Sweeten the Deal -- Katie Shepard, Paperback

She's lonely, rich, and ten years too young for him--but she's also his "sugar daddy," and they couldn't have less in common. Opposites attract in this charming new romance by Katie Shepard.

MBA student Caroline Sedlacek knows her personal balance sheet is a little lopsided. On the asset side, at twenty-two she's got an NCAA trophy, a great education...and the two million dollars she unexpectedly inherited. Liabilities? She's never had friends, a boyfriend, or any life experiences away from the tennis court or the classroom. She'd love to invest herself in everything else, but "everything else" never came easily for her.

In the ten years since he left art school as a vaunted prodigy, Adrian Landry has won shows and major prizes--and done his best to shed his reputation as a pretty man who makes pretty paintings. Though currently broke and sleeping off a bad break-up on his college roommate's couch, he knows this is the chance to get his life back on track at thirty-three--he just needs the money to find a new gallery.

When Adrian's roommate lists him on a thinly veiled escort site, Caroline is not the patron he expected. She's way too young, way too naive, and loudly uninterested in having sex with him. Instead, they're both going to get exactly what they want: a little culture on her side, and a lot of cash on his. Aside from their sugar baby arrangement, they've got nothing in common. But as they reel from the symphony to the Haymarket, they learn that what they want and what they need might be two very different things.

Author: Katie Shepard
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.95h x 5.20w x 0.87d
ISBN: 9780593549315

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/28/2023
Library Journal 09/01/2023 pg. 79

About the Author
Katie Shepard studied Soviet history and worked in human rights law before burning way--way out--and achieved professional tranquility as a simple country bankruptcy lawyer. She lives in Texas with her husband, kids, and elderly rescue cat, but is often found hiking in the Rocky Mountains or the virtual woods of Thedas.