Pretty Unexpected
Release Date: November 12, 2024
Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Novella
Trope: Second Chance, Grinch x Sunshine
Spice: Clean/Wholesome
“Twas not the season to be jolly and everyone could fa-la-la-la-la all the way to the North Pole.”
After being roped into spending Christmas with her best friends and her alluring ex, Thando finds herself questioning her holiday spirit. Sipping cocktails on the beach feels a lot more appealing than fake cheer, plastic decorations, and carols on repeat.
For Jimmy Warner, Christmas means cold beers and comfort food, but reuniting with the captivating, yet prickly, Thando ignites memories of a fiery weekend they once shared.
As their friends grapple with their own holiday disasters, Thando and Jimmy band together—supported by their sweet neighbor, Grandma Holly—to salvage the holiday while uncovering a few unexpected surprises.
Can Thando set aside her inner Grinch to open her heart again? Will Jimmy receive the Christmas miracle he's yearned for? And how many mishaps can they endure before the holidays truly explode?
Pretty Unexpected is a Christmas romance novella weaved with drama, friendship, and wrapped in a touch of holiday magic.
Pretty Bossy
Release Date: February 2025
Subgenre(s): Contemporary
Trope: Sports Romance, Fake Dating
Spice: Clean/Wholesome
After finding herself shoved down the rungs of the corporate ladder and under the weight of debt, all Zarna wants to do is fade into obscurity. When her boss convinces her to attend a company strategy session at a five-star nature reserve, she counts her lucky stars. That is until her fantasy holiday is disrupted when her smoking hot neighbour.
MMA celebrity fighter, Mayan Samar, is back in the country and on a mission to prove himself worthy to the public. He’s earned his titles from years of hard work in the octagon, but his ratings are dropping, and so are his business deals. Timid and mousy Zarna Rai is his answer, but once he gets her into his penthouse, he discovers there’s more to her than meets the eye.
Between a barrage of bad press, a host of interfering aunties, and threats from a shady loan shark, the faux couple are forced on an undertaking neither one of them signed up for.
Pretty Bossy is a fake engagement romance where he falls first but she keeps tripping, over herself and him.
Arini Vlotman
A romance fanatic, book worm, book hoarder, and writer, Arini Vlotman is a people’s person and a wordy nerd. She finds comfort in almost any space, but there is nothing quite like being with her husband, son, and fur babies. Where writers are her superheroes and readers are her tribe, Johannesburg, South Africa is where Arini calls home.
One of Arini's favourite hobbies is Fangirling (is that a thing?), musicians, books, movies, and obscure characters. When Arini finds something she loves, she delves into it like Harry Potter dives into the Whomping Willow.
Catch Arini on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tiktok so you can share your journeys together. Arini's debut novel, Pretty Average, hits shelves March 2024.