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New Release - Vows We Never Made - A Grumpy Sunshine Romance

Hattie Sage keeps fainting. No surprise when she's hit with a shock proposal from her best friend's older brother. The same cruel boy who teased her mercilessly growing up now holds the key to all her bookish dreams. And he needs her help in the worst way—if she can trust him not to pulverize her heart.

Was Gramps insane? That's what Ethan Blackthorn wonders when he finds out he needs a wife to inherit a fortune. And it's not the biggest question when he collides with the nerdy ray of sunshine who was practically his little sister's shadow. Hattie's all grown up now. Prettier, brighter, and a lot more mouthy. Ethan's drawn in like a moth to flame, and the messy burn just might be worth everything...

This is not a drill, dear readers. This steamy slice of grumpy x sunshine/fake marriage madness is screaming at you like a shooting star. Catch!

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Vows We Never Made

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A sunshiney bookworm's life explodes when her best friend's atrocious brother proposes in this steamy and electrifying romance by Wall Street Journal Nicole Snow.

Big dreams come with bigger catches.
Mine came wrapped in a merciless suit—Ethan Blackthorn.
Billionaire tyrant. My bestie's older brother. Bane of my childhood and jackwagon of the century.

Now he's my flipping fiancé. All thanks to a brutal six-month marriage clause in his grandfather's will.

He promised me everything to play along.
An eye-popping payout.
The bookstore of my dreams.
Plus, a nice glittery Cinderella break from reality.
But that's not what steals my breath away.

He's taking this too seriously.
He's kissing me like it means something.
He's ready to declare war when other men dare look at me.

I don't understand. The conceited, incurable monster who used to make me cry now lives for my smiles and he's making this so hard.

Between his secrets and obsession, do I even stand a chance?
How do I forget the vows we never made if they start feeling sacred?

A deliciously sweet and stormy standalone romance with a heart-pounding fight to ever after. Irresistible tropes inside: grumpy x sunshine, best friend's brother, marriage of convenience.

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New Release - Three Reckless Words - A Grumpy Sunshine Romance

Winnie Emberly is in trouble. Kinda comes with the territory when you flee your own wedding with the wrong man at the eleventh hour. She thought the worst would blow over once she landed the cutest little cabin. She thought it couldn't get more complicated. She thought wrong.

Archer Rory is ripping his hair out. He has his teenage son, his next multimillion-dollar deal, and zero room for drama. Then this bright-eyed damsel in distress showed up still wearing her wedding dress. Now he's asking why Winnie's honey sweet smile and obsession with bees won't leave his head. With his ex wife adding to the fun, the easy life is over. Archer's walls are crumbling and he's closer by the hour to claiming this little stray, no matter the vicious consequences...

Friends, readers, spicy peeps—lend me your ears. Or at least your eyes. This is the grand finale to The Rory Brothers and ohhh what a sendoff it is! Grumpy x sunshine comedy meets single dad sizzle and so many feel-good butterflies, all in one beautiful girthy book.

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Three Reckless Words

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A runaway bride brings trouble and temptation to a stone-hearted single dad in this emotional and scorching hot romance by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.

Is there any coming back after you blow your own wedding to pieces?
I braced for the fallout when I left my emotionally unavailable groom.
I expected the tears, the family wrath, the drama galore.
I found the perfect little cabin to hide out and heal.
But I never planned for him.

Archer Rory makes my bridal breakdown look tame.
A gruff single dad with a genius son.
A billionaire control freak who only speaks common sense.
Also, the man who's now my landlord, my boss, and my protector.
Whew.

I think we were doomed the instant I agreed to help him with some very special bees.
Maybe it's the big daddy vibes he breathes or the way Mr. Heartless secretly cares.
I'm sure the hottest minute of my life when his lips stormed mine has nothing to do with it.
Oh, but every day we're drifting closer to those three reckless words.
And once they're out, will it be heaven or heartbreak?

