Faking this relationship should be a piece of cake.Retta Majors is having a bad day. But that's to be expected when your ex gets engaged to your cousin. Instead of (totally) freaking out, Retta decides to attend the wedding with her amazing, faithful, and handsome boyfriend.One problem.He doesn't exist.Duncan Gilmore is living his dream. His boxing gym is open for business, and he's focused on success. The last thing on his mind is a relationship. That is un...

As a professional matchmaker and a chronic people pleaser, Mary Neilson knows all about harmony. So she never meant to clash with public radio news show host Ruben Byers during an on-air interview. Their tense exchange on the state of modern dating generates unprecedented buzz for the show and prompts Ruben's boss to assign him a feature exploring the subject further. Worse still, he must join Hearts Collide Matchmaking as one of Mary's clients for research.Mary reluctantly accepts...

Former hot mess Jolene Baxter is committed to doing better. It's why she offered to help her sister and brother-in-law move across the country. However, her goodwill is tested when last minute changes—mainly her father ditching her for an all-expenses paid vacation—forces her to make the journey with a man who is the human version of a pebble in her shoe.Jason Akana operates on lists and bitter coffee, but none of those things will help him on a sixteen-hour trip with the most infu...

Sometimes what you're looking for is right under your nose.Meticulous and driven Gwen Gilmore knows what she wants… especially in a man. She is newly single and doesn't have time for lackluster chemistry or mixed signals. But the dating scene proves to be slow and unserious, and she realizes she may need some help.Professional help.A matchmaker, to be more specific.Nothing will distract her from finding a man who checks all the boxes, except maybe her brothe...

Falling in love is an uphill battle.Day-to-day life has grown stale for Raven Coleman, who prefers to fly by the seat of her pants than follow any set plan. So when she unexpectedly inherits an outdoor recreation and tour business in a charming small town, it's exactly the kind of shakeup she has been asking the universe for.Instead of selling Mountaintop Adventures right away, Raven decides to step in as the boss for the summer to determine if it's a position she'd like to...

Faking this relationship should be a piece of cake.Retta Majors is having a bad day. But that’s to be expected when your ex gets engaged to your cousin. Instead of (totally) freaking out, Retta decides to attend the wedding with her amazing, faithful, and handsome boyfriend.One problem.He doesn’t exist.Duncan Gilmore is living his dream. His boxing gym is open for business, and he’s focused on success. The last thing on his mind is a relatio...

Sometimes what you’re looking for is right under your nose.Meticulous and driven Gwen Gilmore knows what she wants… especially in a man. She is newly single and doesn’t have time for lackluster chemistry or mixed signals. But the dating scene proves to be slow and unserious, and she realizes she may need some help. Professional help. A matchmaker, to be more specific. Nothing will distract her from finding a man who checks all the boxes, except maybe her brother’s ...

**A LibraryReads Pick!One of...Popsugar's Best New RomancesBustle and Bookish's Most Anticipated Books of DecemberLibrary Journal's Best Romances of 2021He’s cosplaying as her boyfriend but their feelings for each other are real in this romantic comedy from Seressia Glass.**Sometimes Kenya Davenport believes she was switched at the hospital—how else could a lover of anime, gaming, and cosplay come from STEM parents? Still, Kenya dreams of being ...

A reality TV star and a cupcake-baking football player pretend to be a couple in order to save his bakery in this sweet and sexy romance.Jada Townsend-Matthews is the most reviled woman in America after turning down a proposal on a reality dating show. When she comes home to lick her wounds, Jada finds herself working at San Diego's newest cupcake bakery, Sugar Blitz, alongside the uptight owner and professional football player Donovan Dell.When a reporter mistakenly believ...

With her debut novel, Thien-Kim Lam serves up a sexysecond-chance romance about exes with unfinished business. Whenworking together reignites their passion, will these former flames sizzleor get burned all over again?TrixieNguyen is determined to make her sex toy business a success, proving to hertraditional Vietnamese parents that she can succeed in a nontraditional career.She's made a fresh start in Washi...

**One of Betches' 7 Books by Black Authors You Need to Read This SummerOne of Elite Daily’s Books Featuring Interracial Relationships You Should Read In 2020One of Marie Claire’s 2020 Books You Should Add to Your Reading ListWhen a Nigerian woman falls for a man she knows will break her mother’s heart, she must choose between love and her family.**At twelve years old, Azere promised her dying father she would marry a Nigerian man a...

“A heartfelt opposites-attract romance...” —Publishers WeeklyTotal opposites. Totally irresistible.Mickey Chambers is an expert at analyzing modern literature. But when it comes to figuring out her own story, she’s feeling a little lost. At thirty-three, she’s an adjunct instructor with a meager summer class schedule and too many medical bills, courtesy of her chronic illness. Picking up a bartending gig seems perfect. Sure, Mickey...