Josette Wilde has always been a hopeless romantic, dreaming of falling in love and living out her own rom-com fantasies. But reality had other plans. When the man she believed was "the one" walked out after learning she was pregnant, Josette was left to navigate single motherhood, raising her spirited daughter, Hannah, on her own. Years later, just as she's finally landed a promising new job that could turn things around, disaster strikes-her home is destroyed in an accident, leaving her with nowhere to go.
Out of options and desperate, Jo turns to Mitchell Harris, her charismatic childhood friend. Mitchell offers her and Hannah his home, and while Jo is grateful for his kindness, it's complicated. She's harbored a secret crush on him for as long as she can remember, but he's barely ever noticed her. As they settle into a domestic rhythm, the boundaries of their friendship begin to blur. For the first time in years, Jo feels like she might actually have a shot at the love story she's always imagined.
Just as Jo starts to believe in the possibility of her own happily-ever-after, her past comes crashing back. Hannah's father suddenly reappears, claiming he's ready to step up and be the family they once dreamed of being. Now Jo is caught between the comfort of a rekindled hope and the messy, unpredictable promise of new love. With her heart-and Hannah's future-on the line, Jo must decide whether to embrace the past she once longed for or take a leap of faith toward the future she's always dreamed of.
A dual POV, forced proximity, found family romance.
When Arianna marries billionaire Zach Price to save her family, she doesn't expect to fall in love with a man who'd always consider her a second choice. An unexpected turn of events brings the couple closer together, but can a marriage based on lies and deceit ever survive?
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When Arianna's older sister, Olivia, decides to run away on the day of her wedding, Arianna is forced to take her place to save her family from ruin. But her new husband is angry, heartbroken, and seems to hate her guts. The cold, elusive billionaire Zach Price has never quite struck Arianna as the kind of man she'd want to spend her entire life with. She was more than content with her sweet, thoughtful boyfriend Noah, but when circumstances force them together, Zach and Arianna's hearts get entangled in a way she never saw coming. As the couple grows closer, they must battle the demons of their past and of the lives they left behind - especially when Olivia returns and decides she wants Zach all for herself.
Content/Trigger Warning: This story contains scenes of violence and sexual abuse, and mentions abortion and miscarriage.
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Cover designed by Ren Tachibana