A standalone grumpy x sunshine romance with high heat, heart, and so many laugh out loud moments. Come see the snarliest billionaire who swore off love try to resist his unexpected damsel in distress and try not to cheer.

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New Release - One Big Little Secret - A Secret Baby Romance

At least her luck can't get any worse. That's what Salem Hopper believes, a struggling single mom and a daydream believer who's been through the wringer. It's not like her promising new job will come with a stormy stuck-up suit for a boss who pushes all the wrong buttons. It's not like he's the handsome stranger she had one scorching night with years ago. It's not like her entire life is now in the balance, walking a tightrope between undeniable attraction, unexpected feelings, and the guaranteed insanity if he ever finds out the truth about her son.

Oh, wait.

Patton Rory has a lot to prove. He's the youngest brother, the walking catastrophe, and the workhorse of a billion dollar company. The last thing he needs—the very, very last—is a feisty fling from years ago crashlanding in his office. Especially when she brings along the kid from Hades. But human hearts are a pesky thing and his keeps nagging him with questions. Why does making Salem smile feel so good? Why can't he stop seeing her pinned to his desk? And why does her boy, who might not be the little beast he seemed, have his eyes?

Oh, man.

Party people—it. is. on. This book brings sweetness, spice, and layered emotions worthy of good Kansas City barbecue. It's grumpy boss romance meets secret baby entanglement and you're in for a treat.

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One Big Little Secret: A Secret Baby Romance

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One wild night and a surprise reunion sends a moody billionaire spinning into fatherhood in this heartwarming and steamy romance by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.

I guessed wrong.
A little reckless fun with a stranger never hurts.
A drunken one-night stand doesn't leave you pregnant.
A savage twist of fate won't make your baby daddy your new boss.
Bad luck can't last forever—unless you're me.

Should we count the ways I'm cooked with Patton Rory?
He rocks the grumpy gene, dialed up to eleven.
He's so handsome the mirror winks back and his bank account has its own zip code.
He's also totally oblivious—thank God.
I'm not sure what he'll be if he figures out the little boy who trashed his fancy building and ruined his favorite tie is his son.

Maybe I'm becoming a human knot, but I won't make the same mistake twice.
If he starts acting human and making my munchkin laugh, I'm not swooning.
If his forbidden kiss tastes like pure temptation, I'll eat mud.
If he makes my heart sing, I'm still clinging to my big little secret.
Even if it's growing so massive I can't separate love from the lie.

This standalone romance read serves up a sweet and spicy secret baby entanglement with heart-rippy feels. Witness the last man who ever thought he'd be a father wake up and go all-in for the wife and son he needs more than his next breath.

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New Release - The Darkest Chase - A Small Town Grumpy Sunshine Romance

Talia Grey wasn't meant to fall. It's hard to get up again after a shock asthma attack in public—and harder still after getting mouth-to-mouth from an unexpected hero. But there's a new rip in her reality when Redhaven's coldest cop asks her to help bring down a local villain. Soon, falling is all Talia knows, and she's not sure she'll survive the threat, the thrill, the rampant heartache—not unless the grumpiest man in town is there to catch her heart.

What the unholy obsession is happening? That's what Micah Ainsley keeps asking himself after Talia crashes his oh-so-controlled life. She couldn't be more wrong for him. She wakes up smiling. She's definitely too young. Hell, even his shy retired police dog likes her. If only he wasn't a broken man on a mission to avenge his brother. Then this strange, volcanic thing with Talia wouldn't be so insane, and there wouldn't be a voice in his blood hounding him to chase her, catch her, and claim for her good.

Oh, my. This might be my biggest, baddest summer release ever and I'm stoked for you to devour every chapter. Small town romance drama, steamy scenes galore, and stunning dark secrets ahead. Please try to breathe as you inhale this big gooey slice of small-town grumpy sunshine book bliss.

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The Darkest Chase: A Grumpy Sunshine Romance

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Two complete opposites fall into a heart-ripping fairy tale in this scorching hot small-town grumpy sunshine romance by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.

