FAKE FLAMEIn this fun, fast-paced romantic comedy, a bookish firefighter who knows his Jane Austen suggests a little fake dating to fend off an ex. What’s a feminist English professor to do—except say yes…You can’t fake heat like this…To an observer, hauling a baby grand piano onto a college quad to publicly serenade an ex might seem like a romantic gesture. To literature professor Eva Campbell, it’s the lat...

The stage is set for the play of a lifetime: but it's the romantic drama backstage that has everyone applauding.Paul and Cath are the perfect creative team. He's an up-and-coming theater director and she's his unflappable, rock-steady stage manager.If Cath's had to bury her unrequited affection for Paul for ten long years to keep things professional, it's just the price she pays for a career she loves, working with her best friend by her side.Until he hires...

Sometimes true love can be right around the corner.Give Kari Halvorsen a spreadsheet and she'll have it mastered by noon. Give her a broken sink in her brand-new home and, well, that's a different story. Turns out her lifelong dream of owning her own house is very different from the reality—and it's terrifying.Enter the guy next door. Rob Fox has serious do-it-yourself skills and he's more than happy to put them to work for his pretty neighbor. But that's as far as...

You are cordially invited to…a hot mess."Ice Queen" Tove Nilsen has it all: a successful career as a political consultant, beauty, a wonderful daughter who's about to be married…and a gaslighting, selfish disaster of an ex-husband who's just RSVP'd "yes" to the wedding. On top of that, he's bringing wife number six with him—a woman who's a mere 5 years older than their daughter.Oh, and she's a literal supermodel.Tove's always handled everything on her own, but now s...

All the world's a stage until your heart is on the line.All Alicia Johnson has ever wanted is to be able to slip into someone else's life, clothing, and makeup to become a murderess, a socialite, a mother, or a nurse for an episode or a season. And she's good at it.Being an actress comes with a healthy dose of financial insecurity and a willingness to live out of two jammed suitcases, ready to go wherever the next director wants her. Up until now, it's been worth i...

Parting may be such sweet sorrow, but second chances are so much sweeter.An intense summer fling with handsome, protective actor James Martin opened up self-effacing Frederica Alves' horizons. Then their potential for love met a swift end when he followed his dreams and left New York for Hollywood.Two years later, James is back, his talent now matched by his rising fame, and that spark is still there. But the shy Freddie he knew has become a confident woman and the...

Love isn't just in the air: it's contagious.Kathleen Fitzgerald has never been the leading lady. In her stage roles, she's always the second banana or the sidekick. And in love she's forever the bridesmaid, never the bride. So, showing up to support her best friend at her weekend wedding by the sea is a well-rehearsed role. Until one look from handsome fellow wedding guest Russell King makes her feel like a star.Law professor Russell was raised to be the consummate...

When you've lost nearly everything, can you trust enough to put your heart on the line?As a fly fishing guide, Sam Halvorsen is a woman in a man's world and she's heard enough bad jokes about rods to last a lifetime. When she takes Graham Evans out on the water, her goal is to get her payday and deposit the handsome librarian back on dry land.Yet not only does Graham have an adorable dog, he respects her skills and knowledge. Sam finds herself confiding in him abou...

The stage is set for the play of a lifetime: but it's the romantic drama backstage that has everyone applauding. Paul and Cath are the perfect creative team. He's an up-and-coming theater director and she's his unflappable, rock-steady stage manager. If Cath's had to bury her unrequited affection for Paul for ten long years to keep things professional, it's just the price she pays for a career she loves, working with her best friend by her side. Until he hires her old nemesis as the leadin...

'Delightful romance… I basically inhaled it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Smart, swoony, and pretty much perfect!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐You can’t fake heat like this…To an observer, hauling a piano onto a college campus to publicly serenade an ex might seem like a romantic gesture. To literature professor Eva Campbell, it’s the latest manipulative move by a cheating idiot who won’t take a hint. Plus, she never liked that song anyway!...

'I didn't want it to end, a book I really couldn't put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'Excellent, I just loved this book. It was sexy and tender and cute and all of this at once.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader reviewIt's beginning to look a lot like romance…Can they keep their attraction under control?After working as a firefighter for the past ten years, burnout is real for Thea Martinelli. But just when she’s ready to hang up the hose ...

Astrid Ellis is an introvert's introvert. A widowed, bestselling mystery novelist with grown kids, she's very happy on her own, thank you very much. But when a cat mysteriously appears in her fifth floor apartment, of course she's going to make sure the poor thing gets back to its owner……Who turns out to be Astrid's brand-new silver fox of a neighbor, Ben Strong. Despite being immediately intrigued by the reserved and beautiful woman, he's determined to respect her boundaries. Trou...