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I'm not a trope hater, and The Refusal has some tropes – of course it does! But I had this idea the other day and the idea made me laugh. Then I thought, it’s probably suicide to put something like this out. NOBODY is going to read this book. Then, being me, I got on a wild hair. I love a good contemporary romance trope to be honest. The Dream Man series by Kirsten Ashley is one of my favourites. Tack is definitely one of my favourites. Love the Elle Kennedy Briar U