u/LaraOakley

Hi, I’m Lara Oakley. Deaf teacher by day, romance author by night.

Patronage is the first in the duology. (Book two is with my editor for final proofing. Releasing very soon, so you won't be left hanging!)

Patronage is about:
• a chavvy single mum who absolutely does not trust rich men
• a billionaire who takes being ghosted as a personal challenge
• the uncomfortable moment when the thing you hate might be exactly what you need

It’s contemporary romance with a lot of class friction, strong opinions on modern art, and a man who discovers that patronage is a lot less sexy when the woman you’re obsessed with refuses to play along.

Expect: funny, messy, emotionally feral, a bit filthy in places, very soft in others, and aggressively British.

If you like:
• competent but chaotic women
• powerful men who discover money doesn’t actually give them control
• class-coded romance where nobody gets magically polished into a different person
• emotionally intense relationships with actual vulnerability under the filth

…it’s out now on Kindle Unlimited, ebook, and paperback.

Pitch: A filthy, emotionally feral romance about class, power, devotion, and the terrifying vulnerability of being cared for properly. Features a 26 year old Leicester chav, a 38 year old billionaire with control issues, and two people absolutely not discussing the breeding kink.

Blurb:
Warning: Contains a hot billionaire with a breeding kink.

Matteo Armitage built his empire on control and precision. He takes. He builds. He doesn’t chase.

Elena Carter has opinions about men like him. Rich. Entitled. Philanthropy as personality. A one-night stand feels safe enough. Until she ghosts him.

When he wakes alone, her absence becomes obsession. His rules shift. His lines move. He wants her. All of her. The Leicester accent, the chavvy clothes, the unfiltered brilliance.

She doesn’t want to believe it’s real. That a man like him could look at her, a single mum working bar, and see something worth staying for. 

Being seen feels dangerous. Being cared for feels worse.

But want has teeth. And somewhere between fighting and falling, they admit what they’re really craving. Control. Devotion. A breeding kink they absolutely don’t talk about.

And the terrifying hope of being loved without fear.

Patronage is filthy, funny, class-coded, and emotionally feral.

Tropes:
Single mum, Age-gap romance, Competent and tall MMC, Spicy slow burn, he falls first, art, billionaire romance, breeding kink, daddy-core

Trigger Warnings:
References to single-parent stress, frank sexual discussion, mentions of past parental harm (non-graphic), pregnancy discussion, mentions of addiction / substance abuse (non-graphic)

Link:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GGHFTHX2

Pitch:
British, chaotic, Deaf single mum meets American ex-Marine stripper. Filth meets tenderness, chaos meets care.

Blurb:
Maeve’s got her hands full. Single mum juggling her kid's football team, wrangling smut-loving octogenarians at work, and enduring a friend group that forces her into ridiculous fortnightly social activities. She doesn't have time for complications, or patience for being handled by her nearest and dearest.

Then Nate moves in next door.

Dancer of mysterious genre. Newly minted footie coach. Built like sin and very aware of it.

Unfortunately for Maeve, Nate’s excellent at handling things. Kids? Handled. Smut-mad retirees? Handled. Maeve? Oh, handled. 

In every possible way.

Worse? He sees through her chaotic, deaf girl bubble and decides he's all in. The man has no self-preservation when it comes to handling her.

Between feral friends, sideline carnage, and one truly alarming chat about how fine Nate is with knocking her up, Maeve has to admit she might like being handled. Maybe even need it.

Maeve can handle a lot. But can she handle love?

Heads up. The nannas debate cocks per chapter. Maeve’s world? Pure filth.

Tropes:
Single mum, Deaf FMC, Age-gap romance, Competent and tall MMC, Contemporary rom-com, Cosy vibes, Spicy slow burn, he falls first.

Trigger Warnings:
References to hearing loss and accessibility barriers, single-parent stress, frank sexual discussion, mentions of past sexual harm (non-graphic), pregnancy discussion, period sex,

Link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2CF9HML 

Hi, I’m Lara Oakley. Deaf teacher by day, romance writer the rest of the time.

I wrote a romance with a deaf main character because deaf people are horny too. The title might surprise you...

How to Pick Up a Deaf Girl

Told you.

It’s about a deaf single mum, her younger neighbour who absolutely should mind his business and doesn’t, and nannas who read far too much smut.

It’s contemporary, very British, a bit filthy in places, soft in others, and not interested in turning disability into a lesson.

Age gap (he’s younger), competent woman, man who quietly gets on with things instead of being weird about it.

I self-publish through KDP, I’m still figuring it out as I go, and I’m using a pen name because I enjoy peace in my real life.

It’s on Kindle Unlimited, ebook, or paperback if that’s your thing.