The book is always better than the movie. But occasionally, life is better than the book.Ten years ago I made a mortifying, life-altering mistake. Now, this once seemingly insignificant choice is threatening to wreck my entire existence. And possibly throw Tristan Palmer—my next-door-neighbor and the guy I’ve had a secret crush on for the entirety of my life—into the fray unaware.The mistake?I am Sunny Palmer. As in the anonymous, best-selling author of over a dozen beloved romances and renowned thief of Tristan’s last name. Okay, not renowned yet, thank the high heavens! But that news will spread like wildfire if people discover that this introverted book nerd is the woman behind the pen name. And the fact that my first book, Secret Crush, is Tristan’s and my fictionalized love story leaves zero room for calling it anything but what it is—a travesty of greatest proportions.That’s why NO ONE can know! Ever!So it’s wretched luck that when I finally visit Sunset Harbor, the small-town island where I grew up, I run into the still heart-stopping, book-boyfriend-worthy man himself. And shockingly, Tristan seems intent on reminding me what the island has to offer. Because that’s what friends do.Logic demands I resist his charm and guard my secret at all costs, which is why it’s vastly unfortunate that Tristan Palmer was and always will be … my greatest weakness.Plotting Summer is a small-town island romantic comedy with the perfect amount of swoon and none of the explicit scenes or language. Read the rest of the Falling for Summer series–seven standalone romances with interconnected characters, all falling in love in Sunset Harbor.Summer Ever After by Kortney KeiselBeachy Keen by Kasey StocktonPlotting Summer by Jess HeilemanSummer Tease by Martha KeyesBeauty and the Beach by Gracie Ruth MitchellOne Happy Summer by Becky MonsonRebel Summer by Cindy Steel

My obnoxious, unemployed neighbor is the last man on earth I’d ever marry, but to save my job and my reputation in this small town I’ll have to pretend I’m his fiancée.I’ve always played by the rules. I work hard and I take care of the people I love.Sure my furniture hasn’t been updated since the sixties (I inherited it from my parents), I love classic movies, and I prefer sweater sets to mini-skirts, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready to settle down with fifteen cats and accept spinster-hood.I want to fall in love, marry the right guy–an upstanding, risk-averse, good citizen–and have kids. I just keep ending up on dates that go nowhere.Lying to my boss, a woman who’s had it out for me since second grade, might not be my best idea ever, but the entire town is talking about my ‘wild’ night with my smug, unemployed neighbor, Cody Reynolds.My boss threatens to fire me and I do the wildest thing I've ever done -- I tell her Cody is my fiancé.Truth is, I didn’t even get to see my inconveniently gorgeous neighbor naked. Nothing happened. But small towns and school principals with vendettas don’t care about the truth when the gossip is this good.Getting him to agree to my plan is easier than it should be, but I’m too happy to have saved my job to care. All I have to do is remember he’s not the right guy for me, and I’ll get through this sham engagement with my sanity intact. Right?This fun, steamy romance is the first book in The Catalpa Creek series but can absolutely be read as a stand-alone. There is no cliffhanger and there is most definitely an HEA.

The second book in the Glorious Summer series from CP Ward, author of the Delightful Christmas series.When worryingly-close-to-forty Jane Bennett wins a tent in an employee of the month competition, her best friend Annabel suggests they take the unremarkable prize and head for the Cornish countryside. Jane, unmarried, unheralded, and—in her own eyes at least—unimportant, can come up with no decent excuse.After a series of mishaps, the two women find themselves at the charming but failing Tall Trees Lake Camping and Caravan Park, where the family-owned park’s errant son, Dean Stinton, has just returned from overseas, into the middle of a battle for the park’s survival against its predatory neighbour, Tall Trees Premier, run by his jilted ex-lover, Kelly Coldwinter.As the battle between the two camping parks heats up, Jane, suffering from a crisis of identity while fighting off a growing attraction to Dean, finds herself caught in the middle.Full of the humour and heartwarming joy that CP Ward’s fans have come to know and love, Summer at Tall Trees Lake will having you pining for the smell of barbeques, glorious sunsets, and the possibility of romance beneath the warm summer sun.Released May 5th, 2021Other books in this series:Summer at Blue Sands Cove

