Darling Springs

Escape into a hilarious grumpy/sunshine forbidden small town rom com from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely!I don't need a bodyguard-I run a small-town lavender farm, for bee's sake. But when my identical twin sister lands the movie role of a lifetime that's being shot in my hometown I get one anyway.And guess which broody, tattooed protector the studio sends to keep the paparazzi off my porch?Last month's almost one-night stand.The guy with the wicked mouth and heated eyes who slipped out before the fun even started. But turns out the sexy jerk is excellent at rescuing me from sneaky photographers at the market. Then the coffee shop. I'm trying hard to stay mad after the third time my new bodyguard saves me.To top it all off, he's staying in the cottage at my farm. With me. And there's only one bed.Maybe if we finally give in and finish what we started, it'll relieve the tension? But one night quickly turns into another. Then into late-night secrets and soft confessions we shouldn't say out loud. Especially since he's leaving and I'm staying, and there's no way we can be more than a summer romance that ends far too soon. This is Banks and Ripley's romance. Tropes include small town rom com, bodyguard romance, forbidden rom com, forced proximity, only one bed

My secret workplace romance starts innocently enough at a birthday party. But when a rowdy partier knocks me into a lake and a sexy stranger comes to my rescue – my night becomes one to remember. A night so steamy I almost forget why I’ve sworn off men after a failed workplace romance. Trouble is, the brand new doggy daycare in Darling Springs that I’ve contracted with is owned by none other than my sexy stranger. Thanks, fate. Sawyer turns out to be a total grump in a tailored suit, no matter how sunshine-y I am. Even when he squeezes that hard body past me as I bring donuts to work. Or when he pretends he’s not roaming his dark eyes over me as I teach Fido to sit, stay and come. But I’m focusing on my shiny new future—my dog-training business is suddenly the hottest thing in town, thanks to a new actress client. And when I’m roped into a charity dance number, I smell an opportunity, especially when I learn my hot landlord has an alter ego and a fandom. Turns out Mr. Serious Boss is up for dance lessons. Then the entire Dirty Dancing experience. Giving into our chemistry once won’t hurt. Two might be pushing it. By the seventh, it’s undeniable–I’ve got a crush on him too. This is Chloe and Sawyer's romance. Tropes include: Workplace romance, oops my one-night-stand is my new co-worker, small town rom com, forbidden romance, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, fighting the feelings, quirky side characters, swoony learning-to-dance scenes