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    Aim Higher

    By JL Merrow

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    About this ebook

    Simone isn’t having an easy time of it right now. Her parents have split up, everyone thinks she’s gone mad, and there’s a Greek god visible only to her who won’t stop trying to fix her up with boys.

    But when her father finally meets Eros -- or Eric, as he prefers to be known -- matters take a twist none of them were expecting!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJMS Books LLC
    Release dateMay 4, 2019
    ISBN9781634869683
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    JL Merrow

    JL MERROW is that rare beast, an English person who refuses to drink tea. She read Natural Sciences at Cambridge, where she learned many things, chief amongst which was that she never wanted to see the inside of a lab ever again. Her one regret is that she never mastered the ability of punting one-handed whilst holding a glass of champagne.She writes across genres, with a preference for contemporary gay romance and mysteries, and is frequently accused of humour. Her novel Slam! won the 2013 Rainbow Award for Best LGBT Romantic Comedy, and her novella Muscling Through and novel Relief Valve were both EPIC Awards finalists.JL Merrow is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association, International Thriller Writers, Verulam Writers and the UK GLBTQ Fiction Meet organising team.Find JL Merrow online at: www.jlmerrow.com, on Twitter as @jlmerrow, and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/jl.merrow

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    • 5/5
      Simone has an imaginary friend only she can see. Eros or Eric, as he prefers to be called, is trying to find Simone a boyfriend. As a high school student, she does not want a boyfriend after watching her parents split up. Simone's father also sees Eric when he goes to her room to talk with her. What happens now? What will Simone's father do?I enjoyed this short story. It was fun and light. I liked Simone and her reactions to Eric and his stunts. I loved how the story ended. I just wish this would have been longer as I enjoyed Simone's reaction to Eric and his obliviousness.I look forward to more of these short stories.