Sweetling: A Sweet and Spicy Contemporary Romance Novella

by Shazara Brooks

After five years of surviving a marriage then a divorce that almost broke her, the last thing on Adrianne's mind is another man. Especially one she has to pay for.

But what if someone paid him for her?

Adrianne never would have expected her coworkers to go out of their way to give her a desparately needed weekend get away for her birthday. Imagine her shock when her best friend springs a fully paid for escort on her.

Damien is a man just trying to make ends meet. Bills are piling up and he refuses to fall behind on child support. Becoming an escort was only supposed to get him ahead. Not become the side gig that keeps him afloat.

When two worlds collide in a hotel room, tension and connection blur the lines of what happens after a paid job.

Can an overworked ER nurse and a male escort really build something more together?

153 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 30, 2025

Reviews

[Christopher Stuchl · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun story about a woman who's just done with everything, her ex, her job, life in general. Then her friends at work give her a birthday present that turns out to be way more than she expected. What starts as an F the world moment, slowly turns into “maybe there’s still hope.” It’s cute in places, steamy in others, with a solid 2-pepper spice level. If you like your romance with a mix of sass, sweetness, and a little heat, you’ll enjoy this one.