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The cover for "Camera Shy", by Julia Boggio. The cover shows an illustration of a woman in a long, dark pink dress sitting at a bistro table with the eiffel tower in the background. She is covering her face with a book, and her long blonde hair blows in the breeze.
Author Julia Boggio. Woman with dark brown hair, smiling, brown eyes, dress with hearts on it

Camera Shy

Julia Boggio

Self-published

The Romantic Novel of the Year Awards

The Shorter Romantic Novel Award 2025

Two strangers in pain. One chance at love…

Heartbroken after her almost-engagement was called off, Jess goes on a mini-break to Paris seeking closure and meets a hot French stranger called Gabriel.

As sparks fly, Jess, fearing she was dumped because she was boring, vows to be more spontaneous, and she and Gabriel have mind-blowing, earth-shattering sex.

With his troubled past and soulful eyes, Jess quickly realises there’s more to Gabriel than a great shag and, when he whisks her away to his fixer-upper chateau in the country, Jess thinks she might be falling for him—even though they’ve only known each other a few days.

But is this what she wants? She was all for taking risks, but risking her heart so soon after a break-up was not in the cards, especially when Gabriel’s troubled past arrives in the present.

Can they both heal their emotional wounds and let love back into their lives before it’s too late?