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Caroline Abbott loves her job - helping engaged couples pick out the perfect save-the-date cards and invitations for their dream wedding. Working at Noteworthy means she has to deal with the occasional bridezilla, but Caroline’s always up for the challenge. Until one particular bridezilla, whose fiancé happens to be the boy Caroline shared her first kiss with, walks into the stationery store. Alexander Wilder is all grown up now, helping run his family’s successful luxury hotel chain, and is somehow even better looking than she remembers.

I might be the only person not obsessed with Simon Luckwood, Hollywood's hottest leading man and the newest part-time resident of my little hometown. I don’t trust the way he’s always smiling. No one smiles that much. And I’m clearly missing something, because I don’t get why the character Simon played on his weird hit TV show is so popular. But revenge is a dish best served cold, just like the dishes on the menu at the restaurant my ex stole from me.

As a sorority pledge, there are commandments that Katie Vickery must live by. One: Thou shalt not show up for the party without a date. Two: The guy shall be an athlete, preferably an upperclassman. Unfortunately, Katie just broke up with her jerkface football player boyfriend. Even worse, her last encounter with him resulted in utter humiliation. She'd rather hide under the bed than attend a party where he'll be. Yet staying home would mean letting him win.

Becca und Nils sind beste Freunde – die jedes Jahr an Silvester miteinander im Bett landen. Zum zehnten Jubiläum ihres jährlichen One-Night-Stands kratzt Erzieherin Becca ihr gesamtes Erspartes zusammen, um Nils in einem romantischen Alpenchalet endlich ihre Liebe zu gestehen. Doch alles kommt anders: Erst trifft Becca dort ausgerechnet Raphael, den unausstehlichen Onkel eines ihrer Kita-Kinder. Und dann reist Nils auch noch mit seiner Verlobten an, die er nie zuvor erwähnt hat. Um die Situation irgendwie aufzulösen, bittet Becca ausgerechnet Raphael, ihren Fake-Boyfriend zu spielen.

So I'm throwing myself a breakup party, a glittery fete where I envision I'll lift a glass and celebrate being free and single again. What I actually do: drink too much champagne and blurt out to my best guy friend that I'd really like to get back on the horse. But what I truly don't expect is Carter's answer—he volunteers as tribute.

I’ve got a list of people I absolutely don’t ever want to be stuck with on a boat, or a plane, or a train, and it starts and ends with the broody, grumpy, too-sexy-for-my-own good Axel Huxley. Also known as this romance novelist’s number one nemesis. The man is legendary for his mighty pen and his even mightier scowl. I tried to work together with the cocky thriller writer once upon a time, but the two of us are like vodka and good decisions. We don’t play well together.

Leo Watson needs a pretend wife for a business Christmas party. Could the cute barista who serves his favorite coffee drink play the part? Camille Hendricks is willing…for a price—an interview at his sister’s PR company. The game seems easy but their attraction is all too real. When sexy lines are crossed, both Leo and Cammie stand to lose something more important than business. They risk losing each other.

Working at Bliss, Sarah Harrison deals with all sorts of...interesting clientele. Yet no one sparks her interest more than Jared Gaines, the ultra-rich, ultra-sexy businessman who frequents her shop, buying delicate little “gifts” for the women in his life. But one day, Jared sends Sarah a gift from Bliss. Then another - and another. So when Sarah walks into his office demanding to know why, he makes her an offer she somehow can’t refuse: be his fake girlfriend for the weekend while attending his brother’s engagement party.

“Marry me.” They were the last words I expected to say to my fake fiancé, but I’m the kind of guy who doesn’t back down from a challenge. Pretend I’m engaged to my gorgeous and talented business partner to secure a business deal? No problem. Agree to a no-touch rule even though she’s been driving me wild since I met her? Challenge accepted. Resist grinning like a damn fool every time that same big-hearted, sunshine-y woman laughs with my little daughter? Done.

