How to end up in Christmas kissing lessons with your downstairs enemy…Break apartment rules? Guilty. Send holiday cards to the downstairs neighbor's grandma? Done. Accidentally become said neighbor's fake girlfriend for a family Christmas photo? Wait, what?I, Bonnie Miller, am no troublemaker. I'm just an anxious girl trying to keep my emotional support pup in a no-pets apartment building. But my downstairs neighbor is determined to be my personal Grinch an...

She could be the one.I’ve spent twelve years caring for my niece Maddie who I adopted after my sister died. Having a daughter has made me picky when it comes to the women I spend time with. Not to mention dealing with the pressure of being a college football coach.But when I spot MJ at a mutual friend’s wedding, something draws me toward her.My friend tells me to forget about her, but how can I when she becomes Maddie’s art teacher and our paths cro...

He came for the painting…Soren Stapley is a professional thief. He is prepared for every scenario and has a plan for every situation.But he never planned for her.The painting he needs? It’s being guarded by the woman he once loved and the nine-year-old terror she’s nannying.What’s worse? He’s not the only one hunting it down.Christmas is about to get complicated……she became his reason to stay.

Serena CruzBeing taken hostage by a criminal was not on my agenda for the week. The plan was to catch the billionaire con artist, Liam Hawthorne so I can finally prove myself and gain the attention of my boss.Liam caught me instead.Forget the bounty, I’m killing him. Unfortunately, it’s proving a rather difficult task–especially when he convinces me to help him.He's trying to con me, but I won’t be falling for it.But ignoring his flirtations and kind...

My best friend’s brother broke my heart five years agoI thought we were forever, but apparently, we were just for the summer.Now he’s back for my best friend’s wedding, and we’re being forced to spend time together working on a project for the big day.Oh, and he’s famous.So on top of the fact that he’s grown a beard and looks even hotter than he did five years ago, he’s also a wildly successful country music artist.There’s no way I c...

MaddieHow did I become a washed-up lawyer at the ripe age of twenty-six? I’ll tell you. Connor Freaking Quinn. He’s to blame. He’s cocky and big-headed, the devil himself. When he shows up at my new job, to apologize, I’d just as soon torture him than talk to him.The problem is, the longer I’m away from the courtroom, I can’t help but realize I prefer a much different court. I hate being wrong. But I’m not wrong about Connor. So what if he helps at an underprivileg...

They say fences make great neighbors, but what do you do when you live in the same apartment building and your neighbor is as annoying as they are attractive?West Vanderhall is more than content living his life on a strict schedule. He thrives on plans and going to bed early. So when his upstairs neighbor, Halle Parker, has a habit of being loud at night, he’s determined to figure out a way to get back at her. Trying to get her evicted hasn’t worked, so his only op...

MegConfession: I'm attracted to my student's dad. Let me give you Tyler Dixon's resume: thoughtful, manly, father of the year, widower, ridiculously attractive (basically the opposite of a dad bod).This might sound like good news for someone like me—someone who dreams of getting married and becoming a mom—but it's not. Getting involved with a parent is grounds for immediate removal at my school, and right now, my fragile heart can't handle being fired....

I can’t believe my best friend wants to be my fake boyfriend…My long-term boyfriend just broke up with me, and I swore off men for the new year because of it.So, when I need a date to appease my mother during her southern society events, I’m forced to look into boyfriends of the fake variety.Bennett is quick to jump to the task. And the more time we spend together, the more I realize why I had a crush on him years ago…But if I’m bre...

He shoots. She rolls her eyes. Love might still score.Koren RobertsElijah and I were childhood best friends turned totally love-struck teens who swore we’d elope the summer after graduation. It was supposed to be forever.Then came the photos of him with other girls—posted all over social media. And his sudden refusal to talk about our wedding in public? Yeah, I panicked.So when a mysteriously convenient out-of-the-country internship landed in my lap, I took ...

They say there’s no place like home, but what do you do when the person you've been trying so hard not to fall for becomes your roommate?Cannon James believes in keeping everyone at a distance, especially in matters of the heart. His commitment to the bachelor lifestyle has served him well, until his best friend's little sister, Demi Vanderhall, unexpectedly appears on his doorstep in need of a place to stay.Despite knowing each other for a decade, Cannon h...

LyndiEating carbs and forgetting to fold the laundry aren’t my only talents. I'm also proficient at speaking without thinking. Which is how I ended up confessing my love to a stranger at the grocery store.The same stranger who also happens to be a firefighter—a very grumpy one—for the exact fire station I owe a debt to.I didn’t mean to embarrass the man, and I certainly didn’t mean to make him famous. That was a happy coincidence.He could us...