All on the Line

By Lili Grouse

Kaitlin Perkins hadn't expected to fall for her online chat friend, much less agree to meet him in person. Will sparks still fly when there's no screen to hide behind? Fans of You've Got Mail will appreciate this contemporary spin on the real world butting into the virtual world we create for ourselves when we start relationships online with the cover of anonymity.

Caution: This story contains suggestive content that will leave you yearning for more with every turn of the page.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Grouse Hill Publishing
• Release date: Jun 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223163497

Lili Grouse

Growing up on a farm, Lili Grouse discovered her love of storytelling early on, making up bedtime stories for the calves, who were probably happier for the attention than the actual storytelling. In school, she was given a notebook to be used solely for writing stories in. She filled it up and asked for another - she was working on an epic, darn it. Of course, writing time in school wasn't enough, so she took to writing - and illustrating - stories at home on printer paper her father happily provided. Cut to thirty years later, give or take, and Lili Grouse is still at it. These days, her stories have less to do with strawberries going on adventures and searching for hidden treasures, and more to do with finding that elusive happy-ever-after. It is her dream to one day write for a living, but in the meantime, every minute not spent working, sleeping, or reading is dedicated to working on her passion.

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All on the Line

an online romance novella

Lili Grouse

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Grouse Hill Publishing

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Contents

1.Chapter 1

2.Kaitlin

3.Mark

4.Kaitlin

5.Mark

6.Kaitlin

7.Mark

8.Kaitlin

9.Mark

10.Kaitlin

11.Mark

12.Kaitlin

13.Mark

14.Kaitlin

15.Kaitlin

16.Mark

17.Kaitlin

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I should go to bed

Me too

I have work tomorrow

So do I

You’re such a bad influence…

Don’t I know it ;)

Oh, no, not the winking smiley face. Can’t take it! :P

Is your boss still giving you a hard time?

He’s a jerk. Always has been. Always will be. Don’t even get me started.

Why not? If it means I get to talk to you some more… ;)

You’re sneaky, you know that, right?

Switch to your iPad. Take me to bed with you.

Why, Mr. Charming, that sounds downright suggestive… :P

It’s all in the eye of the beholder, right? ;)

Stop flirting! I need to sleep. I have a huge presentation tomorrow for this snobby-ass corporate snake and I need to look good.

I bet you always look good, Ms Perky ;)

(facepalm) I knew that was a stupid screen name when I picked it. I blame my BFF.

LOL. I’m sure it’s well deserved. Fingers crossed I’ll get to see for myself one day ;)

Don’t think so, buddy LOL

We’ve been Skype texting for three months now, Kay, and all I’ve got is your first name (I think) and a non-descript user pic of a plate of buns. At which point do you think we’ll take our relationship to the next level and actually make a call?

We don’t really have a relationship, though, do we, Ben? I mean, we’re friends and all, and you’re an incorrigible flirt, but that’s it. There’s always that minor detail of us living in different states and you possibly being a serial killer… :P

Yeah, there’s that, of course… :P

Look, I really need to go to bed now… Talk to you tomorrow?

I’ll be home late. Have a delivery out-of-state, but I’ll be on my cell. Text me.

Nite, Ben

Nite, Kay

Kaitlin

Kaitlin Perkins switched off her computer and rubbed her tired eyes. A glance at her alarm clock told her it was already 2 am. Damn. She really needed to log off and go to bed earlier, or her work was going to suffer.

The Benson account was a huge client her advertising agency