GEORGIA BEERS

La vida se complica cuando el amor no resulta como esperabas y la mujer que quieres está demasiado cerca para tocarla. Gretchen Kaiser es una ejecutiva de empresa adicta al trabajo con muchos asunto

Prix Ann Bannon de la Golden Crown Literary SocietyFinaliste du Prix LambdaAmour, humour, marmots et... petits gâteaux !Avery King se sent bien dans sa peau de célibataire sans enfant : elle aime son

Everyone deserves a happily ever after, thats why Jenna Murphy is fiercely proud of her romance-only bookstore, BookLove. With her pets by her side, shes content in her neat life, convinced that one day shell find her person. Jenna helps Grandma with her groceries, runs the librarys used book sale, and hands out water to the runners in the local 5K race. Whats not to love?Sawyer Hall, a sharp-witted book blogger, has gained a reputation for her brutally honest takes. Fresh from a messy breakup, her posts have grown...snarkier than usual, and when she stumbles into Jennas charming bookstore filled with "sappy fluff," she doesnt exactly hold back.Sawyers suggestion that romance novels peddle unattainable dreams to the sad and lonely makes Jenna absolutely livid. But fate has a twisted sense of humor because a new neighbor is moving into the other half of Jennas duplex and its Sawyer Hall, because, of course it is. And Sawyer is gorgeous. And funny. And sort of makes Jenna swoon. So annoying. A witty, heartwarming enemies to lovers romance about falling for the girl next door that proves the best stories are the ones with endings we never see coming.

Meet Lily Chambersthe hugely successful, book-tour loving, swoon-inducing romance writer at the pinnacle of her career. At least for now. When Lily sent her last manuscript to her publisher, she had no idea it could be her last. Struggling with more than a terminal case of writers block, Lily has lost her passion. For writing. For romance. For life. How can she not feel like a fraud after being on her own for years? Hoping to shake things loose, Lilys BFF suggests she spend some time in one of the most romantic cities in the world: Rome. If the architecture, the history, and the food dont inspire her, nothing will. Or it would, if Lily was able to look away from Marina Troiani, her witty, smart, and unassumingly beautiful Italian tour guide. Marina makes Lily feel something. Finally. Slowly the words start flowing. But the age gap and continent that separates them make starting a new chapter together impossible. Whats even worse than torpedoing your career? Falling in love only to have your own HEA just out of reach.

Its Christmastime and everyone is in the holiday spirit at no-kill animal shelter Junebug Farms.When Junebug sponsors the annual Christmas parade to raise money and awareness for their shelter, the staff have a plan: the king and queen of the parade will spend the holidays filming adorable Christmas vignettes to bring in donations and find forever homes for lovable pups before Santa comes.What they dont know is that Mia Sorenson, volunteer dog walker and superior matchmaker, is about to rig the voting so that her granddaughter, Samantha, and Sams friend Keegan, win queen and queen of the parade. Sam and Keegan have been dancing around each other for years, and if Mia doesnt do something, they might never realize theyre meant to be together. But can Sam and Keegan ever forget the Big Embarrassing Thing that makes romance a nope?Itll be all paws on deck to bring them a miracle and make this Christmas one to remember.

As a kid, Adley Purcell dreamed of owning Get the Scoop ice cream shop, and now that she does, shes worried it could go under. Shes trying to focus on her love of ice cream, but shes edgy and stressed. And how the hell shell survive national dessert chain Sweet Heaven opening a store less than two blocks away, she has no idea. Life is a rocky road right now, and theres only one cherry on top: the sexy business suit-clad blonde at happy hour.Sabrina James doesnt stay still. Sweet Heaven takes her all over the country, opening new stores, then moving on to the next city. Smooth and simple. Until the gorgeous woman she meets at a bar who leaves her craving more turns out to own the small-town ice cream shop barely two blocks from the new Sweet Heaven location. Could life get any more complicated?Have Adley and Sabrina bitten off more than they can chew, or will they swirl the salty with the sweet? In love and ice cream theres only one rule: When life gives you heavenly hash, eat dessert first.