Life is just full of crazy surprises with teeth.
One day you're the forever single wallflower keeping up the boring family furniture shop.
The next, you're getting mouth-to-mouth from a scary hot stranger who wants to make your life a thriller novel.
Yes, my disaster has a name.

Micah Ainsley.
Everything I'm not. Nothing remotely good for me.
He's all wolf—moody, savage, and ferociously protective.
I'm a human puppy.
He thrives on secrets.
Everybody knows what I had for breakfast.
He's experienced. So experienced.
I've never even been kissed.

But when he needs my help to take down a rich creep who just happens to be my new client, I'm game.
I'm ready to live a little.
I'm eager to prove I'm more than a hot mess with a cross-eyed crush on a coldhearted man who's too old for me.

Then another surprise bites me in the face.
The night Micah claims me.
The moment our wrong becomes reality and there's no going back.
The darkest chase is on and it only ends one way—sweet dreams or total devastation.

All the small-town sugar, spice, and angsty goodness in one epic slow-burn romance. Remember to breathe as you watch Redhaven's coldest man thaw for the little spark he'll fight like mad to keep.

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New Release - Almost Pretend - A Grumpy Sunshine Romance

A headache brought her crashing into his world. It was all random chance when Elle Lark wound up on that flight next to the frostiest god in a suit. It was even wilder later, when “Jet Daddy” stepped in to save her day. It should've ended there, but when does it ever for a man with a wicked reputation and so many cameras hounding him?

August Marshall's head is pounding. This isn't the destiny a man who lives by pure control had in mind, especially when he's stepping in to save his beloved aunt's legacy. This little hellion who never stops smiling wasn't supposed to be his problem. He wasn't supposed to show up on her doorstep with a ring. His blood wasn't supposed to go molten every time he's with his fake fiance, putting out fires, and trying like mad to avoid real feelings for the craziest ruse of his life.

I might be tearing up a little, friends. This book has been a long time in coming and it'll leave you breathless. It's also my very first partnership with Montlake, but more importantly, these characters will grab your hearts and never give them back. This book is a cinnamon roll baked to steamy, sticky sweet, feel-good grumpy sunshine perfection and I hope you'll adore it! Best of all, you can grab it today in Kindle, paperback or, audio.

Read now. Free with Kindle Unlimited. Standalone novel.

Almost Pretend

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Opposites attract in this sizzling, feel-good, grumpy sunshine romance about a lively illustrator and the brooding billionaire she literally falls for.

Eleanor Lark is an upbeat illustrator plagued by headaches and unruly strawberry blonde hair. After a grueling cross-country flight, she blacks out cold. The brooding stranger who sat next to her grumping his way through the flight catches Elle as she falls. Neither expects the sweet chaos that happens next.
August Marshall is stonehearted, insanely rich, and a master of corporate cleanups with major baggage of his own. The last man alive who needs a media frenzy after his airport heroics steal headlines. But August has a plan—ask Elle to marry him so their trouble disappears.

Elle almost faints again. They just met! But it’s hard to say no when August tells her she might be the key to saving a children’s book series she adores. And it’s even harder to remember it’s only pretend as sparks fly, hearts fall, and two perfect strangers try to remember life before make-believe...

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New Release - Two Truths and a Marriage - A Grumpy Sunshine Romance

Love hurts. That's a lesson heart bruised and headstrong Juniper Winkley learned years ago. She's sworn off men and devoted her life to the family bakery. If only passion and long hours alone were enough to keep it running. When a sculpted stranger shows up with a massive pastry order, it feels like a miracle, even if she has to bite her tongue for this coldhearted grump who acts like a little sugar will set him on fire.

