Author Chantal Bookal Explores Love, Timing and Unfinished Feelings in New Book Benefits Included
#NOLAZINE - Author Chantal Bookal is bringing readers a story filled with romance, complicated decisions, undeniable chemistry, and the question of what happens when two people who have always wanted each other are given another chance.
Her new book, Benefits Included (Unfolded Series), takes readers into the lives of Kennedy Donovan and Dreux Edwards, two longtime friends whose connection proves to be much deeper than anything physical.
Kennedy and Dreux have secretly carried feelings for one another since high school. Despite their attraction and emotional bond, neither was willing to risk their friendship by admitting that they wanted something more.
That all changed during college.
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One summer night finally pushed the two beyond the boundaries of friendship, changing their relationship forever. Instead of bringing them closer, however, the experience ultimately resulted in Kennedy and Dreux cutting ties and going their separate ways.
Years pass, lives change, and both attempt to move forward. But some connections aren't easily forgotten.
When fate unexpectedly brings Kennedy and Dreux back into each other's lives, they quickly discover that the feelings they buried never truly disappeared. The attraction is still there, but their circumstances are now even more complicated.
Kennedy is married to her college sweetheart, while Dreux is beginning to explore a new relationship of his own. On the surface, both have moved on. Underneath it all, however, the unresolved emotions between them begin resurfacing.
Benefits Included explores what happens when love and timing refuse to cooperate.
For Kennedy and Dreux, the question becomes whether their reunion represents an opportunity to finally confront what has existed between them for years—or another chapter in a history of missed opportunities.
Bookal builds the story around the tension between friendship, attraction, commitment, history, and the choices people make when their hearts don't necessarily align with their circumstances.
The phrase "Deeper than the physical" captures the heart of the story. While Kennedy and Dreux share undeniable chemistry, their history extends far beyond attraction. Their connection was built years earlier, creating emotional stakes that become increasingly difficult to ignore when they find themselves face-to-face again.
Readers are left with one major question: When the timing has always been wrong, will Kennedy and Dreux finally take the risk—or will they repeat the past and let each other go for good?
With Benefits Included (Unfolded Series), Chantal Bookal delivers a romance centered on second chances, unresolved feelings and the complicated reality of reconnecting with someone who once meant everything.
Readers can keep up with Chantal Bookal and learn more about her books on Instagram at @chantalbookal.
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