Since she was fourteen, singer Sophie James has been an international superstar. With her career (and life) directed by her manager, Ray, she hasnt had to worry about a thing for more than a decadenot where she goes, not what she sings, not who she is. But when Ray has a heart attack, Sophie is left without the only real father figure shes ever known and questioning everything she believes about whats important to her.Enter Dana Landon, the new manager sent by Sophies record company. Dana is gorgeous, sophisticated, and ready to do her job keeping Sophies career on track and making the record company money. Dana captures Sophies attention in ways Sophie never expected and isnt ready for, but after so many years of being told what to do, Sophies ready to shake things up with some ideas of her own. Ones Dana hasnt been planning on and isnt at all sure she likes.

No straight women. No parents of students. Nobody under thirty-five. Vanessa Martini makes no apologies for her dating checklist. Shes been up close to enough messy breakups to know what havoc they wreak in life. Just because people see her as fun and happy, and just because she loves her life in general, that doesnt mean she cant be careful. Or discerning. Or, okay, fine, super picky.Grace Chapman is tired of being judged by her boss, by the husband shes divorcing, by her parents. All she cares about now is her seven-year-old son, Oliver. The divorce is making him act out in school, and she just needs to find a way to help him so they can start again. What she does not need is the silent judgment she gets from his teacher. His wildly attractive, super sexy, annoyingly gorgeous teacher.Grace ticks all Vanessas Do Not Date boxes. Vanessa is yet one more person who disapproves of Grace. Of course, theyre never going to fall in love.

When the widowed owner of the wine bar Vineyard decides she wants to take some time off and travel abroad, she leaves her business in the very capable hands of the two women she trusts most: Vineyards general manager, Lindsay, and her daughter, Piper.For Lindsay Kent, Vineyard is her dream job. Shes thrilled when her boss leaves her in charge (well, half-charge),delete and tells her to feel free to make changes. Lindsay has tons of ideas that shes been dying to put into action, and this is her big chance to increase the success of the business and prove shes more than ready to run things solo. But getting the bosss daughter on board is harder than expected. The uptight and annoyingly attractive Piper is blocking her every move.For Piper Bradshaw, Vineyard is not her job. She already has one. Shes VP at a large tech company, and shes damn good at it. Who cares if people say shes a workaholic and an icy bitch? She didnt get to the top by being prone to whims and experiments. Shes not happy when her mother suddenly decides to gallivant all over the country and furious that the family business has been left in the hands of the happy-go-lucky, born-a-generation-too-late hippie who manages it. Good thing Lindsay cant make any changes unless they both agree, because Piper doesnt intend to.Lindsay and Piper are like night and day. Working together wont be easy, but not falling in love might prove the hardest job of all.

Personal trainer Rebecca McCall is furious when her coworker is sidelined and shes forced to teach the "Be Your Best Bride" class. As if being a size two for your wedding photos is all exercise is good for. Could the whole thing get more vain and sexist? The class is full of preening, giggling Bridezillas, but one woman stands out. The one who confesses shes only there because her fiancee signed her up. Who does that to someone they care about? And why cant Rebecca take her eyes off her?Spencer Thompson is a second-guesser. After making the worst mistake of her life, shes happy to abdicate responsibility and let other people make her decisions for her. Shes always felt a little bit too soft, a little bit too curvy in all the wrong places. Her fiancee apparently agrees because she signed Spencer up for a class at the gym. Terrified by the online profile of the instructor, the epitome of Zero Body Fat, Spencer is relieved to find someone new, and realistic looking, leading the class. Except the instructor seems to hate her and Spencer has no idea why.When a perfectly innocent post workout smoothie leads to an earth shattering kiss, Rebecca wonders if shes been wrong all along, and Spencer is challenged to make another decision that could change her life forever.

