Loaded: A Holiday Romance

by Kilby Blades

Overview

When billionaire Marsh's octogenarian grandmother summons him home for an urgent family dinner, he dreads being force-fed every embarrassing truth about his family he's tried to forget. Nevermind that Thanksgiving weekend was when he planned to propose to Jada, who knows nothing of his nine-figure fortune, and that Marsh has hidden her away for years.

But the money may be the least of it—there's a reason why he's never brought her to Connecticut. The Brewsters are the special brand of crazy reserved for the ultra-rich. Subjecting his woke black girlfriend to his stuffy old money family seems like the least-romantic way to kick off his proposal weekend. And after his family's shenanigans, will Jada even say yes?

Awards and Accolades
1st Place Winner: 2019 RSJ Emma Award Best Interracial Romance
Finalist: 2019 CRWA Stiletto Contest Best Novella
Finalist: 2019 Toronto RWA Northern Hearts Contest Best Novella
Finalist: OCCRWA Book Buyer's Best Contest Best Novella
Finalist: 2019 RSJ Emma Award Best Novella

Product Details

BN ID:	2940161320327
Publisher:	Luxe Publishing
Publication date:	04/05/2019
Series:	Gilded Love , #4
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Kilby Blades is a USA Today Bestselling author of Romance and Women's Fiction. Her debut novel, Snapdragon, was a HOLT Medallion finalist, a Publisher's Weekly BookLife Prize Semi-Finalist, and an IPPY Award medalist. Kilby was honored with an RSJ Emma Award for Best Debut Author in 2018, and has been lauded by critics for "easing feminism and equality into her novels" (IndieReader) and "writing characters who complement each other like a fine wine does a good meal" (Publisher's Weekly).

During her fifteen year career as a digital marketing executive, she moonlighted as a journalist, freelanced as a food, wine and travel writer and lived it up as an entertainment columnist. She has lived in five countries, visited more than twenty-five, and spends part of her year in her happy place in the Andes Mountains.

Kilby is a feminist, an oenophile, a cinephile, a social-justice fighter, and above all else, a glutton for a good story.

Editorial Reviews

A novel with a social bite—status, education, and money fair prey—the story presents a hero and heroine who make a statement. An appealing, youthful style adds an essential spark to the story, igniting interest as well as desire to pursue more of this refreshing author's work.

Publisher's Weekly - Booklife Critic's Report - N/A

A novel with a social bite—status, education, and money fair prey—the story presents a hero and heroine who make a statement. An appealing, youthful style adds an essential spark to the story, igniting interest as well as desire to pursue more of this refreshing author's work.

Publisher's Weekly - Booklife Critic's Report

Blades manages to ease feminism and equality into her novels, which is always a delight to see in a genre written and read by women.

Indie Reader - Julia Tilford