Crazy to Believe by Madison Michael, an Adult Contemporary Romance novel is scheduled for release on February 21st.
Why the Crazy Eights series?
I created the Crazy Eights because I missed my friends. Writing characters with their quirks, mannerisms or favorite sayings brought me closer to them. None of the Crazies are replicas, but there is just enough to keep them close – where I want them. I hope readers enjoy meeting them and want them as friends, too.
Background on Crazy to Believe and the All’s Crazy in Love series
Twelve women – Eleven single by chance or by choice. One dare – marry in twelve months or less. The stakes are high. Losing is not an option.
When eight friends from childhood reunite at their twentieth high school reunion, they realize they only see each other at weddings and funerals. This is unacceptable to friends as close as this. The answer – obviously – more weddings. To get the ball rolling, the lone married woman, Gabriella dares her friends to marry or else. When they laugh off her idea, she doubles down on her challenge and raises the stakes.
Gabriella doesn’t care if Avery is so shy she’s hardly even spoken to a man, or that Rachel can’t choose between the multitude of guys she sleeps with each month. Gabby ignores every argument, instead selecting the worst price for each of them to pay if they lose.
The Dare is on. The women open their hearts to every opportunity that crosses their paths, no matter how unlikely or elusive the man might be. When four more women join the Dare, Gabby adds another six months to be fair. They’ll help each other – as long as it doesn’t cost them the win.
Within weeks Avery finds a fellow cat rescuer, Sofia’s heart flutters with new possibilities at work, and Willow spars and sparks with her horrible neighbor. Leah finds a long-distance love. Melinda has to be coached, but not Harper. After twenty years, she’s finally flirting with her high school sweetheart.
All’s Crazy in Love offers one dozen steamy romances – from first love to second-chance romance, from unexpected babies to unexpected attraction. Get to know a dozen wonderful women who find each other, themselves, and a chance to snatch the biggest prize of all – love. Read these stories and more in the All’s Crazy in Love series coming soon.
Travel with life-long friends as they discover love, test friendships, and race to cross the finish line.
Let the games begin…
She’s Betting on Love and the Stakes are High
The “Crazy Eights” have been best friends for thirty years, but they rarely get together. The remedy? An audacious dare contrived to bring them together for weddings—their weddings. Each participant must marry within twelve months or complete a personally mortifying task.
Meet Sofia, beautiful and brilliant, longing for a family. Starting over after a divorce, Sofia is focused on her career, not some foolhardy dare. She’s set her sights on a new job, a new home and reluctantly accepting her single, childless status. Independent and determined, she can’t foresee she will both win and lose her heart’s desire in the next six months.
Jeremy Klein, genius engineer and inventor, is also making big life changes. He’s sold his startup to become a billionaire CEO overnight. Unfortunately, his ego hasn’t caught up yet, and despite family pressures and turning forty, he is gun-shy about returning to the dating game.
Then Jeremy meets Sofia. They bond over shared business interests and a chemistry that sizzles. Their attraction is immediate and so electrifying that a one-night stand quickly morphs into planning a future.
But plans can change. Accusations threaten to derail their relationship, Sofia’s career and Jeremy’s position. Spies, lies and misunderstandings abound until those “Crazy Eights” step in, scheming and manipulating to secure Sofia her happily ever after.
The stakes are high. Win the bet and lose your heart; or lose the bet along with your dignity. When the wager is nothing short of true love, are Jeremy and Sofia crazy to believe?
In the tradition of The Beguiling Bachelor Series, Madison Michael creates a romance series about independent and sassy women, sexy and successful men, love, passion, and lasting friendships. Infused with a bit of suspense and plenty of humor, Crazy to Believe is a complex romance you’ll be reading all night.
An Excerpt from Crazy to Believe
“It’s just that we never see each other anymore,” Gabriella grumbled “Sofia is in Boston, Harper is way the hell north and Willow’s on her stupid farm. Just hear me out. Avery’s always busy with her cat rescue, Melanie, with her kids. Sydney is off in New Jersey—we need to fix that, Hon—and even though Rachel lives here in Chicago, we never find time to get together. I hate that it took a reunion for even six of us to be together. At this rate, it will be ten years before we see each other again.” There were sad nods around the table.
“We’re together at weddings and funerals,” Sydney contributed sadly. “Although I don’t recommend more funerals.”