For Addison Fairchild, success is a guarantee. Groomed since childhood to run a division of Fairchild Enterprises, she takes her birthright seriously. Maybe a little too seriously if you ask her friends. But work is so much easier than the rest of her life. Her employees hate her, her best friend is worried about her, and her last date was hide-in-the-restroom awkward. If all that wasnt bad enough, shes stuck with a new cheerful-happy-annoyingly-morning-person assistant just when the head of FE is about to choose a successora job Addison wants so badly, she can taste it.For Katie Cooper, money has never been important. That is, until her father gets dementia and needs full time care. As the bills start to pile up, Katie takes a second job as a temporary personal assistant. Two minutes and one spilled cup of coffee later, shes sure shes not ready for Addison Fairchildher hard head, her know-it-all attitude, or her gorgeous face.Forced to work together, Addison and Kate discover that opposites really do attract.

Cori Strattons a small-town girl. She loves making candles, and her little gift shop is her pride and joy. But when the shops building goes up for sale, she might lose her home and everything that makes her happy. The worst timing of all? Her landlords daughter Elizabeth Brennanpopular, smart, and oblivious to Coris existence in high schoolhas breezed back into town.Life has not gone according to plan for Elizabeth. Laid off from her job in the city, shes forced back home to help her mom run the familys B and B during a week-long wedding celebrationfor Lizs ex. Not wanting the groom to know the shambles her life is, she grabs the nearest personCoriand tells him how happy they are together.A chance to live out her high school fantasy of Liz as her girlfriend is unexpected, but it keeps Cori playing along. And helping her one-time crush survive this wedding? Just for the week? She can do that. Besides, theres no way this fake relationship will turn into the real deal.

Nothings ever been handed to Olivia Santini, and shes proud of her work ethic. After seven years as the assistant manager of the Evergreen Resort and Spa, she has ideas to improve the bottom line and increase reservations. When her manager resigns, Olivia puts in her resume and waits for the interview. The job is practically hersall she needs is the paperwork.Hayley Boyd Markham is the youngest Markham, the only girl, and the most spoiled. An artistic soul in a family of business-minded type As, shes always felt like a bit of a screwup. After an embarrassing party situation, her father puts a hold on her allowance and gives her an ultimatum: Spend the winter as manager of the Evergreen Resort and Spa and show him it can turn a profit. Only then will he reconsider her future (and her inheritance).A chance encounter in the woods is filled with chemistry and promise, and though neither Olivia nor Hayley is looking for love, they both feel the possibility. Until they get to work

Cherry Davis is turning her part-time influencer gig into a full-time venture. As Cherry on Top, shes the happy, loved, lesbian lifestyle guide with an enviable relationship, friends, and wardrobe. Reputation is crucial for her business, and if she uses some smoke and mirrors to spice it up? She doesnt hurt anybody. Everyone else does it too. Trolls might try to tell her she isnt being authentic, but shes tougher than they are. Her childhood gave her a thick skin.Ellis Conrad dreams of becoming a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. You know what she doesnt dream of? Debunking politicians, local celebrities, and online influencers for the less-than-reputable site, 11th Commandment. But the truth is important, especially to Ellis, and besides, she really needs the money.A chance meeting leaves Cherry and Ellis reeling from the unexpected intensity, and they both start to long for a different life, perhaps even one that includes each other. But when Elliss search for truth crashes into Cherrys insta-filter world, do they have any hope at all of a happily ever after?

Is there anything worse than your I-dont-do-commitment ex finally getting married? Not according to Scottie Templeton. Factor in living with her grandma, her rattletrap car, and never-ending job struggles, and Scotties stressed. When a friend suggests they take dance lessons to blow off steam, she figures why not? How was she supposed to know that the super talented, ridiculously hot dance instructor is Marisa Reyes, the woman her ex dumped for her? Or that her friend would break his foot, leaving her without a dance partner? Or that dancers without a partner get paired with the instructor?Scotties ready to quit, but her grandma wont let her. She has nothing to be ashamed of and the playing field is level now. So, Scottie vows to finish the lessons, even if it kills her. And if the sizzling chemistry she has with Marisa, to say nothing of the closeness of their dancing, is any indication, it just might.

