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How to Design Love
Romance
How to Design Love
Book 1 of the Jepson Brothers series
150 pages · First published 2017
A design-minded heroine has strong ideas about how life—and love—ought to fit together, until a man who refuses to match the plan becomes impossible to ignore. Work or a creative project gives them repeated reasons to collaborate, turning professional friction into personal attraction. The closer they get, the less useful carefully constructed expectations become. Cami Checketts’s clean contemporary romance plays with the language of design for a story about discovering that love cannot be engineered simply by choosing the right specifications.
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Mild romantic content, including kissing
Alcohol-Free Pour
Monastery Honey Tea
A fragrant cup of tea suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
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- Steep the tea and any herbs or whole spices in hot water according to the tea type, then strain. Stir in sweetener and juices. Serve hot.
- Garnish: Citrus peel, herb, or fruit from the recipe, if applicable.
- Glassware: Mug.
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French 75
For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.
A slow-sipping glass of wine suits romantic anticipation and a little escapism.
What you'll need
- 1 oz gin
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 1/2 oz simple syrup ↗
- 3 oz brut sparkling wine
- Ice for shaking ↗
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How to mix it
- Shake gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup with ice. Strain into a flute and top with sparkling wine.
- Garnish: Lemon twist.
- Glassware: Champagne flute.
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