ABOUT KAT.

I live on the East Coast with my Happily Ever Always, a daughter, and two irritating but adorable cats.

My heels are high, my bourbon's neat, and my stories are extra steamy!

I write strong, confident heroines, and badass, alpha males with melty centers. Also known as Alpha-Marshmallows.

al·pha - marsh·mal·low

/ˈalfə/ - /ˈmärSHˌmelō/

By day, I'm in finance, and by night, I write. In my spare time, I'm reading any romance I can get my hands on, obsessing over Harry Potter Fanfiction, trying not to over-water my succulents, and wondering if the meaning of life is forty-two.

Picture of my at my first book signing in Charleston, SC

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SOUTHERN CHARMS SERIES

HAD TO MAKE YOU MINE

Southern Charms Book 1

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BY YOUR SIDE

Southern Charms Book 2

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ONE LITTLE VICTORY
Southern Charms Book 3

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NOVELLAS AND ANTHOLOGIES

LOVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

A Love Falls Novella

LOVE YOU MADLY

BEYOND THE LIMIT

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I love how Kat can pull me into the story line even when I’m thinking I will just read for a few minutes. This book is so great I struggled to put it down! 12/10 recommend By Your Side. Also if you haven’t read ‘Had to make you mine’ by Kat Long it’s amazing as well and goes along with this series.

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She lost her music.

Then she lost everything else. Without her band and her best friend, Annaleigh Mackey decides it's time to focus on her career. Then her surly new boss crashes into her life, and she finds herself distracted in ways she can't resist. Maxwell Jackson is a commanding presence in the boardroom, but that's nothing compared to the way he's dominating her thoughts.

He's starting over.

New city, new job, and no distractions. Then his new assistant walks through the door, a beautiful diversion from his plans. Maxwell Jackson doesn't want to spend his time unraveling Annaleigh's secrets, and he certainly shouldn't want her. Not in the boardroom, on his desk, or against his office door. But he can't stay away, and she's fast becoming his obsession.

As their passion consumes them, old secrets surface that could ruin everything. Will Annaleigh and Maxwell be strong enough to make it through? Or is this just another office fling, destined to fail?

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Tattooed. Jacked. Gruff.
Three things that make Officer Handsome—sorry, Hansen—irresistible.

It wouldn’t be much of a problem if he wasn’t my new roommate, and completely unavailable.

Every day I need to remind myself I don’t have time for a relationship. I have a clinic to run, animals to save, and a job offer to consider.

But the day I walk in on him half-naked, all bets are off.

He says it can’t last—his lips tell a different story. The way they feel on my skin is addicting.Beneath his grumpy exterior, he has a huge… ahem… heart, and a family that means everything.

In a month, his house will be finished, and he’ll be gone. But every night we’re together makes me want to wake up in his arms every morning.

We agreed this was only a temporary fling.

But what if temporary is meant to last forever?

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Are you an introvert or extrovert?

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While I rubbed the sensitive spot that would, maybe, but probably not turn into a bruise, she told me about getting them on a road trip she and her grandmother took to Cherokee, North Carolina. She talked with bright eyes and sweeping arms about visiting a national park where they saw frozen waterfalls and bison.
Emma was one of those people who infected you with happiness and positive energy—that was why her enthusiastic aggression had the potential to leave marks on my otherwise unblemished arms. The more excited she got about a topic, the bigger gestures her hands would make.

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But what if temporary is meant to last forever?

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
🍹 Romcom
🍀 Friends to Lovers
🍹 Forced Proximity
🍀 Policeman
🍹 Vet

Tattooed. Jacked. Gruff. Three things that make Officer Handsome—sorry, Hansen—irresistible. It wouldn’t be much of a problem if he wasn’t my new roommate, and completely unavailable. But the day I walk in on him half-naked, all bets are off. We agreed this was only a temporary fling.

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As their passion consumes them, old secrets surface that could ruin everything.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
🍹 Romcom
🍊 Workplace
🍹 Insta-lust
🍊 Slow Burn
🍹 Secrets

She lost her music. Then she lost everything else. He’s starting over. New city, new job, and no distractions. Then his new assistant walks through the door. He can’t stay away, and she’s fast becoming his obsession. Is this just another office fling, destined to fail?

