Is it the chance of a lifetime or his biggest mistake? When former hotel manager Alex Kirkland, his sister and their best friends pooled their money for an unusual lottery prize—a historic, dilapidated inn on the Maryland shore—as a last-ditch attempt to escape rotten circumstances, they never expected to win. But they’re all looking for a fresh start and a second chance, so Alex convinces everyone to move in and repair the building in time for the spring wedding season. Sydney Darrow never planned to return to her hometown. But her family needs her and Sydney can endure anything for 90 days—including making sandwiches and serving coffee with a smile until she returns to her jet-setter career. When her grandma mistakes a handsome customer for the “fiancé” Sydney created when she thought her grandma was on death’s door, well...Sydney will do anything to keep her spirits up during treatment. She can persuade him to keep up the charade for a few months, right? But when Alex agrees to play along, will they both fall for their own fiction?

He left me with more than one memorable night. Now a surprise is on the way. One reckless night is all it took to leave me craving his arms and carrying his baby. Too bad he disappeared, and I have no way to find him. Oh, it gets worse. My brother’s wedding is coming up, and I am dateless. If I show up alone, my cheating ex will be all over me. When fate throws my one night of fun back together, I swoon over his tatted body and navy-blue eyes. After a few white lies, I have myself a rockstar fake fiancé. He broke my heart once, and I knew better than to fall for him again. But it may be the hormones talking, my heart wants to make him mine. And I realize I need to tell this rockstar the truth about the baby...before it's too late.

A delectable romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement to the boy next door to enter a couples cooking contest--named one of the best romances of the year by NPR, USA Today, and Entertainment Weekly. When it comes to bread, Reena Manji knows exactly what she's doing. She treats her sourdough starters like (somewhat unruly) children. But when it comes to Reena's actual family—and their constant meddling in her life—well, that recipe always ends in disaster. Now Reena's parents have found her yet another potential Good Muslim Husband. This one has the body of Captain America, a delicious British accent, and lives right across the hall. He's the perfect, mouthwatering temptation . . . and completely ruined by the unwelcome side dish of parental interference. Reena refuses to marry anyone who works for her father. She won't be attracted to Nadim's sweet charm or gorgeous lopsided smile. That is, until the baking opportunity of a lifetime presents itself: a couples' cooking competition with the prize of her dreams. Reena will do anything to win—even asking Nadim to pretend they're engaged. But when it comes to love, baking your bread doesn't always mean you get to eat it too. Entertainment Weekly Best Romances of 2021 USA Today Best Rom-Coms of 2021 NPR Best Romances of 2021 CBC Best Books of Canada Vulture Best Romances of 2021

Women to Watch Oops…they got engaged! And they weren't even dating! At least, not romantically speaking. Brianna Tully had disqualified herself from the dating game, but she still needed a pretend date to throw off her meddling family. Grant Addison was happy to help a friend, even if it meant pretending to be her fiancé to satisfy her relatives. Little did Brianna know that her counterfeit fiancé had a motive of his own—to become a husband. And funny thing, Grant had secretly set his sights on his pretend bride-to-be becoming his real-life wife! For a humorous—very nineties—look at love, exciting new talent Krista Thoren is one of our Women to Watch

I'm just the messenger. Please, don't kill me. . . Don't hate me because I'm psychic. . .everybody else already does. My name's Clair Ivers and these days my "gift" seems more like a booby prize. It all started when this crazy woman tried to bribe me into skewing a reading to warm her future sister-in-law's cold feet. Then the prospective sister-in-law threatened to kill herself at the altar if I didn't give her a phony reading saying she should break off the engagement. Oh, and did I mention she ran out, leaving her three-carat rock of a ring right there on my table? So what's an honest woman to do? Find the man who belongs to the ring, of course. And boy, have I found him. The minute I lay eyes on Jack Heron, I know he's the one. . .for me, that is. The problem is making him realize it once he finds out that I may be responsible for the flight of his fiancée. At least his grandmother likes me. Of course she thinks I'm someone else. And then there's the best man who keeps calling me for dates. . .and stock tips. Between the people who think I'm someone else, the people who wish I were, and the people who just want a bead on the winning Powerball numbers, I'm seriously considering packing in my deck for good. But not until I throw caution to the wind and make a play for my very own Jack of Hearts. . .

Lauren Davis is a successful journalist, but a failure in the relationship department. She needs a date for her cousin's wedding on Nantucket Island. Seth, her faithful friend and co-worker, agrees to have Lauren's back for when she faces her sleazy ex-husband, Tim the tool, and the woman he cheated on her with. When Tim presses the fake couple for details, Seth blurts out that he and Lauren were recently engaged. Just wonderful! Now all her cousins will want the details, and she'll have to snuggle up to Seth all weekend. Hmm. Maybe this wedding won't be so bad. It's on Nantucket, after all. Fun and flirty. Sweet and Clean. Family saga. Accidentally Engaged on Nantucket is the prequel novella to the Cousins of Nantucket series.

Fans of Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery will love Laura Drewry’s warm and humorous new Friends First romance, a sexy romp about a good cop and a bad girl playing hard to get. Ellie Palmer and cops don’t mix, and getting pulled over by Officer Brett Hale—again—doesn’t help. Neither does being forced to take a safe-driving course with him. Brett’s by-the-book attitude leaves Ellie ice-cold, and his rock-hard body won’t change that. Still, the more time she spends with the guy, the more she finds herself warming up to his unexpected charms. Even though Brett comes off like a boy scout, Ellie has sparked something he wants badly enough to get him to rethink his past mistakes. But when her ex shows up, Brett makes it his mission to keep Ellie safe in the here and now. His gut tells him the guy’s trouble, and Ellie must agree, because she doesn’t complain when Brett pulls her close. To keep her safe, though, he’ll have to choose between breaking her heart . . . and breaking the rules. Praise for the Friends First series “A tale told well . . . Romance readers will find themselves awake well into the night.”—Library Journal, on Plain Jayne “A great friends-to-lovers story . . . If you enjoy slow-burn romance, then you’re in for a real treat.”—Girl Meets Books, on Plain Jayne “[Prima Donna features] strong, guarded characters. . . . Readers will peel off each layer of the plot to reveal who Carter and Regan really are.”—Library Journal “This book made me laugh, made me swoon, and even made my heart melt a few times.”—Roberta Capizzi, on Prima Donna Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.