This runaway bride wants to get out from under the thumb of her family. Can a fake relationship with a bad-boy tattoo artist help close the door on her past?

Cecilia

I've just blown up my life in the most spectacular fashion, and now I'm determined to start over from scratch. I used to be a rule-follower and dutiful daughter, but now I want to live for myself. Walking out on my own wedding was the first step.

Between moving to the small town of Wavecrest, starting a new job, and making friends, I've got no time for a relationship. Especially not with the hot-as-sin tattoo artist I can't stop thinking about. But, he could be the perfect thing to get my overbearing mother off my back for good.

Ryan

I may look like a bad boy on the outside, but I'm really just a big, inked marshmallow, always happy to help a friend. That includes volunteering to be the smart, beautiful Cecilia's fake boyfriend so she can convince her mother that she's never going back to her ex-fiancé. So what if I've wanted something real with Cecilia from the moment I laid eyes on her? She might never see beyond my tough exterior and realize we can be so much more than fake.

If you love a hero that looks like a bad boy but is really a tasty cinnamon roll, fake relationships, found family, and a heroine that's finally getting her life together, then you'll adore this high-heat, low drama, friends-to-lovers story.

Welcome to Wavecrest, where the weather is foggy, the women are strong, and love is just around the corner. Each book in this series of small town, steamy, low angst, bite-sized stories can be read as a standalone and features a satisfying happily ever after.