Sugar & Sirens

She stayed. He left. Now he's back-with a teenage daughter and the same smile that once made her heart race.Annie has built a quiet, sweet life in Firelight Falls, running her small-town bakery and pretending she never waited for Jake to come back.They were best friends once. Almost more. But Jake left after graduation, married someone else, and disappeared into a life that never included her.Now he's back-widowed, a single dad, and trying to start over in the town he once left behind. Annie's not sure she's ready to forgive the past… or fall for him all over again.In a town full of nosy neighbors, old sparks, and way too many pastries, Annie and Jake must decide if love is sweeter the second time around.A cozy, small-town romance with best-friends-to-lovers charm, protective single dad energy, and cinnamon rolls that just might lead to forever.

Three family dinners. Three fake dates. Zero feelings allowed.Caroline Colton has rules. Officer Ben Ramirez has a meddling mother and a desperate need for a pretend girlfriend. Their arrangement is simple: look convincing, avoid matchmaking relatives, walk away at the end of summer.But somewhere between Sunday dinners and a kiss cam ambush, the lines start to blur. His family loves her. She's laughing again for the first time in years. And Ben? He's not pretending anymore.Now Caroline has to choose: the safe life she's always known, or the love she never saw coming.A sweet fake-dating romance with meddling in-laws, small-town charm, and a happily ever after worth staying for.