hot single dad. A fairy-tale resort. Could this be the beginning of a more erotic kind of bedtime story?)

Dear (never-been-quite-over-you) Crush, It's been a few years since we were together, but I can't stop thinking about the time we almost... Wren Roland has never been kissed, but he wants that movie-perfect ending more than anything. Feeling nostalgic on the eve of his birthday, he sends emails to all the boys he (ahem) loved before he came out. Morning brings the inevitable Oh God What Did I Do?, but he brushes that panic aside. Why stress about it? None of his could-have-beens are actually going to read the emails, much less respond. Right? Enter Derick Haverford, Wren's #1 pre-coming-out-crush and his drive-in theater's new social media intern. Everyone claims he's coasting on cinematic good looks and his father's connections, but Wren has always known there's much more to Derick than meets the eye. Too bad he doesn't feel the same way about the infamous almost-kiss that once rocked Wren's world. Whatever. Wren's no longer a closeted teenager; he can survive this. But as their hazy summer becomes consumed with a special project that may just save the struggling drive-in for good, Wren and Derick are drawn ever-closer...and maybe, finally, Wren's dream of a perfect-kiss-before-the-credits is within reach. A feel-good summer LGBTQIA+ New Adult RomCom, perfect for fans of Red White & Royal Blue, Boyfriend Material, and What If It's Us.