So many genres, so little time
Love is all fun and games until somebody gets hurt. Usually me. I admit it, I’m a relationship-recluse. Ironic, given that I write romantic comedies. So, I’m on a sabbatical from dating. Which is why fake dating my best friend Rory is fool-proof. Rory suggested it because he needed a date for work functions. And… Continue reading Is This for Real? (New York Friendship #2) by Kathy Strobos
Pastry chef Tessa Montgomery knows what everyone in the teeny town of Blossom Glen says about her. Spinster. Ice Queen. Such a shame. It’s enough to make a woman bake her troubles away, dreaming of Parisian delicacies while she makes bread at her mother’s struggling boulangerie. That is until Tessa’s mortal enemy—deliciously handsome (if arrogant) chef… Continue reading The Sweetheart Deal (Blossom Glen #1) by Miranda Liasson
NOW HIRING… Fake boyfriend for 27-year-old desperate female. Must be able to deal with pretentious, New York City socialites. Attendance at family Christmas events required. Seasonal work only. Applicants not named Myles Colson need not apply. The position has been filled. Granted, Myles is the only man in Blair McCauley’s life capable of looking her dragon mother in the… Continue reading The Extra Myles (A Southern Hearts Club Novella) by Melanie Munton
She’s hiding secrets.For Anna, keeping her deepest scars hidden from the world has always been a necessity—from the bruises of her childhood to the mistake that nearly cost her everything. To keep herself safe, she must keep everyone around her at a distance—especially the man who has tempted her since the moment they met.His demons… Continue reading Beautifully Broken Redemption (The Sutter Lake Series #5) by Catherine Cowles
There are two types of relationships: fake and real.Chuck and Kate’s used to be real, oh-so-real. But after she broke his heart four months ago, leaving him, it became all just pretense for the sake of their entwined families.With parents who are best friends and business partners, it’s not easy for Chuck and Kate to… Continue reading Fool Me Twice at Christmas by Camilla Isley
I've been dreading this for a year. Okay, that's a lie. I've been dreading this reunion since we graduated high school ten years ago. So why am I here, standing outside the door like the eternal wallflower I am? I'd say it's because my younger sister browbeat me into it, but the truth is, I'm… Continue reading Doctor Scandalous (Boston’s Billionaire Bachelors #1) by J. Saman
Faking it has never been so much fun… In her ultra-competitive family, April Beckett is used to taking last place. For years, she’s put up with jabs about her modest job and her pathetic love life. Especially after she tried to impress her older sisters with a fake boyfriend in college and failed miserably. But… Continue reading Red Velvet (Blackwood Cellars #2) by Carla Luna
I know everything about brains, but nothing about hearts. Love isn’t in my future. Romance isn’t in my cards. I focus on my job and nothing else. Neurosurgery doesn’t play well with distraction, anyway. If only my meddling, matchmaking Mom would get the hint. Accepting a move to Baker’s Creek, getting off her radar and… Continue reading Yours to Keep (The Baker’s Creek Billionaire Brothers #6) by Claudia Burgoa
Gray “Quick Shot” Woodson is the fastest gun west of the Mississippi. Unfortunately, he’s ready to hang up his hat. Sure, being notorious has its perks. But the nomadic lifestyle—and people always tryin’ to kill you—gets old real fast.Now he just wants to find a place to retire so he can spend his days the… Continue reading Hitched to the Gunslinger (Gunslinger #1) by Michelle McLean
If you don’t wanna see me dancing with somebody, don’t show up … don’t start caring about me now.What can go wrong being stuck on a cruise ship with your ex and entering into a fake relationship with a sexy coworker? It might not be the Titanic, thank goodness, but Eve Richard’s heart is sinking… Continue reading Don’t Start Now by Tara September