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She keeps him on his toes.
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𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗻
Often the past attacks the present with painful memories.
So I stopped chasing dreams built on broken words. My plan is simple: work hard, play harder, and never—ever—get involved with anyone. Until one chance encounter with Simon Kelly turns my world upside down. He’s too pretentious, too arrogant—and don’t get me started on his storm gray eyes.
When a picture of us lands in the tabloids, we come to an arrangement. We’ll pretend to date, then go our separate ways. What could go wrong?

𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗼𝗻
Addison wants to play pretend?
Fine. We will restore our reputations, but no amount of guilt can change the past. The feelings are real—too real to let her go. I know what I want, and I will get it. We’re better together than apart.
I am here to rewrite her story, whether she likes it or not.

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What is your favorite dessert?

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Something about him made me feel as inferior as I did in the throes of puberty—making my temper spike and my palms sweaty. That wasn’t really his fault. Wait. It was—partially. He never apologized for the cookies, and even though there was a weird, unsaid truce between us most days and even a civil conversation or two, he still had this way of burrowing under my skin.

That one sentence set me off like the Fourth of July. I knew it was unfair and irrational to be upset when he showed up—in the damn middle of an ice storm to change my lock, but the blush on my chest and the burning on my cheeks begged to differ. I was one backhanded compliment away from my head exploding.

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Will you walk under a ladder?

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Sure enough, Loony was dragging a ladder down the street in a flowered bathrobe with matching slippers.

“Mrs. Lovejoy? What’s going on here? Why are you dragging a ladder down the road?” I said, coming up right behind her and reaching for the ladder. She pulled it from my grip and shoed me away.
“Oh, you hush now, Mark Hansen, and go on about your business. Rhonda, down the road, said she saw a baby kitten around here. I’m too short and too old to be tramping about the woods, so I’m going to climb up the ladder to find the little rascal.”
She continued to drag the ladder, leaving indents in the dirt, so I walked in front of her and grabbed it. That got her attention.
Loony grabbed the ladder back and set it up right there on the side of the road. She stepped on the first rung, then the second. Her foot slipped when she got to the third, and she tipped backward.
Oh shit!
I darted through the ladder, grabbing her by the waist and steadying her. As soon as she was safely on the ground, I stumbled backward, reaching for my rabbits’ foot and horseshoe.
It wasn’t bad luck. I didn’t just walk under the ladder.
Mrs. Lovejoy shook her head and tried to push past me, but I stopped her.
“I’ll find the kitten and bring your ladder back. You head on home.”

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Forever was never part of the plan, but it had been right there the entire time.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
🔨 Romcom
☕️ Friends with Benefits
🔨 He Falls First
☕️ Insta-lust
🔨 Cinnamon Roll Hero

Your dream job shouldn’t come with a price, but guess what? Mine does. A quest to find the perfect guy—it shouldn’t be hard, right? He’s my friend with benefits. When he finds out I’m looking to settle down, he decides it should be him. He never wanted more... until now.

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When you find inspiration, in the most unlikely of places.
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She lost her music.

Then she lost everything else.
Without her band and her best friend, Annaleigh Mackey decides it’s time to focus on her career. Then her surly new boss crashes into her life, and she finds herself distracted in ways she can’t resist. Maxwell Jackson is a commanding presence in the boardroom, but that’s nothing compared to the way he’s dominating her thoughts.

He’s starting over.
New city, new job, and no distractions.
Then his new assistant walks through the door, a beautiful diversion from his plans. Maxwell Jackson doesn’t want to spend his time unraveling Annaleigh’s secrets, and he certainly shouldn’t want her. Not in the boardroom, on his desk, or against his office door. But he can’t stay away, and she’s fast becoming his obsession.

As their passion consumes them, old secrets surface that could ruin everything. Will Annaleigh and Maxwell be strong enough to make it through? Or is this just another office fling, destined to fail?

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How do you take your coffee?
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I’d never spoken to her like that before. Sure, we were both vocal, and I loved dirty talk, but this was something else. This was a primal, desperate urge to keep her for myself—forever.
What?
“Miller,” she rasped, the words ragged on her tongue.
Perhaps my possessive streak was rearing its head, or I needed to cleanse myself of having Celeste draped over me all night. Deep down, I knew it was something more. Something was shifting within the confines of our relationship. Ripping apart and molding itself into something different. Not necessarily better because it was still composed of the same raw material—just different.
Evolving.

