Landry Love Series by Amy Alves

*** A fake relationship, neighbors, small-town romance ***WANTED: a dating coach. I’m thirty years old and have no clue what a healthy, committed relationship is like. It doesn’t help that I have the social skills of a pineapple and coping mechanisms that veer toward avoidance. Enter my hot new neighbor.Jess Caldwell—the gorgeous green-eyed man next door—might be perfectly content with short-term flings, consisting mostly of sweaty, salacious, clothing-optional fun, but his family is not... more*** A fake relationship, neighbors, small-town romance ***WANTED: a dating coach. I’m thirty years old and have no clue what a healthy, committed relationship is like. It doesn’t help that I have the social skills of a pineapple and coping mechanisms that veer toward avoidance. Enter my hot new neighbor.Jess Caldwell—the gorgeous green-eyed man next door—might be perfectly content with short-term flings, consisting mostly of sweaty, salacious, clothing-optional fun, but his family is not. He needs a girlfriend to get them off his back.I propose a mutually beneficial—regrettably platonic—dating arrangement. He’ll be my dating coach, and I’ll be his fake girlfriend.Jess has his work cut out for him trying to turn a painfully awkward relationship novice like me into a flirty, seductive siren. But my side of the arrangement isn’t exactly easy either. I can look at his broad-shouldered, glistening runner’s body every morning, but I can’t touch. I can’t attack him with my lips. I can’t climb him like a tree and press my eager body to his.And I definitely can’t let my love-deprived heart fall for the man who is quickly making me feel… everything. No matter how much I want to.Because not only is our relationship pretend, but our time together has an expiration date. Jess is leaving this town—and me—in just a few months.___________THE EXPERIMENT is a 100,000 word small-town, steamy, slow-burn romance, with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a HEA.The Landry Love Series is a set of interconnected, standalone, small-town romance novels.Landry Love SeriesBook One: The ExperimentBook Two: The Denial GameBook Three: The Forever PlanBook Four: The Love Words — Coming Fall 2021 less

One broody bartender, one vet student returning home, one more chance at the forever they once sacrificed. High school sweethearts don’t last. That’s what everyone told me after she left. Willa and I were supposed to, though. We had plans, goals, dreams. All of which went up in flames—as most things in my life tend to.Like always, I’m fine. My friends and the nosey residents of Landry might not think so, but being dubbed the broody bartender has its perks—it keeps people and distractions away... moreOne broody bartender, one vet student returning home, one more chance at the forever they once sacrificed. High school sweethearts don’t last. That’s what everyone told me after she left. Willa and I were supposed to, though. We had plans, goals, dreams. All of which went up in flames—as most things in my life tend to.Like always, I’m fine. My friends and the nosey residents of Landry might not think so, but being dubbed the broody bartender has its perks—it keeps people and distractions away.But then she walks into my bar.Her beauty, her touch, it haunts me. Having Willa back here is nothing but a tempting distraction.She returned home for her veterinary internship, and is relentless. She acts like we’re friends. No matter how much I glower, brush her off, or walk away, she’s always there. A cruel reminder of what could have been.Of what may never be.Because I have commitments. I’ve made promises. And they don’t include getting involved with Willa again, no matter how my body reacts when she’s around. No matter how her heated stares, alluring curves, and provocative sweetness call to me.She might be the light to my darkness. The woman I still love. But none of that matters.Because she’s not staying and I can’t leave.THE FOREVER PLAN is a 80,000 word small-town, sweet but steamy, new adult, second chance romance. The LANDRY LOVE SERIES is a set of interconnected, standalone, small-town romance novels with no cheating or cliffhangers, but always has a HEA.Landry Love Series Books:The Experiment (Book 1): Emma & Jess The Denial Game (Book 2): Lauren & Taylor The Forever Plan (Book 3): Evan & Willa less

When my daughter decided that the woman who has hated me for years is her new favorite person, I knew I was screwed.I met Chloe during one of the worst times of my life and she called me out as the troublemaker I was. After eight years, she still hates me. But I’m not some punk kid anymore. I have a daughter to raise, a life to build.Unfortunately for Chloe, that life is in her hometown. The same small town she left years ago... moreWhen my daughter decided that the woman who has hated me for years is her new favorite person, I knew I was screwed.I met Chloe during one of the worst times of my life and she called me out as the troublemaker I was. After eight years, she still hates me. But I’m not some punk kid anymore. I have a daughter to raise, a life to build.Unfortunately for Chloe, that life is in her hometown. The same small town she left years ago.Now she’s back and to everyone else, she’s the same delightful, kind-hearted girl.That’s not the Chloe I get.No, I get the woman hell-bent on vengeance. But her attempts at putting me in my place only make me want to smack her sweet, sassy backside. I crave her salty attitude and angry jabs.When our animosity starts affecting my daughter, a truce is formed.Hot, needy glances slowly replace scathing glares.Still, I don’t dare hope for more. Even if everything inside me is aching to explore her, possess her—I can’t. Because I know she would want it all. She’d want what I’ve never given to any woman before her.She’d want all my love words._______The Love Words is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers, single dad, small-town romantic comedy with tons of banter, plenty of spice, and a swoony HEA. less

I found the woman of my dreams. And then she introduced me to her boyfriend.Signing up for a yoga class in order to woo the gorgeous instructor could not have gone worse.First, the class I attended was actually for pregnant women, and I looked like an idiot.Second, her boyfriend showed up—the one I didn’t know about. The small town rumor mill had let me down.So I waited... moreI found the woman of my dreams. And then she introduced me to her boyfriend.Signing up for a yoga class in order to woo the gorgeous instructor could not have gone worse.First, the class I attended was actually for pregnant women, and I looked like an idiot.Second, her boyfriend showed up—the one I didn’t know about. The small town rumor mill had let me down.So I waited. Desperately hoping one day Sadie Miller would see me as more than her charming mechanic friend who flirts with her like it’s his job.For years I watched her with that jerk—watched as her light dimmed and her smiles faded.Until one night—one alarming discovery—set us on a different path.Now I’m her protector, rescuer, friend, roommate—whatever she needs me to be.What I can’t be is anything more than that.Even if her body feels perfect nestled against mine.Even if I know she’ll taste better than any fantasy I’ve ever had.Because this isn’t about what I want, it’s about what Sadie needs. And she sure as hell doesn’t need her lovesick roommate making a move on her.But the minute she lets me, I’m going to be everything she could ever want.___________The LANDRY LOVE SERIES is a set of interconnected, standalone, feel-good, small-town romance novels written in first person, dual POV, and always have a happily-ever-after.Author Note: This book contains scenes that refer to past domestic abuse/violence situations. less