A good-girl lawyer walks into a bar... Throwing muffins at my ex in the office break room wasn't exactly on today's agenda. Neither was getting asked to take a not-so-voluntary leave from my job as a corporate lawyer. Just until I could get my personal life in order, they said, which you know is code for get your sh*t together. But when life hands you lemons-well, you make for the nearest dive bar and drown your sorrows in wine and gooey grilled cheese. Of course, it doesn't hurt if they're being served by Manhattan's hottest bartender, Jace Whittaker. Taking him home with me wasn't on my agenda either, but hey ... those are some lemons I don't mind squeezing. But it turns out Jace wants more than a one-night stand. He needs a fiancee-for a week. Just long enough to put on a show for his estranged brother's wedding, and convince his family he's cleaned up his act. Going to Chicago for a week with a man I barely know is yet another item that wasn't on my to-do list right now, but the week of mind-blowing pleasure Jace promises in return in something I can't turn down. So against my better judgement, I agree to help him out. All we need to do is not get caught. And not let any pesky feelings get in the way, of course. Because falling for this bad boy bartender-even one who serves up such earth-shattering ... cocktails-is definitely not on the agenda. Then again, maybe it's time I let my life get shaken, not stirred ... and maybe Jace is just the man to do it.

A fake engagement, second chances, and newfound family members come together in this new romance from the New York Times bestselling author of the “swoon-worthy” (Business Insider) The Spanish Love Deception. Josie Moore has given the opposite sex—and love—plenty of chances. Four exactly, if you count all her failed engagements, and five if you include her no-longer-absentee father. Nonetheless, when the influential man decides to announce his retirement with a splashy magazine piece and Josie learns that her romantic history isn’t great PR for the family, she jumps at the chance to offer a solution. Matthew Flanagan is in the mud. Literally. Not only has he been fired from his job, but after taking a wrong turn on his way to Green Oak, North Carolina, his car is stuck. So, he grabs a duffel bag with his essentials and goes in search of a place to crash until he gets his life (and vehicle) back on track. But instead, he stumbles upon his best friend’s sister, Josie, greeting him as her fiancé. What starts as a big misunderstanding quickly turns into a fake engagement, with Matthew playing the role of the doting fiancé as he and Josie are swept into a PR whirlwind. The ring on Josie’s finger makes her stomach turn, but she knows this is only temporary. They have rules in place, and one of them is that no matter what, there will be no exchange of “I dos.” But that’s easier said than done, as lines soon start to blur, and the rest of the small town comes to believe the fifth fiancé is truly The One.

I told a judge I was engaged to my best friend. Now we’re faking it. How hard can it be? My life has room for exactly two women: my daughter Rusty and my best friend Charlotte — known to everyone as Charlie. One is a feisty, tomboyish firecracker. The other is my seven-year-old. I can’t imagine life without either. So when my ex springs a custody hearing on me, I find myself telling the judge that I’m engaged to Charlie. The only problem? I’m not. Time to fake an engagement. Pretending we’re a couple will be no big deal. We’ve been friends for years. We used to sneak cigarettes behind the bleachers. We turned cans of hairspray into flamethrowers. We got drunk on stolen malt liquor. She’s beautiful, vivacious, spontaneous, and she loves my daughter to death. It’s the perfect answer: we fake it for a few months, then go back to our lives. Until we touch, and sparks fly. Until I can’t take my eyes off her. Until I can’t stop thinking about what she’s got on under her coveralls. It takes one kiss. One touch. One shared secret and suddenly, I’m not pretending anymore. I want her, I need her in ways I didn’t know I could. But there’s a lifetime of friendship between us, and falling in love with Charlie could mean risking everything. Best Fake Fiance is the second book in the Loveless Brothers series, and can be read as a total standalone. It's for fans of high-heat, low-angst romantic comedies and anyone who loves a single dad who gets fake engaged. This one's got tons of sibling banter, a big family, an adorable kid who never gives her dad a break, all the friends-to-lovers swoon you can handle, and a small town where everyone knows everything. It's steamy, hilarious, and it's got an HEA. (And yes, it bangs.) This series is for fans of Karla Sorenson, Meghan Quinn, Melanie Harlow, Cate C Wells, and Pippa Grant.