Dexter Rory despises everything sweet. He also hates his big dumb mouth for making false promises to a man with a monster sweet tooth and way too much power over his future. But Dex said he's engaged? To her? The annoyingly beautiful baker chick with sunbeam smiles too sweet for life? Trouble has a name and it's Junie. Still, he's in too deep. He has to convince her to play along. Then he has to convince himself he's not craving her sweet insanity, no matter how hot and high-stakes this little ruse becomes. Love hurts, but it has nothing on the truth.

You guys, you will fall hard for these characters. Kansas City is ground zero for laughs, steamy nights, and enough butterflies to carry you away to feels-town. If you love a book bursting with the fake marriage trope and grumpy sunshine sorcery, here it is.

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Two Truths and a Marriage

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The grumpiest billionaire accidentally scores a sunshiny fake fiancee and pure chaos in this hilarious, sweet, and deliriously steamy romance by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.

I can still pinpoint the exact second when my life became two truths and a lie.
You don't forget delivering a mountain of fresh-baked sweets to a man like Dexter Rory.
I never wanted to see his scowling, bossy, brutally godlike face again, no matter how well he tipped.
If you told me I'd wind up wearing his ring, I would've died laughing.

But here I am, trying to cling to my sanity while I confront the undeniable.
Truth #1: I'm spiritually allergic to this man.
He's as grumpy as a storm, twice as unpredictable, and he thinks my life's work is the devil.
Truth #2: I need his money—it's the only Hail Mary I have to keep my family bakery alive.

That's why we're living a ginormous lie that can't last.
I mean, who would believe we're engaged when we can barely share the same oxygen?
But Dexter can be wickedly convincing when he needs a win.
And the way he kisses me dizzy right in front of my adoring grandmother...
Hello, butterflies.

What happens when the truth matters less by the day?
What happens when you start falling in love with a lie?

This standalone read brings heat, heart, and mammoth feels all the way to the happily ever after. Witness two opposites attract, collide, and go down fighting the beautiful truth called love.

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New Release - The Sweetest Obsession - A Small Town Grumpy Sunshine Romance

Ophelia Sanderson was never supposed to see her first obsession again. You only let your brother's best friend blow your heart to smithereens once and Grant did a mighty fine job of that years ago. But there's no denying family business when it calls her back to little Redhaven, North Carolina. There's also no cure for old bruises to the heart when a familiar snarly face shows up, already up in her business.

Police Captain Grant Faircross is boned seven ways from Sunday. Ophelia's homecoming is the very last thing he needs when he's chest-deep in case work, raising a little imp of a girl, and still hitting a wall when it comes to his missing best friend, also Ophelia's brother. The grumpiest man in town isn't used to feelings—much less his heart being flung around the second he finds out Ophelia's in real danger. Keeping her safe might be the easy part. Having her under his roof, in his bed, and igniting in his soul? All bets are off with the sweetest obsession he can't stand losing again.

Let's gooo! Yes, I am bringing you a brand-new book smack in the middle of the holiday rush and you're going to love it. Hilarity, hotness, and just a little heartbreak, Grant and Ophelia will make the most wonderful time of the year a little more magical with all their small-town grumpy sunshine goodness.

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The Sweetest Obsession

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Falling for the best thing that never happened brings sweet mayhem in this steamy, gripping, and heartfelt small-town grumpy-sunshine standalone romance by Wall Street Journal bestseller Nicole Snow.

My brother's best friend owned my heart until the day he drenched it in kerosene and burned it down.
Grant flipping Faircross is so not the reason I'm coming home.
I don't care if he's gotten bigger, meaner, and grumpy enough to flash freeze the sun.
So what if he's up in my business the second I arrive?

I'm smarter now.
I'm only back in Redhaven for my sick mother and to talk some sense into my sister before she marries a toad.
Grant ran me off once and I'm not running back.
I can handle the drama, the messy secrets, and an unexpected stalker just fine.

...or maybe not so fine.
When Prince Anti-Charming charges in to protect me, it's kinda hard to say no.
When I find out he's a single dad with a heart bigger than a prune, it gets harder.
And when his lips storm mine with a growl that says “stay,” oh God.

