The Kiss Countdown

Amerie Price loses her job and her relationship in short order, then strikes a bargain with an astronaut who needs a girlfriend on paper. Etta Easton's contemporary romance runs on the familiar fake-dating setup and gets its charge from how slowly the arrangement stops being an arrangement. The dialogue carries most of the comedy, the emotional beats are given room to land, and the countdown of the title keeps a clock ticking under a story that could otherwise drift. What the romance offers: • A fake-dating premise with a slow-burn payoff • Amerie and Vincent's agreement set against a looming space mission • Humour, second chances and questions about trusting a plan again • English romance paperback, ISBN 9781405964340 Written for adult romance readers who prefer warmth and wit over high drama, and a comfortable pick for a holiday read, available at Boipoka.