Hazel Hart writes romance for a living until a break-up empties the page and a publisher deadline turns into an ultimatum. She leaves New York for Story Lake, Pennsylvania, chasing a fresh setting and a house that photographed far better than it lives.
The property needs more work than she can manage, which brings Campbell Bishop, a contractor with a short temper and a long list of repairs, into her days. A fake-dating arrangement starts as material for the manuscript and refuses to stay on the page. The novel runs on small-town texture, banter, and the gap between the love story Hazel is drafting and the one happening around her, with plenty of heat and humour in the mix.
A quick look inside:
• A burnt-out novelist with one deadline left and no idea how to meet it
• A grumpy contractor and a fixer-upper that keeps generating new problems
• Fake dating that blurs into something neither of them planned
• Small-town warmth, steamy scenes and comic timing throughout
Written for readers of contemporary romance who enjoy grumpy-sunshine pairings and small-town settings. Available in English at Boipoka.