Teddi Baker used to believe in happily ever after. Its why she became a wedding planner and worked so hard to make her business, Hopeless Romantic, successful. But after the catastrophe of her own marriage, Teddi loses her heart, her hope, and half of her assets. She is officially jaded, but she needs every job she can get to make ends meet. When bride-to-be Kelly Scott walks in, Teddi is ready. Until she comes face-to-face with Kellys sister: Leah Scott, her ex-wifes divorce attorney. The one who helped ruin her life.Leah Scott wears her heart on her sleeve, an odd characteristic for a divorce attorney. When her father left her stay-at-home mom with barely enough money to survive, she recognized her calling. But Leah still believes in happiness and no one deserves it more than her sister. If only Kelly didnt insist on using a wedding planner who hates Leahs guts...despite the unexpected and wholly unwanted chemistry between them.

The only girl in a house of boys, Julia Martini worked extra hard to get noticed. That has made her business-minded and driven, and shes determined to turn her familys struggling bar around. Simple. All she has to do is remodel, re-staff, and rebrand the place, work insane hours and ignore the sexy blonde who comes in to...shes flirting, right? Cause Julias rusty and has zero time for dating, even if their chemistry is off-the-charts steamy.Savannah McNallys needs always come last. A caretaker by trade, she also takes care of her widowed dad, her brother, her sister, and everybody else on the planet, it seems. When her dad finally starts dating, Savannah can focus on her own life for onceher career, her house, maybe even that super-hot bartender at Martinis who has her thinking naughty thoughts.When family feuds are exposed and a popular blog trashes the bar, the weight of business decisions, family loyalty, and life in general may outweigh their attraction that could lead to more.

Charlie Stetko had a life to envy. A penthouse in Manhattan, a beautiful girlfriend, and a high-octane marketing career. Or so she thought. When her girlfriend sends her packing, Charlie ends up unemployed. Without a place to live or money of her own, shes forced to do the one thing she vowed she never would: go back to Shaker Falls, Vermont. Back to her parents and back to the small town lifeand the peopleshe left behind. Back to a part-time job in the new bakery in town.Emma Grier thought Charlie was the love of her life until that uppity Manhattan entrepreneur swept Charlie off her feet. Charlie left everything in Shaker Falls behind, including Emmas shattered heart. But Emma picked herself back up and now owns a popular restaurant in town. As for her love life? She doesnt need one. Something else she doesnt need? Charlie waltzing into her restaurant to sell her the bakerys pie.

Morgan Thompson likes her life just fine. She has a tight-knit family, two opinionated cats, and her job as office manager for her brother Perrys medical practice. Perrys an eligible bachelor, but his divorce left him gun-shy, so Morgan has fun tweaking his responses to potential dates online, using her affinity for words to make him sound impressive. When new pharmaceutical rep Zoe Blake walks into his office, though, hes smitten, and he needs Morgan more than ever.Zoe is beautiful and a little mysterious and doesnt seem terribly interested in Perry. Morgan decides shell need to get to know Zoe before she plays matchmaker. But soon, shes talking books and movies and writing to her as Perry, and the more she knows, the more she wants to know, until she begins to wonder: Is she wooing Zoe for her brother? Or for herself?

Rigid and predictable.Sarah Buchanan would never in a million years have used those words to describe herself. Never. But its been almost a year since her longtime girlfriend left her for a man, and shes suddenly realized that those words now describe her with frightening accuracy, along with one more: boring. Deciding its time to escape her disaster of a life, at least long enough to turn it around, she takes a temporary position with her company overseas. The hardest part is leaving her blue-eyed dog, Bentley, behind. But at least hes in the capable hands of her family. She thinks.Natalie Fox is the exact opposite of Sarah. Shes flighty, spontaneous, and lives in The Now. Its how shes always been, and for better or for worse, Natalie loves her carefree life. When she finds a stray, skinny, terrified dog with blue eyes outside the coffee shop where she works and decides to adopt him as her own, things seem just about perfect to her.Take two stubborn, polar opposites with an attraction for one another theyre trying desperately to ignore; throw in a couple of wise Italians, a handful of quirky friends, some homemade cannoli, and a far-too-observant dog; stir vigorously, then sit back, relax, and enjoy...