Are we really doing this again?
Especially when an old tragedy resurfaces with hard truths, stinging tears, and one brutal question.
Will our sweetest obsession finally deliver us or destroy us forever?

The perfect blend of small-town romance, furious spice, and jaw-dropping thrills that will keep you guessing. Batten down your heart as a stone-hearted giant wakes up and fights to keep the girl who got away—if she'll ever admit she wants to be chased.

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New Release - One Bossy Disaster - An Enemies to Lovers Romance

Destiny Lancaster never thought she'd cross paths with the grumpiest stranger again. She only tried to save his life—but the man had other plans with his kayak and a storm. He also didn't hold back his gruff, control freaky, stick-up-the-wowza attitude that left her steaming until she stumbled on the perfect opportunity to save a few more cute animals. Perfect, sure, except for one nasty little surprise—she'll be answering to Mr. Control Freak.

Shepherd Foster wants to fire her on the spot the instant he finds out she's his new superstar influencer. She dared to stick her fresh face up in his business, and when you're moody and tense and constantly haunted by scars on the soul, that's a big hell no. But it's not the worst part. She's sunny and smiley and everything ridiculous. Definitely too young to be having carnal thoughts he just can't evict from his head. Her ideas are actually good—and somehow, she's talked him a field test to search for endangered otters with his company's patented tech. There's no way this ends well, but just how messy can it get for Seattle's most eligible broody bachelor?

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One Bossy Disaster

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A wild twist of fate throws together two total opposites in this steamy and hysterical grumpy sunshine romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.

Trust me, I'm not falling for a human porcupine.
I don't do older men with baggage a mile long.
Billionaires? Nope, I'm Miss Independence, thank you very much.
And when a man with the emotional intelligence of a cucumber decides to boss me around?
Hoo boy.

Shepherd Foster and I are utterly incompatible.
He still can't get over the day we met when I questioned Mr. High and Mighty's judgment.
He's also holding the key—and the moolah—to my animal rescue dreams.
I'm only putting up with this torture for the cute otters, I swear.

And we're only camping together so I can prove him deliciously wrong.
My ideas will outshine Seattle's grumpiest egomaniac.
If only Shepherd's scowls and barbed words weren't attached to a body crafted for sin.
I still don't know how it happened.

Don't ask me why I let his cruel mouth kiss me into a smoldering wreck.
Don't remind me that messy nights in Eden with my boss carry a brutal price.
I'm worried I'm feeling... things for a man I desperately need to keep hating.
Because there's one way this ends if Shepherd damn Foster gets his hooks in my heart.
Disaster.

An enemies-to-lovers epic standalone! Huge heart, slow-burn steam, banter galore, plus a damaged grump who falls hilariously hard for the otter-loving brant who blows his life to kingdom come.

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New Release - The Broken Protector - A Small Town Enemies to Lovers Romance

Delilah Clarendon needed a new beginning in a cozy small town. Not walking in on the worst discovery anyone can make. Not a heap of trouble following her to paradise. Definitely not a huge, bossy, obscenely handsome man with a badge bringing instant chaos to her heart.

Lucas Graves knew she'd be trouble wrapped in a small, sinfully tight package the second she showed up with a whopper of a mystery. Newcomers and crazy secrets don't mix in little Redhaven, North Carolina. She's out of her element, she mouths off constantly, and she flings every bit of crap he gives her right back. He's sworn to keep her safe—but how much sizzling tension can a man take before feelings erupt? And how long before his mouth lands on hers with a truth he can never take back?

Oh, man, it's on. The sweetest and steamiest summer read I've ever written is here and it's your gateway to a brand-new small-town romance roller coaster epic that will leave you dizzy. But it's also gonna leave a smile on your face after you indulge in this love story written in the fireflies and the stars.

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The Broken Protector

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Starting over isn't easy when an unexpected hero crashes her plans in this steamy and gripping new small-town enemies-to-lovers romance by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.

