Spotlight: Be In My Bubble by Maya Mason
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Publication date: October 11th 2023
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance
London. 2020. Lockdown.
Emily has had a terrible year when it comes to love. And now she’s stuck in her apartment, alone.
Things change when—one fateful night—she trudges to the rubbish chute and bumps into Robbie. Robbie—tall, hot, Australian Robbie. Robbie—her brother’s friend from school Robbie.
Why on earth did I choose to wear my twerking corgi T-shirt tonight of all nights?
And that’s when her bubble of one becomes a bubble of two. Cue glorious meals, dancing the night away, and cuddling on the couch.
Can this love bubble stand the test of time, or is it set to burst? Read now to find out.
This is the coronavirus-era rom-com you didn’t know you needed.
Excerpt
“You’re so hard to read,” she said, her voice soft but direct. They were sitting on her couch, the remains of their shared dinner scattered on the coffee table.
Robbie raised an eyebrow, his dimples just visible in the lamplight. “Hard to read? I thought I was being pretty obvious.”
“Oh, yeah? Obvious how?” she asked, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.
He hesitated, his confidence faltering for just a second. Then, leaning forward, he said, “I like you, Emily. More than I should, maybe. You’re funny, sharp, and way too good at pretending you’re not stunning. I keep thinking about you.”
Her heart raced, but she tried to keep her cool, fiddling with a thread on her sleeve. “I’m a bit of a mess, though. You know that, right?”
“Aren’t we all?” His voice was quiet now, serious. “You think I’m not? I’ve lost almost everything I thought defined me—my job, my relationship, my sense of who I even was. And here I am, sitting in a random apartment, unsure of what comes next.”
She met his gaze, her fingers stilling. “But you seem so… put together.”
He laughed softly, shaking his head. “That’s the trick, isn’t it? Everyone’s winging it, Emily. Some are just better at hiding it.”
There was a pause, a moment stretched out, thick with something unspoken. Then, as if pulled by an invisible thread, they leaned closer, their foreheads almost touching.
“You don’t have to hide anything with me,” she murmured.
His lips curved into a smile, and before she could overthink it, he kissed her—softly at first, then with more urgency. Time seemed to freeze, the only sounds the faint hum of the fridge and the rhythm of their breath.
When they pulled apart, her cheeks were flushed, her heart pounding. He brushed a strand of hair from her face and whispered, “No more pretending, okay?”
She nodded, biting her lip to keep from grinning too widely. “Okay.”
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About the Author
I'm a New Zealander living abroad who loves dogs, trash TV, and every food under the sun.
I write books that I hope will make you laugh, smile, and maybe sometimes cry. My debut novel 'Be In My Bubble' is set during the Covid lockdown in London, and I actually wrote it during lockdown (doing so actually helped get me through those years). Please let me know what you think of it, I love to hear from readers.
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