The truth is, letting yourself fall in love means daring to risk heartbreak.
Interior designer Marissa O'Brien has sworn off long-term relationships. Sticking to her personal rules keeps her heart safe as she flirts, dates, and keeps things light. But those rules don't stand a chance when a charming international stranger catches her eye during Girls' Night Out.
Josh Mattingly has spent two years rebuilding his reputation and focusing on his role in the family corporation. A quick business trip to Asheville was supposed to be all work-until Marissa walks into his world. One spark, one conversation, and he's hooked. But his past is the one thing he's afraid to confess.
Marissa recognizes a reformed playboy when she sees one and tries to keep her distance-right up until a passionate kiss leaves them both singed. She knows their fling has an expiration date. Now, Josh must prove to Marissa-and himself-that he's ready for something real. Marissa has her own reckoning to face, because loving someone means daring to let her guard down. But now that everything is on the line, will she finally take a chance with her heart?
Sweet Somethings ~ Love Stories So Sweet, With Just a Hint of Heat!
Better Than Chocolate (Book 1)
When in Rome (Book 2)
The One I'm With (Book 3)
He Takes the Cake (Book 4)
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J. Lynn Rowan started writing stories as a small child, usually starring her favorite cartoon characters. Most of her work through middle and high school was filled with typical teenage angst and melodrama, and usually mirrored the books she loved to read. But eventually she found her own author's voice and decided to seriously pursue a writing career.
Historical fiction remains J. Lynn's "first love", but she has enjoyed the journey to becoming an author of romance and chick lit. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Hearts Through History Romance Writers, Carolina Romance Writers, and the Historical Novel Society.
When she's not writing, J. Lynn enjoys travelling, gardening poorly but enthusiastically, studying various topics in American history for her own expertise, and channeling Julia Child every time she steps into the kitchen.
A native of Oswego, NY, she now lives near Charlotte, NC, with her own Romantic Hero of a husband and their three children, affectionately known as Babycakes, Sugarpie, and Little Bro.