The brochure in the hotel lobby promises a tuxedo and discretion—Breakfast Included.

Country girl, Grace Porter, alone in San Jurino for her oldest friend’s wedding, needs a fake boyfriend in a tux by this evening. All because of a muddled phone call and a couriered wedding invitation for her “new boyfriend”—who doesn’t exist.

On a desperate impulse, she calls the number on the brochure.

JG Barrington, Michelin-starred chef and the grandson of a Texas billionaire, is out on his morning run when he gets a call from an unknown woman. He nearly trips over his own feet when she announces she’s not interested in his “intimate measurements”—but she does want to know about his tuxedo, and can he make polite conversation at a formal event?

When JG realizes she has a glossy leaflet with his phone number on it, advertising his services as an escort, he’s determined to find out who’s behind the prank. He’s intrigued by Grace, and he agrees to meet her so she can audition him for the role of her boyfriend.

The last thing he expects is for her to reject him within minutes of saying “hello.” How can he convince her to change her mind?

Breakfast Included is a fake-dating, open-bedroom-door romantic comedy set in the fictional Mediterranean Principality of San Jurino. It’s about a woman who is allergic to entitled rich men, and a guy who doesn’t tell her his grandfather is a billionaire. It’s written in British English.

Tropes

• Fake Dating
• Secret Billionaire
• Fish out of water
• Opposites attract
• Class differences