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We’re better together than apart. I am here to rewrite her story, whether she likes it or not.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆:
🍹 Romcom
👠 Enemies to Lovers
🍹 Fake Relationship
👠 They are both bosses at their jobs
🍹 So much Snark

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It’s a terrible idea to date your coworker, but sometimes temptation is worth the risk.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
☕️ Romcom
🍪 Workplace
☕️ High Heat - Low Angst
🍪 Not a Meet Cute

When I walked in on my now ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend sharing a mouth-snuggle, I didn’t overreact.
Nope, I let my pettiness out and walked away with the lightbulbs, fabric softener, and, of course, my romance books.
Starting over, my new boss is straight from the depths of Hades.

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Had To Make You Mine
I lost my music and walked away. He’s starting over and my new boss. I shouldn’t want him, but our chemistry is undeniable. Is this another office fling destined to fail, or are some things worth fighting for?

By Your Side
Tattooed, jacked, and my new roommate. That’s Officer Mark Hansen. I don’t have time for a relationship, but when I walk in on him half-naked, all bets are off. We agreed on a temporary fling, but what if temporary is meant to last forever?

One Little Victory
One night is all it took for Simon Kelly to crash into my world and everything to fall apart. A compromising picture appears in the tabloids, and now our reputations are on the line. We’ll pretend to date, then go our separate ways.
What could possibly go wrong?

Frost My Cupcake
Marrying Edward was my happily ever after, and finding out we were pregnant was icing on the cake.
Suddenly, the kitchen isn’t the only thing heating up, and I’m craving more than sweets from our bakery.
Can we cool it off enough to bake something or will my bun be the only thing in the oven?

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Have you ever been chosen by the cat lottery?

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Doctor Jenna Crews? More like Doctor Cutie-Pie.
“Yes. Dr. Cutie, I mean Crews.” Teasing her, unable to keep the smile from my face. “I found this kitten and was hoping you’d take it off my hands since the shelters are closed.”
“Yes, I see. Unfortunately, we are not in a position to take in stray animals, but I’m glad you didn’t take it to a shelter.”
My face fell as she reached out and picked up the kitten by the scruff of its neck, silencing another hiss. It tried to bat at her with weak paws, but she put her other hand on her hip and brought the kitten to her face, turning it this way and that.
“You hush. Quit acting like you have a pair.”
“Why are you glad I didn’t take the hell-spawn to a shelter?”
She turned around, still focused on the hissing spitfire, and reached into her backpack.
“Because black cats have one of the lowest adoption rates of all felines. People have the preconceived notion they are bad luck, so nobody wants them. It’s horrible.”
Well shit.
“I’ll check her over.” She lifted the kitten higher. “Yep, it’s a girl,
but she’s tiny, Officer Hansen, and looks weak. She can’t stay here. We don’t have anyone on staff overnight tonight.”
Damnit.
“She doesn’t seem weak with the way she’s hissing at you. Shouldn’t vets have animal skills?”
That kitten was doing everything in its power to scramble away from her, but she didn’t seem to be taken back by my abruptness. It lit a fire under her, and she narrowed her eyes and glared.
“Ugh, it’s just cats. Freaking cats hate me. And shouldn’t cops be a little less cliché? You’re a walking advertisement for a bad seventies’ porno with that mustache. What do you really use your big flashlight for?” She gestured to the light strapped to my utility belt.

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𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬.
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Brooke
When I walked in on my now ex-boyfriend and ex-best friend sharing a mouth-snuggle, I didn’t overreact.
Nope, I let my pettiness out and walked away with the lightbulbs, fabric softener, and, of course, my romance books.
Starting over, my new boss is straight from the depths of Hades.
Karma, it appears, is a fickle jokester. If I set the bar on the floor, Magnum Hansen still couldn’t reach it. He’s a complete man-child with a severe case of always-have-to-have-the-last-word syndrome and jeans that have no business fitting him so well.
He constantly finds ways to torment me—why do I find it so attractive?

