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Mind the App

A British Boy Meets Small-Town Girl Romance

From the back cover:

Some stories deserve a second chance—even if it's with your biggest rival.

He's a Brit. She's not impressed. And this app's about to crash.

Riley Hayes has one rule—no tech bros. After walking away from her cushy developer job in Seattle, she's perfectly happy back in her hometown of Willow Cove, writing scathing editorials and avoiding men with VC-backed ambition. So when a charming British product manager arrives to “fix” the failing local artisan app, Riley does what she does best—publicly drags him in print.

Danny Winter wasn't prepared for pitchforks—or pie. Sent from London to figure out why his company's marketplace app is flopping in small-town America, he expected user feedback and data wrangling—not a one-woman PR nightmare who seems determined to hate him. Even worse? She's funny. And brilliant. And really hard to stop thinking about.

She's local. He's London. She's guarding her town's soul. He's just trying not to get fired. But somewhere between community potlucks, beta tests, and one unforgettable kiss, they both realize the bugs aren't just in the code.



My Next Release - The Root of it All

JUNE 1, 2026

She's a burned-out London florist trying to outrun grief. He's a charming hometown returnee with a habit of complicating everything. And his grumpy brother still owns half her past. As Jess navigates co-ownership, old feelings, and small-town chaos, love proves harder to uproot than weeds.

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The Plus-One Clause

A rivals-to-lovers, forced-proximity, fake-dating romance where the lines blur fast

From the back cover:

No feelings. No complications. No chance.

Emma Carter has spent years perfecting the art of keeping things strictly professional—especially when it comes to Ben Harrington, her insufferably brilliant, maddeningly attractive workplace rival. But when he begs her to be his fake date for the firm's annual gala, she sees an opportunity she can't resist: one night of playing nice in exchange for some long-overdue respect in the office.

The plan is simple. The rules are clear. But after one too many lingering glances and a dance that feels a little too real, Emma starts to wonder if their rivalry has always been something else entirely.

Then Ben makes a proposal of his own. No emotions. No expectations. Just a stress-free, fun, totally no-strings-attached arrangement.

Emma knows better. She really does.

But saying yes? Might just be the best bad decision she's ever made.