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Fake engagements are all fun and games—until your grumpy childhood prank rival becomes your “fiancé” next door— and your daughter thinks he’s Prince Charming. I came home to Cape Haven for a fresh start with my daughter, not to relive my rivalry—and secret crush—on Jack Carter, who still can’t resist a well-timed prank. Jack—grumpy lawyer, former heartbreaker, secret cinnamon roll—is not supposed to make my heart flip every time he grins. Now thanks to his matchmaking brothers, the entire town thinks we’re engaged. . Our plan? Fool the neighbors, dodge my lurking ex, ...

Falling for my brother’s best friend was meant to be. I never believed in love at first sight until I saw Rhett. We just clicked. Instant familiarity, undeniable attraction, sparks flying. There’s no denying he felt it too. But finding out he’s my brother’s best friend with a shady dating history, our instant attraction comes to a screeching halt. Except he’s everywhere I turn and it’s like we’re moving in the same orbit, connected by an invisible tether that won’t let go. There’s so much more to him than meets the eye. He’s handsome, rugged, kind, easy to talk to. Did I...

I swore I’d never go back to Cape Haven. But here I am—face-planting into my old life and straight into the arms of my brother’s best friend and my first love. When my love life and my career crashed harder than a seagull in a hurricane in Boston, I landed home, clutching the keys to my late grandma’s crumbling lighthouse and whatever pride I had left. With the town challenging me to restore the lighthouse in 90 days or lose it forever, Mason comes to the rescue, hammer in hand, gruffer and more irresistible than ever. Mason Carter’s all muscle, mood, and dry sarcasm. I’m a ...

Never fake date your best friend’s sister… especially if you’re a rock star. I’ve been officially canceled even though I’m not really dating the most hated woman in Hollywood. Retreating to my summer cottage in Mermaid Shores to escape the rumors, I’m ambushed by Sabrina Pelletier, sister of my one true friend, and the only woman I can’t forget. A recent mistake with her travel blog has her canceled as well. So when the paparazzi assume she is my new wholesome, hometown girlfriend, we fake a relationship to save our careers. Spending time together awakens long lost feelings ...

I’m a rockstar’s daughter haunted by my overbearing ex. He’s my grumpy general contractor, a single dad and… my very fake boyfriend. To most people I’m a spoiled vapid Hollywood brat. That’s definitely the impression Joe Mansfield has of me. He’s a local, grumpy general contractor with two young sons. And he’s constantly negating every idea I have. We don’t exactly get along. Until he unexpectedly protects me from my controlling ex by pretending to be my fake boyfriend. Playing along with the charade gives me a glimpse into his sensitivity. As we’re stuck together ...

He’s my grumpy arch enemy, my fiercest competitor, and… my next door neighbor for the summer. On leave from my career as a concert violinist due to a debilitating injury, I’m looking for solace. I never expect I’ll be sharing a duplex with my arch enemy, grumpy Gabe Sterling. The billionaire, award-winning composer, is sure to taunt me mercilessly. Instead, sharing his own vulnerabilities rocks my defenses. Constantly drawn together by his endearing daughter, I start to see the Gabe that everyone else sees. Unguarded, laughing… mesmerizing. Practicing through my pain at midnight ...

She’s a billionaire runaway bride, my arch enemy, and now … my new roommate. Mermaid Shores is my sanctuary. Here, I’m not Noah Clark, the grumpy A-list actor. I’m just another summer resident alone in my grief. Until Caroline Knight storms into the bar in her wedding gown. Running from the altar, hiding from her mother… and the police. She’s always been my rival, the bane of my prep school existence. We are anything but friends and this is drama I don’t need. I should’ve ducked and run, and now I’m stuck. Because her car was confiscated and the hotels are full. What kind ...

He’s the grump who broke my heart. Now he’s back… a billionaire sent to destroy my family legacy. If I ever imagined laying eyes on Jack Wolfington again, I could never see him as the devastatingly handsome, grumpy billionaire businessman sent to bully me out of my one prized possession, the landmark diner I inherited from my aunt Rina. He’s a completely different person from the boy with the artist’s soul who broke my heart fifteen years ago. At least that’s what I keep telling myself. But being around him again feels as natural as my breath. And there’s no denying all the ...

Planning a reunion with your ex isn’t fun… even if he’s a secret billionaire. Elijah Cromwell dumped me ten years ago and my heart’s never recovered. Inseparable since birth, our breakup is still the talk of our hometown Mermaid Shores. I can’t even think of him without feeling sick. Now he’s the surprise guest of honor at the high school reunion I’m planning, and minutes later, we’re stuck together… in a broken elevator, with nothing to say to each other. The entire town’s convinced we’re meant to be, but he married someone else and she died. He’s mourning her… ...

He’s the enemy who ghosted me, the best man at my best friend’s wedding, and now… my only ride home. Ben Hawthorne doesn’t remember ghosting me after the best kiss of my life. He doesn’t remember me at all. Spoiled son of the New York City Ballet’s biggest benefactor, he’s off limits to me, a dancer in the ballet. Even if he doesn’t know who I am, or the real reason I’ve spent the last year hating him. Now he’s here, in my hometown Mermaid Shores, the best man at my best friend’s wedding. Every interaction is an excruciating reminder of how much I fell for him on that ...

Planning my cousin’s wedding is a piece of cake. Until a grumpy billionaire from my past appears… as an unexpected guest. Theo Danvers. It was hate at first sight and it still is. It’s not because he’s a grumpy billionaire, or because we’re polar opposites who bickered our way through summer camp. It’s the stinging rejection of a failed first kiss that’s haunted me for the past twelve years. Now I’m stuck with the enemy, sparring our way through a week of wedding festivities. And it doesn’t make sense why our eyes keep meeting or why I’m so comfortable with his arms ...

My best friend's billionaire brother and my secret long-lost crush is now my new boss. At twenty-five, I never thought I’d find myself back in my hometown Mermaid Shores, working at the Siren and Sword bar and grill. My dreams of a career in art have stalled, and my paintbrush gathers dust. But my artistic slump isn't my sole concern. Self-made billionaire Liam Moore has resurfaced, rekindling feelings long gone. We were once inseparable best friends, but anything more was off-limits. He shattered my heart when he left without looking back, and his absence at his own mother's funeral felt...

He’s a grumpy billionaire single dad, my instant enemy… and the keeper of my deepest secrets. Everyone knows I’m an incurable flirt. They’d never guess my heart belongs to Cal, a man I’ve never actually met. We’ve shared our deepest thoughts through letters for the past nineteen years. No man in the real world has ever measured up to the closeness I feel with him. Certainly not Matt Morgan, Mermaid Shores’ newest billionaire in residence. A grumpy single dad, who hates me for no reason. Stuck together in a small town like ours, he’s hard to avoid. As my run-ins with Matt ...