Magnum
There are things I’m not meant to know about our new receptionist.
The feel of her sweater-melons is the biggest. But I do and now I can’t stop thinking about her.
The way she smiles at everyone but me is irritating. Her habit of biting her bottom lip when she can’t figure out a tricky word on her crossword puzzle is adorable. The highlight of my day has become the way she argues with me.
I shouldn’t want her, but I do—and I’ve never been good at following the rules.

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Kiss the hot boss, what could go wrong?!?

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What were we going to do? There was no way this could work. I was going to have to tell him this couldn’t go any further.
Max was looking sexier than ever with his hair rumpled and no glasses, leaning on one arm with the sheets pooled around his tight waist. He was slowly filling my heart with hopes and happiness, making this seem even more dangerous. I didn’t know if the reward was worth the risk, and until I did, we couldn’t keep this up.
“Hey, you, get back here,” he hummed, opening his arms. “I need you more than coffee.”
I climbed on the bed and bent down, resting my head on his chest. I tried not to think about how right it felt there. “Those are high expectations for eight in the morning, but we need to talk about last night.”

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Which famous men do you think have s3x appeal?

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“Now, all I want to know is how many more days until our date Friday?”
“Too many,” I said, biting my lip and feeling a pull deep in my belly with his sweet words.
“Sure it can’t be sooner?”
“It’s already Wednesday, Simon, and the rest of my week is full.”
“Fair enough, but I’m keeping you out late.”
“Deal. Now keep talking. I love the sound of your voice.”
A deep, baritone laugh filled my bedroom as he shook his head, blond hair swishing around his face, making him look like some sort of model-slash-emo God. The man had sex appeal leaking out of his pores, and my traitorous body wanted to soak it up like a sponge.
“Anything you say, honey,” he said, leaning back to rest a hand behind his head.

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Forever was never part of the plan, but it had been right there the entire time.

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Do you have any nicknames?
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Blue. Anna. Annaleigh: I loved saying her full name, letting the syllables roll off my tongue. I loved texting her, knowing that smart mouth would put me in my place with a quick-witted, sarcastic comment or a very subtle innuendo—and the flirting, the presents, the skirts. And I couldn’t let go of the fact that I’d never been drawn to someone as much as I was to her.
But at the same time, I was damn pissed that work didn’t have my full attention. It was her fault. I went between ignoring her to not being able to keep my eyes off her. It was maddening.

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Enjoy all the charm of southern hospitality and a sweet love story. Plus some serious humor and some serious spice!!

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After another second and some serious telepathic communication, his hands began their firm caresses again, moving down my legs and to the balls of my feet.
Thank goodness I remembered to shave.
The last thing I needed was to damage his perfect hands with my prickly leg hair.
Just once, I’d like to not worry about shaving, pedicures, and the thousand other little things we, women, do to look presentable. There was nothing wrong with a bit of makeup and self-care, but most days, I came home covered in dog hair and cat scratches—the life of a vet and all that. I mean, a ferret peed on me yesterday, but at least my manicure was on point.

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Do you enjoy music? Do you sing?

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I was a glutton for punishment, taking the package and walking back into Max’s office just to feel close to him and be near his space. But he had the most comfortable office chair, high back, and black leather with plenty of spring for leaning back to stretch and to play.

I sat down and carefully opened the guitar. The fretboard was polished heavy wood, and the color was a deep mahogany brown. I ran my fingers up and down each steel string, tuning, listening, breathing in the sounds. The strings should be replaced soon with the guitar being so new, but for now, I couldn’t wait to play.

Music was a language ingrained in my soul, and strumming the strings was oddly hypnotic, a place I could get lost in the notes and melody. Uncle Bob was right. Music was a place where I could heal.

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A tattooed hunk?? Yes please!
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Tattooed. Jacked. Gruff.
Three things that make Officer Handsome—sorry, Hansen—irresistible.

It wouldn’t be much of a problem if he wasn’t my new roommate, and completely unavailable.

Every day I need to remind myself I don’t have time for a relationship. I have a clinic to run, animals to save, and a job offer to consider.

But the day I walk in on him half-naked, all bets are off.

He says it can’t last—his lips tell a different story. The way they feel on my skin is addicting.
Beneath his grumpy exterior, he has a huge… ahem… heart, and a family that means everything.

In a month, his house will be finished, and he’ll be gone. But every night we’re together makes me want to wake up in his arms every morning.

We agreed this was only a temporary fling.