My fresh start turned into a dumpster fire.
Awesome new job. Small town heaven. Friendly faces galore.
Then I strolled into my new home and found the unspeakable.
Just when I'm sure it can't get worse, I'm “rescued” by a man who makes me see red for miles.

Enter Lucas Graves.
A bossy grump with a badge who's sworn to keep me safe.
He rocks the scary-hot vibe, he reads too much, and he never misses a chance to give me crap for being a nerdy little cactus who mouths back.
Not the type of man I'd go for in my right mind.
Definitely not the type I should keep trading bruising kisses with.

Redhaven, North Carolina has driven me insane.
Why else does my heart race when Lucas gets jealous and overprotective?
How could I think he'll ever share more than another reckless night?
He guards his own battered heart as fiercely as he watches over me.

It can't get more complicated.
Oh, but then it does.
There's a razor-thin line between heartbreak and hope with a broken protector.
He's so wrong for me I could scream.
But I'm not losing sleep over the very real danger I'm in.
I'm terrified that Lucas Graves might be the best thing that's ever happened—if he'd let us happen at all.

This big slice of feel-good small-town romance brings enemies to lovers fire, hilarious sweetness, heart-thumping suspense, and all the butterflies. Smile yourself silly as one big bossy lunk tries to keep his heart and his secrets from the headstrong new girl destined to make him whole.

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New Release - One Bossy Offer - An Enemies to Lovers Romance

Unexpected boss. Control freak. Dangerously eligible. Will his final offer claim my heart or demolish me?

Miles Cromwell is ready to grump his way into your heart. Free with KU.

Jenn Landers thought she'd found a fresh start with the cozy little inn her beloved grandma left behind. But she didn't expect the demanding stranger on her doorstep. Fierce, insanely handsome, and yes, he wants to dash her dream before it's even begun by buying her out. She also didn't plan on running him off screaming, almost in the buff, but life is just full of fun surprises.

Miles Cromwell loathes surprises. A simple real estate deal with his mouthy, atrociously beautiful new neighbor should be simple for a billionaire. Turns out, Jenn might be his toughest deal yet, and it doesn't get easier when he corners her with a high-paid job she desperately needs. Now, the woman who glares at him like he's Satan's butler is too close, too maddening, and so damned tempting he's bristling to make her another offer that can only end in the sweetest chaos.

Wondering what just hit you? Yeah. That's my first book of 2023 and I am freaking to let One Bossy Offer out of the gates. Curl up and settle in. You're in for a hysterical, intense, and wildly steamy read that'll swing your heart around and set it back down with the softest kiss.

Read now. Free in Kindle Unlimited. Yes, it's a standalone!

One Bossy Offer

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Inheriting a bad-tempered boss brings the sweetest insanity in this roaring funny and shamelessly steamy grumpy-sunshine romance from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole Snow.

Grandma left me the life of my dreams with one ginormous catch.
Miles flipping Cromwell.
Workaholic king of grumps. Control freak. Older billionaire next door.
We didn't exactly hit it off when he showed up with an offer to buy my land and my hyperactive dogs yanked my robe open right in front of him.

I wish running him off my porch totally mortified was the worst part.
But re-opening Washington's cutest inn gets crazy expensive.
When Seattle's hottest crankyface bachelor comes knocking again, he has me cornered.
This time with a high-paid job offer I can't refuse.

I thought I was strong.
I thought I could force a smile, work, and laugh off his rude demands.
I thought I could ignore his obscenely good looks, his innuendo, his incendiary glares.
Never once did I think he'd ambush me on a date with another man and take my soul with one jealous kiss.

He's a walking contradiction.
Hating him is easy.
But falling recklessly in love with Miles and his heart-wrenching secrets?
Oh, God.
Will his final offer claim my heart or demolish me?

A breath-stealing enemies-to-lovers epic! Feel your heart soar when a scowling suit remembers how to be human again as he goes all-in for the woman who stands her ground and two adorable big dogs.

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