I never felt truly desired by a man—until him. The second he stepped foot into my small town Alaskan inn, his gaze swept over my curvy figure with desire, igniting a flame I thought was dead. He flirted with me, and I might’ve left two chocolates on his pillow at turndown, but that’s where it stayed. Over the years, he’s floated in and out of town while a friendship developed between us. It’s probably for the best because I’m not a one-night stand kind of woman. Which is funny because when he propositions me to be his fake fiancé in order to end a family feud, it turns out I am the kind of woman willing to pretend to be the one he’s in love with.

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Be careful who you spill your secrets to...Some women just have it — that combination of stunning looks and sexual confidence that brings men to their knees.Not me.My last boyfriend once fell asleep while we were … you know. Not my proudest moment.And my crush on my hot, arrogant and oh-so-unattainable CEO? Never going to happen.But one night, after too much wine, I find myself online, creating a profile for a sex kitten called SweetVixen. Safe behind my computer screen, I’m suddenly the seductive goddess of my wildest imagination.Next thing I know, I’ve spent a month sharing every filthy fantasy I’ve ever had with a man I know only as Mister Bigshot. A man who can make my toes curl with just a few keystrokes. A man who brings new meaning to the eggplant emoji.A man who now wants to meet in person.Dressed in my rarely-used little black dress and heels higher than my expectations, I gather my courage and cross the restaurant toward the stranger who’s been teasing me mercilessly all month.But then I come to a dead stop. Right in the middle of the restaurant. Frozen in place like a deer in the candlelight.Because the man sitting there waiting on me is no stranger.The man I’ve bared everything to — and I do mean everything — is none other than my hot, arrogant, and oh-so-unattainable CEO.Mister Bigshot is … my boss.And trust me, there’s no emoji for the way he’s looking at me right now ...

I have a secret. I hooked up with my mom’s fiancé! One night at a bar, I met an irresistible, hunky as hell man. We had lots of fun, and it was absolutely yummy. But the next day, I found out that Jake was engaged … TO MY MOM! OMG!!! He’s going to be my stepdad? We just shared a steamy night not long ago. How can he be getting married to my mom now? But it just kept happening again and again. At the engagement party. At the bridal shower. Even at the wedding itself. It’s filthy and so wrong in so many ways. But I want my mom’s hunky fiancé so bad … Hey Readers — This taboo story is going to make you scream and cry and do all sorts of naughty things. Indulge your fantasies and turn the fan on HIGH because this tale will make you want more ... and more ... and more. As always, no cheating, no cliffhangers, and always an HEA for my readers. You’ll love the story, I promise! xoxo, Cassie

The Wedding Party Anything can happen at a Bellamy Wedding Can a fake fiancé become a real husband? Bridesmaid Lizzie Muldoon had resolved to go stag to the weekend-long Bellamy society wedding. Except her "well-meaning" friends, poor planning, and a big secret had Lizzie hooked up with a fake fiancé! But groomsman Joe Bellamy stood head and shoulders above other men, a real man amid a sea of imposters, and he had Lizzie wishing he was the real thing. He believed in truth, honesty, simple virtues. So why was this stand-up guy "pretending" to be Lizzie's lover as if he meant business? Is he...the one?

Get Married for Just Three Years and Receive 5 Million Dollars vs. Work Without Pay for 60 years What would be Daisy's choice? "I'll work as your contract wife. I'll be a good partner to you." A marriage of convenience on hot terms. The terms of the contract are simple. Must agree not to fall in love. A guaranteed expedited divorce after three years. Most of all, it is absolutely forbidden to make your husband fall for you. “The men in my family specialize in homicidal crimes of passion.” Daisy has an unhappy past life as a scumbag's mistress. She dies pitifully after a life full of regret. When Daisy returns back in time for some reason, she works hard to change her life. And one day, an opportunity comes to her by accident. "But why me? There are plenty of women in the world." "Because you're against marriage." But there is a problem. The fake husband is hot and alluring. 'Why do you have to be so handsome?' Why are your eyes filled with terror, sweetness, and passion when you look at me? Would she and her husband be able to maintain their stance against marriage? Having such a handsome husband is distracting, but I'll focus on making my business successful first. The story of Daisy—how a poor, low-ranking noblewoman who could give up neither on her love nor work becomes the Duchess of the Empire.

An intriguing proposal mixes romance and finance…His friend needs a fiancé to claim a fortune. But they both know it’s about more than money…Ezekiel Holloway’s proposition could save his friend Reagan Sinclair’s inheritance and give her the freedom she craves. But when family scandals force Ezekiel to end their fake engagement, the heiress comes up with a counterproposal—and they elope to Vegas after all! Is there something more than mere convenience at stake here? USA TODAY Bestselling Author