Cassandra Reynolds can see a red flag from a mile away.In fact, it’s her job. A favor for a friend in college who was afraid she’d been catfished soon turned into a full-blown business. Now, as the owner of The Ex Files, a matchmaking service based Ocean View, she dates men nearly every day of the week in order to vet them, assuring the matches she makes are perfectly informed and free of heartache.With her job comes pitfalls, though: every man she meets is hiding something, trying to impress, and not showing his true colors. It’s just not worth the emotional stress to even try anymore. But when she has to attend her father’s wedding, the man who once lived his own double life, she realizes after years of matchmaking, she has no date of her own to bring to the event.His sisters want him to have the happily-ever-after their parents do.When mechanic Luke Dawson helps a woman on the side of the road, he didn’t think it would be the matchmaker his sisters set him up with. But just one date is all it takes for him to decide that he’s not going for a match - he’s interested in the matchmaker herself.Now it’s his job to convince her to give him a shot without scaring her off. But try after try, he’s hitting obstacles in the form of the strict and uptight rules she’s crafted in order to protect herself.Can he get past her walls and make her see they’d be a perfect match if she let herself fall?

They say some people are unlucky in love. Mila is just… unlucky at weddings.Hi, I’m Mila—and I have a gift for unintentionally destroying weddings. I’ve spilled wine on a bride, knocked over a cake, and once sent a groom to the emergency room. And that’s just the highlight reel. I’ve ruined seven weddings total. It’s not on purpose, I swear.So when my best friend asks me to be her maid of honor at her dreamy destination wedding, I know exactly what I have to do: stay far, far away.Too bad my boss—Grayson Manning, tech genius and walking temptation—is the best man. And he’s got other plans. He wants us to use the wedding weekend to beta-test our new travel app. Together. In paradise.Did I mention I’ve had a not-so-little crush on him since day one?Now I’m juggling a role I don’t want, a work trip I didn’t plan for, and feelings I absolutely cannot afford to catch. Not when Grayson is charming, off-limits, and very much within kissing distance.The Wedding Jinx is a sweet and swoony boss romance full of witty banter, emotional heart, and wedding day chaos. Perfect for fans of Practice Makes Perfect and The Unhoneymooners. Low on spice, high on charm."This read will leave you all giddy inside!" - @Imfullybooked2

It’s all work and even more play in this irresistible and quirky romance that’s a perfect fit for fans of Amy Lea & Talia Hibbert.With the lead role in a huge action film up for grabs, actor Jake Newman has ninety days to get in shape. How does a man grow abs without the tabloids watching his every move? By sneaking off to a high-end health resort in his Arizona hometown to supersize his biceps…Thor style. Oh, and hope no one discovers the real reason he bailed from Los Angeles—or the teeny little health issue he’s hoping to keep from everyone.Especially his cute, sunshiny, and absolute hard-ass new trainer.Former gymnast Rayah Summers has poured everything she has into her desert dream: a full-service resort that helps people transform their bodies and lifestyles. But a run of bad luck has her on the brink of bankruptcy —and the Hollywood hunk with insanely sexy dimples is all that’s standing between her and disaster.Now everything depends on her success: her future, her roof over her head, and especially her trainers—who are more family than employees. Rayah can’t afford for anything to go wrong… and no one’s able to explain why Jake Newman keeps collapsing during even the lightest workouts. Now it’s a balance beam nightmare, with Rayah trying to keep her business afloat—all while managing her staff’s drama, keeping her celebrity client a secret, and not falling for him or his devilishly sexy grin. And it’s just a matter of time before Jake’s secrets threaten not only her dreams, but the chosen family she’s found…