But what if temporary is meant to last forever?

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All I need is a good book and a cool drink to beat the summer heat!
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He leaned down and pressed his forehead to mine, his breath evening out as I closed my eyes and let myself feel. I’d never been connected to someone on such a level that my touch instilled calm, but as we stood wrapped in each other’s embrace, I felt a part of me break. This simple touch from a man I barely knew felt unmistakably like it had been missing from my life, like he had been missing from my life.

No. He deserves someone real.

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Her skin was salty and delicious, carrying the scents from last night and peaches—always peaches.
From the first time I felt her lips on mine, I was addicted—licking and teasing any part of her body I could touch. The longer we continued our late-night trysts, the more I wanted to take—but she wasn’t mine to keep. She was my friend. My confidant. The one I returned to when life got serious.
Her nails ran through my hair as I left open-mouth kisses on her inner thighs, inching closer to my goal.

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Something in his face—his voice. The vulnerability of his actions had my brain short-circuited. I second-guessed my bravery, feelings, and every detail about this man I’d carefully stored away.

This man, who’d tilted his head slightly to the left with a crease between his eyebrows as he waited for me to continue my thought. This man who was looking at me like he’d just seen something past a snarky attitude and eye rolls. I sucked in a breath with my lips parted. His eyes moved to my mouth before he swallowed, his Adam’s apple bobbing in his tan throat.

How he looked at me felt scandalous, and a low pull tugged in my belly as I resisted the temptation to press my legs together to relieve the dull ache. I could make a snide comment or push him away, but if my hands came in contact with the broad plains of his chest, I’d fist his shirt and pull his body flush against mine.

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We agreed this was only a temporary fling. But what if temporary is meant to last forever?

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸:
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🍀 Friends to Lovers
🍹 Forced Proximity
🍀 Policeman
🍹 Vet

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Often the past attacks the present with painful memories.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
🍹 Romcom
👠 Enemies to Lovers
🍹 Fake Relationship
👠 They are both bosses at their jobs
🍹 So much Snark

I stopped chasing dreams built on broken words. My plan is simple: work hard, play harder, and never—ever—get involved with anyone. Until one chance encounter with Simon Kelly turns my world upside down. Then a picture prints in the tabloids and both our reputations are on the line. We agree to fake date to fix things, but when feelings get involved, everything may be on the line.

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Sure enough, Loony was dragging a ladder down the street in a flowered bathrobe with matching slippers.

“Mrs. Lovejoy? What’s going on here? Why are you dragging a ladder down the road?” I said, coming up right behind her and reaching for the ladder. She pulled it from my grip and shoed me away.
“Oh, you hush now, Mark Hansen, and go on about your business. Rhonda, down the road, said she saw a baby kitten around here. I’m too short and too old to be tramping about the woods, so I’m going to climb up the ladder to find the little rascal.”
She continued to drag the ladder, leaving indents in the dirt, so I walked in front of her and grabbed it. That got her attention.
Loony grabbed the ladder back and set it up right there on the side of the road. She stepped on the first rung, then the second. Her foot slipped when she got to the third, and she tipped backward.
Oh shit!
I darted through the ladder, grabbing her by the waist and steadying her. As soon as she was safely on the ground, I stumbled backward, reaching for my rabbits’ foot and horseshoe.
It wasn’t bad luck. I didn’t just walk under the ladder.
Mrs. Lovejoy shook her head and tried to push past me, but I stopped her.
“I’ll find the kitten and bring your ladder back. You head on home.”

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She lost her music. He’s starting over. Is this just another office fling, or the start of forever?

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲:
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🍊 Workplace
🍹 Insta-lust
🍊 Slow Burn
🍹 Secrets

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I spun her around, clasping her hands in mine and barely touching her lips. “Bite your lip for me again. Please, Brooke.” She hummed and closed the distance between us, thrusting her tongue in my mouth and kissing me with ferocity.

“Bite your lip,” I whispered as she pulled away and grinned. “I want to suck it out from between your teeth.” I felt her inhaling softly in the low light before she did as I asked, biting on that plump bottom lip and looking at me expectantly. I closed my eyes and sucked, coaxing that lip with my own and lavishing the area with my tongue.

Fucking perfection, I thought, not bothering to hold back a moan.

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