Sleeping with Paris [Kindle Edition]

Juliette Sobanet (Author)

Book Description

*Sleeping with Paris won first place in the Women’s Fiction category of the 2010 Washington Romance Writers Marlene Awards and was a finalist in the 2010 Valley Forge Romance Writers Sheila Contest.

Charlotte Summers is a sassy, young French teacher who is two days away from moving to Paris with the love of her life and from fulfilling her dream of studying at the prestigious Sorbonne University in France. But when she discovers her fiancé’s online dating profile and has a little chat with the busty red-head he’s been sleeping with on the side, she gives up on committed relationships altogether and decides to navigate Paris on her own.

Determined to stop other women from finding themselves in her shoes, Charlotte creates an anonymous blog on how to date like a man in the City of Love—that is, how to jump from bed to bed without ever falling in love. But, with a slew of Parisian men beating down her door, a hot new neighbor who feeds her chocolate in bed, and an appearance by her sleazy ex-fiancé, she isn’t so sure she can keep her promise to remain commitment-free.

And, when Charlotte agrees to write an article for a popular women’s magazine about her Parisian dating adventures—or disasters, rather—will she risk losing the one man who’s swept her off her feet and her dream job in one fell swoop?

Product Details

• File Size: 452 KB
• Print Length: 321 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1477805923
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005TNM736
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,276 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 48 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Chick Lit Must Read January 2, 2012

By Chauncey Anderson

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All is right in Charlotte Summers' life. She's quit her job to move with her fiancé, Jeff, to Paris so that she can study French at a highly acclaimed university. When she goes to Jeff's office to surprise him (an expensive bottle of champagne in hand to celebrate) he's not there, so she sits down at his desk and signs into her email to look at pictures of their apartment in Paris as she daydreams about their upcoming adventure. Suddenly a message from another woman pops up, and soon she learns the truth, that her beloved Jeff has signed himself up on a dating website and has been cheating on her.

Leaving Jeff behind she decides to still to Paris to achieve her goals. At first she's devastated at her broken engagement and longs for Jeff to call her and say he's made a horrible mistake and that he's coming to Paris to be with her. After a few days of sulking she get up out of bed and begins a blog based on how women should learn to date more like a man. Along the way Charlotte makes new friends, and without giving too much away, one of her French suitors brings a whole new way of thinking about chocolate and sex.

At the end, Charlotte has an opportunity to be with Jeff when they are both in a wedding. Does she take him up on his offer, or does she kick him to the curb for good, and start over with the suitor I mentioned before, the "Half-Naked French Hottie?"

"Sleeping With Paris" by Juliette Sobanet was one of the best books I read in 2011! It's a true Chick Lit, and one I will never forget.

From the beginning I liked Charlotte. She was a no-nonsense kind of woman and I find that very refreshing. Just because her fiancé cheated on her, that didn't stop her from doing what she wanted to do, which I thought was very brave. I think Juliette wrote a very real character in Charlotte, and I felt that I could relate to in many ways.

All of Charlotte's suitors were very interesting men. I loved how they all weren't so much alike. At times I couldn't decide who I wanted her with, but in the end I loved who the choice was. (I'm not going to spoil it for you. You have to read the book).

Not only is this book an exciting read, it's also gives you a few French lessons through dialogue. If you can't understand French, don't worry; you'll still understand every word. I found myself swiping the pages on my iPad quicker and quicker as the story continued on, even when it was four in the morning and I was halfway asleep.

I recommend "Sleeping With Paris" to anyone who enjoys Chick Lit, wants a light-hearted sweet love story, and to anyone who loves Paris!

40 of 48 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Mildy amusing story January 17, 2012

By Picky User

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This was just a decent story about a young girl who has had a bad string of bad luck with men. It turns out that everyone she has ever dated has all cheated on her. Her most recent cheater is her fiance (who is 6 or 8 years older--I cant remember), a successful and handsome lawyer, who is being transferred for one year to the firm's Paris office. Two days before they are due to leave, she finds his online personal dating accounts (eharmoney, Yahoo personals) and also learns that he had just had a night (and morning) of wild sex with someone he met online. To top it off, he had canceled their date the night before in order to be with the new girl. She dumps him on the spot and leaves for Paris without him. And thus begins her adventures in dating. She basically starts a blog (and sends a mass email to all her friends advertising her blog), which is about how to date like a man. Or rather, sleep around like a man. She updates the blog contantly with new rules she learns (or more accurately makes up) along the way.

The path this story will take is really rather predictable with no surprises thrown in. Jeff, her ex-fiance lets her go with no fight whatsoever. Charlotte meets an interesting guy in Paris her first day there, but her bad choices ends up possibly ruining this potential new relationship. Not that it's going to go anywhere for a while because, as you can guess, Charlotte is really over Jeff yet.

The story was only mildly amusing and enjoyable and really didn't leave you with anything at the end. Further, none of the characters were very likeable. Jeff is clearly a jerk. His best friend is also a jerk. His best friend's fiancee (and Charlotte's friend) is also stupid, extremely naive, and sounds like a doormat who can't make any decisions for herself. Charlotte isn't even likeable and her blog and her rules for dating like a man just makes no sense. I actually cringed as a I read her blog because I just kept thinking that this silly girl is just exposing how silly she is and just how much she has NOT gotten over Jeff. But perhaps that was the tone that the author was going for--that this is a young girl who just hasn't grown up yet. Charlotte, and her actions, remind me of a thirteen-year-old first learning that her crush likes someone else. You cringe at their behavior. And yet, the author tries to make Charlotte sound more sophisticated than she is, which doesn't fit with her actual behavior.

This is my first book of this author's. I'm not sure if it's her first, but it certainly reads like one.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars So little time...so much to read! February 4, 2012

By Candy

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Charlotte Summer is about to live her dream; marry a wonderful man who loves her, live in Paris and study at Sorbonne University.

Two days before their big move to Paris, Charlotte finds out her fiancé has been cheating on her. Upset and heartbroken, she goes on to Paris by herself. This isn't the first man to cheat on her and as a result she decides she is never going to be hurt like that again. She is no longer going to get involved in a relationship, she is going to have fun and date like a man! She begins a blog "Sleeping With Paris, a Girls' Guide to Dating like a Man in the City of Love"

Her plan is to just have fun, have sex with no commitment, and blog about it along the way. She gets quite a large following, women who can sympathize with her. But can she really do that, date like a man?

One of the guys she casually dates is her neighbor, Luc. She meets him on her first day there, coming out of the communal shower in the building were she lives. On her blog she calls him Half-Naked French Hottie. Oh, I fell in love with him!

I really liked this story! We spend almost a year and a half with Charlotte. She goes through many emotions, makes new friends and discovers something really important, herself. I was not always happy with her decisions, in fact I found myself yelling at Charlotte, "You're screwing this up!" (Don't you love it when you're so into a story you start talking to the character?) But it is through these mistakes that she finds herself, and love.

More About the Author

Juliette Sobanet is a former French professor who writes sassy, romantic women's fiction with a French twist. Juliette holds a B.A. from Georgetown and an M.A. from New York University in France, and she has lived and studied in both Paris and Lyon. She recently relocated to sunny San Diego, where she lives with her husband and their two massive cats. When she's not writing, she's eating chocolate, practicing yoga, or scheming on when she can travel back to France. Visit Juliette's website at www.juliettesobanet.com.

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