Sweet as Sugar Maple Series by Kate Watson

Sunshine always melts ice eventually. And I’m starting to feel the burn.People may call me an “overachieving ice queen,” but I would do anything for the people I love.So when my friends ask me to host an event at their famous farm, I’m more than happy to help…until I discover I’ve been set up.The “event” is actually a reunion for my ex’s family.I pushed away Sonny Luciano years ago when my parents gave me the cruelest possible ultimatum... moreSunshine always melts ice eventually. And I’m starting to feel the burn.People may call me an “overachieving ice queen,” but I would do anything for the people I love.So when my friends ask me to host an event at their famous farm, I’m more than happy to help…until I discover I’ve been set up.The “event” is actually a reunion for my ex’s family.I pushed away Sonny Luciano years ago when my parents gave me the cruelest possible ultimatum. I told him it was so he could pursue his NFL dreams, but I was terrified that he’d eventually learn what my parents I’m unlovable.But Sonny doesn’t act like I’m unlovable. He acts thrilled to be with me. And the way he lights up when he sees me with his loud, loving family eclipses the sun.Sonny has grown in all the right ways, and our connection is electric enough to make me forget why I pushed him away in the first place.But when we get stuck alone in a tent during a freak storm, I have to decide if I’m going to let him melt my heart or if I’ll freeze him out forever.It’s Always Sonny is a laugh-out-loud, dual POV, closed door romantic comedy full of delicious chemistry, banter, healing, and heart, but with no explicit scenes or cursing. It’s the third in a series of standalone novels that can be enjoyed in any order. less

It should be a match made in heaven, except she’s only attracted to jerks, and he’s a cinnamon roll…with burnt edges.I, Ashley Jane Moore, am a glorious disaster.Listen, I like myself, but the men in my life typically don’t. Not my dad and certainly not my manipulative ex. The one exception is my best friend, Rusty. He’s the ultimate farm-boy-next-door, and he has a way of making me feel less disaster, more glorious... moreIt should be a match made in heaven, except she’s only attracted to jerks, and he’s a cinnamon roll…with burnt edges.I, Ashley Jane Moore, am a glorious disaster.Listen, I like myself, but the men in my life typically don’t. Not my dad and certainly not my manipulative ex. The one exception is my best friend, Rusty. He’s the ultimate farm-boy-next-door, and he has a way of making me feel less disaster, more glorious.We’d be perfect for each other if it weren’t for two things: he friend-zoned me instantly, and I only seem to go for jerks.But when one of those jerks—the manipulative ex—comes back into my life to steal my heart and the account I’m working on, Rusty does the noble thing and pretends to be my boyfriend.But we may be a little too convincing. Because the more we pretend, the more real it feels.Rusty:I had to kiss her.It was the only way to protect the woman I love from her narcissistic ex, and she happily went along. And the longer we keep up the charade, the happier she seems.I knew fake dating Ash would be torture, but I didn’t expect something even more excruciating to come from it: hope. Because as Ash and I play house, I get the sense she’s starting to see me differently.As much as I want that, I can’t let her see too deeply. If she does, I’ll lose her forever.Don’t Go Faking My Heart is a laugh-out-loud, dual POV, closed door romcom with sizzling chemistry, delicious banter, and mutual healing. It deals with themes of abuse, alcoholism, loss, and emotional manipulation while still being uplifting and having a happily-ever-after. Books in the Sweet as Sugar Maple series can be enjoyed in any order. less

This is a secret identity, forced proximity, rockstar romance with kisses only.