Pop sensation Olivia would do anything to get out from under her mother's thumb and escape the circus that has become her life, if only for a moment. Maybe that's why she says yes to a night with a sexy hockey player who manages to make her dizzy with a single look. Superstar goalie Walker "Disney" Davis might be every girl's Prince Charming, but behind the pretty-boy exterior is a man who'll do whatever it takes to get what he wants—even if it means crossing a few lines . . .

'Loved every page and it ended far too fast!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Don't miss this laugh-out-loud romcom from bestseller Portia MacIntosh, perfect for fans of forced proximity and opposites attract romance. Ruby Wood is perfectly happy playing the dating game – until she has a red-hot...

I told myself this would be easy because I don't catch feelings and I'm a pro at keeping things casual. We both agreed to the rules. Except, things started to feel all too real, even on That First Date.

Das Chaos im Leben der Studentin Mo ist nahezu perfekt: Mit einem Ex-Freund, zwei Brüdern und vier Mitbewohnern hat sie mehr Männer um sich, als eigentlich gut für ihre Nerven ist. Doch dann lernt sie Daniel kennen, der sehr energisch ein Date mit ihr fordert. Mo gerät in Panik und lehnt ab – immerhin kommt sie gerade frisch aus einer Beziehung, die bereits eine Geschichte für sich ist. Leider ist Daniel ein Freund ihres Bruders und heftet sich hartnäckig an ihre Fersen. Gefühlvolle Handlung. Explizite Szenen. Happy End.

When Sarah Cole finds herself in Chicago with two months to kill before her New York promotion goes through, she decides it's time to take care of a few things - like the inconvenient issue of her virginity. Sarah knows the right guy for the job, too: Max, the notorious ladies' man she's been crushing on since college.

My plan was perfect. My friend needed a date, and my brother's best friend was single. Problem solved. Until I saw Jaeger for the first time in years, and sparks flew in the wrong direction. Jaeger has grown up and bulked up. But that shouldn't matter because I have the perfect life. Really.

Niemand weiß genau, warum Frank so dumm war, mit Maja Schluss zu machen – am wenigsten Frank selbst. Also versuchen ihre Freunde mit vereinten Kräften, das junge Paar wieder zusammenzubringen. Unbedingt begeistert ist Maja von diesen Bemühungen nicht, denn ausgerechnet Yvette hat eine brillant einfache Idee: 10 Dates in 10 Tagen. Entweder fällt Frank schnell genug auf, was für ein Idiot er war, oder Maja trifft ihren neuen Seelenverwandten. Ganz klar eine Win-Win-Situation.

I’m good at hiding my feelings. Having to pretend I’m not in love with my best friend? Pfft. That’s child’s play. Here’s how I do it: I avert my eyes when he walks out of his room, shirtless in all his toned glory. I squash the butterflies that fill my stomach every time he slowly unfurls a dimpled smile. Not to brag, but Aiden Smith isn’t hard to resist if you’ve been doing it for as long as I have. In fact, we might have continued as best friends forever if not for the fact that I needed him to play the part of my fake boyfriend.

Sometimes you get a second chance at a first impression Mary Trace is bright, bubbly and back in the dating pool in her midthirties. All of her closest friends are in love, and she refuses to miss out on romance. So when a regular customer at her trendy Brooklyn boutique wants to set Mary up on...

I didn’t know bridesmaid was code for babysitter for the bride’s brother, but if that’s what my best friend needs of me for her dream wedding to go off without a hitch, that’s what I’ll do. Even if Theo Monroe has been a pain in my rear since third grade. Even if he should be responsible enough to not wreak havoc at his sister’s destination wedding.

Mehr als 24 Dates ... Manche Geschichten enden nicht – sie warten nur auf den einen Moment, in dem ein Herz sich erinnert. Als Annabelle alte Briefe ihrer Urgroßtante findet, stößt sie auf eine verbotene Liebesgeschichte aus der Nachkriegszeit – voller Sehnsucht, Hoffnung und Worte, die nie ihr Ziel erreichten. Kurz darauf trifft sie auf Chris, einen Auslandskorrespondenten aus Boston, mit einem Blick, der zu viel gesehen hat, und einem Akzent, der wunderbar wie wonderbar klingt. Darum nennt sie ihn neckend Mr. Wonderbar.