“Noooo—” Sofia spotted the moment Gabriella’s wheels started turning. Gabriella was hung up on Sydney’s words, contemplative, preoccupied. “Not more funerals, please,” she finally continued, “but more weddings would be nice.” Gabriella’s pixie face beamed with mischief.
“What are you plotting?” Harper questioned. Everyone’s attention swung to Gabriella’s face.
“Look at how many of us are single.” Gabriella began, ticking them each off on her fingers like she was reviewing her grocery list. “We are ripe for weddings. We could marry Harper off to Travis , for example, and find Sydney a husband here in Chicago.”
“Wait a sec,” Harper jumped in. Sofia couldn’t remember ever seeing the usually calm Harper this anxious. “I haven’t said two words to Travis tonight.” Sofia was similarly jittery. Gabriella was up to something, and that was never good.
“Well, we need to fix that. I have a husband, so do Melanie and Sofia. Sofia glimpsed down at her lap. She really needed to say something about the divorce. “But we could marry off the rest of you,” Gabriella said as if she was suggesting they go out for coffee. “You are all great catches, my friends. Men should be fighting over you.”
“Count me out,” Avery replied in a millisecond. “I’ve never wanted a husband.”
“I’m not sure I want to remarry,” Sydney admitted in her low voice.
Sensing Gabriella’s scorn from across the table, Sofia barely waggled her head no. She was being set up and rightly so. Gabriella opened her mouth to speak forcing Sofia to pipe up at last. “I need to say something.” She lowered the hand she’d raised as if in the schoolroom and took a deep breath. She wasn’t ready for the questions, and she had no good excuse for waiting so long to share. But Gabriella was done waiting, and it wasn’t Gabriella’s secret to tell. Once she held their attention, Sofia continued. “Count me in on this effort.”
Melanie’s head swerved in Sofia’s direction. “I don’t think so,” Melanie said , disbelief on her pretty features. “Nico would certainly object.”
“Object? Nico would kill you,” Avery chimed in, tossing a pat of butter at Sofia. “Are you insane?”
She shouldn’t have waited, Sofia realized. As embarrassed as she was about the divorce, she was horrified to admit she hadn’t told her friends. Yes, splitting with Nico weighed on her as a failure, but keeping it from the Crazies felt like a betrayal. Why hadn’t she seen this months ago?
“There is no Nico.”
What Madison’s readers are saying about previous books in this series…
This is the first book I've read by Madison and I have to say she is a fab story-teller… Do read if you like intrigue, romance with a lot of heat, and some lovely friendships. (5 stars)
– Reet Singh
The story is a page-turner and one that will grab your attention right at the beginning. The story is full of twists, angst, passion, and turmoil. An emotional roller coaster for sure and a great beginning to what will be a wonderful series. (5 stars)
– BP34
Delightful ! I loved this book and can’t wait for the next one in the series. Steamy romance, intriguing characters and a fun story line. I couldn’t put it down. Stop reading reviews right now and buy this book! (5 stars)
– Lynn A
I enjoyed how the author depicted not only romantic love, but the enduring love of friendship between a group of diverse, dynamic women. I rooted for the couple even as I wished on adult in particular learned the art of upfront communication. A satisfying HEA was achieved, setting the groundwork for more stories about the Crazy Eights. (4 stars)
– Zsa
Meet the Intriguing Madison Michael
I created the Crazy Eights because I missed my friends. Writing characters with their quirks, mannerisms or favorite sayings brought me closer to them. None of the Crazies are replicas, but there is just enough to keep them close—where I want them. I hope readers enjoy meeting them and want them as friends, too.
Madison Michael is the author of the Beguiling Bachelor series, novels of successful, sexy men and the sassy, independent women who wins their hearts. Madison creates the world of wealth and luxury she aspires to live herself. Madison and her feline assistant enjoy creating complex characters and tossing in a bit of intrigue, some suspense, a smattering of humor and a lot of steamy sex.
During Chicago winters, Madison likes to hibernate, but come spring she can be found exploring Chicago, or hanging out with family, friends, and felines. She gathers inspiration from the people and places around her, by traveling and exploring, reading a ton, and writing more. She lives on red wine and caffeine – not imbibed together – and the company of the friends who are still speaking to her.
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